Major view
Gb major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Ed Sheeran - I Don't Care (feat. Justin Bieber) - Chord
Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords E, Dbm, A, B Easy key A
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Key: Gb | D#m | Ebm
Capo: 0
E
I'm at a party I don't wanna be at
Dbm
And I don't ever wear a suit and tie, yeah
Wonderin' if I could sneak out the back
A
Nobody's even lookin' me in my eyes
B
And then you take my hand, finish my drink, say, "shall we dance?"
E
Hell yeah, you know I love ya, did I ever tell ya
You make it better like that
E
Don't think I fit in at this party
Dbm
Everyone's got so much to say, yeah
A B
I always feel like I'm nobody
E
Who wants to fit in anyway
E
'Cause I don't care when I'm with my baby, yeah
Dbm
All the bad things disappear
And you're makin' me feel like maybe I am somebody
A
I can deal with the bad nights
B E
When I'm with my baby, yeah, ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh
'Cause I don't care as long as you just hold me near
Dbm
You can take me anywhere
And you're makin' me feel like I'm loved by somebody
A
I can deal with the bad nights
B E
When I'm with my baby, yeah, ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh
We at a party we don't wanna be at
E Dbm
Tryna talk but we can't hear ourselves
Press your lips, I'd rather kiss 'em right back
A
With all these people all around, I'm crippled with anxiety
B
But I'm sold, it's where we're s'posed to be
E
You know what, it's kinda crazy 'cause I really don't mind
And you make it better like that
E
Don't think we fit in at this party
Dbm
Everyone's got so much to say, oh yeah yeah
A B
When we walked in, I said I'm sorry
E
But now I think that we should stay
E
'Cause I don't care when I'm with my baby, yeah
Dbm
All the bad things disappear
And you're makin' me feel like maybe I am somebody
A
I can deal with the bad nights
B E
When I'm with my baby, yeah, ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh
'Cause I don't care as long as you just hold me near
Dbm
You can take me anywhere
And you're makin' me feel like I'm loved by somebody
A
I can deal with the bad nights
B E
When I'm with my baby, yeah, ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh
E
I don't like nobody but it's, like you're the only one here
I don't like nobody but you, baby, I don't care
I don't like nobody but you, I hate everyone here
I don't like nobody but you, baby, yeah
E
'Cause I don't care when
I'm with my baby, yeah
Dbm
All the bad things disappear
And you're makin' me feel like maybe
I am somebody
A
I can deal with the bad nights
B E
When I'm with my baby, yeah, ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh
'Cause I don't care as long as you just hold me near
Dbm
You can take me anywhere
And you're makin' me feel like
I'm loved by somebody
A
I can deal with the bad nights
B E
When I'm with my baby, yeah, ooh ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh
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Harmony analysis
Ed Sheeran – I Don't Care (feat. Justin Bieber): key and chord analysis
The song opens on E and ends on E. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
Eb minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Db (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Gb major and Eb minor. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Gb or to Ebm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Gb | Tonic — home | Gb · Bb · Db | — |
| ii | Abm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Ab · Cb · Eb | — |
| bIII | A | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | A · C# · E | 10× |
| iii | Bbm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | Bb · Db · F | — |
| III | Bb | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Bb · D · F | — |
| IV | B | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D# · F# | 10× |
| V | Db | Dominant — strongest pull home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| v | Dbm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Db · Fb · Ab | 10× |
| vi | Ebm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | Eb · Gb · Bb | — |
| bVII | E | bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord | E · G# · B | 18× |
| vii° | Fdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | F · Ab · Cb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ebm | Tonic — home | Eb · Gb · Bb | — |
| bII | E | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | E · G# · B | 18× |
| ii° | Fdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F · Ab · Cb | — |
| III | Gb | Relative major — the bright side | Gb · Bb · Db | — |
| iv | Abm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Ab · Cb · Eb | — |
| #IV | A | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C# · E | 10× |
| v | Bbm | Minor dominant — soft pull | Bb · Db · F | — |
| V | Bb | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | Bb · D · F | — |
| VI | B | Submediant — warm colour | B · D# · F# | 10× |
| VII | Db | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Db · F · Ab | — |
| vii | Dbm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Db · Fb · Ab | 10× |
Analysis
The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 4 different chords appear 48 times in total; 1 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. E, A are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
Chord movement
There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.
Improvisation tips
- Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
- Over E, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Dbm, land on Db, Fb, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On E, follow the chord's notes (E · G# · B) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With Gb major shapes
- Capo 2 + E shapes
- Capo 4 + D shapes
- Capo 6 + C shapes
With Eb minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Dm shapes
- Capo 6 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones up
- 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
Starting on E, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is E, Dbm, A, B — bVII–v–bIII–IV from the Gb side, bII–vii–#IV–VI from the Ebm side. E briefly darkens the picture: bvii — borrowed (mixolydian / parallel minor). Ending on E, the song seals Gb as home.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Ed Sheeran - I Don't Care (feat. Justin Bieber) Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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