Adele - Remedy - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords A, D, Em, G, Bm Easy key G (capo 7)

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Em  D  A

Em    D     A                          Em       D         A
 I remember all of the things that I thought I wanted to be 
Em   D          A                     Em        D        A
 So desperate, found a way out of my world and finally breathe 

        Em       D        A
 Right before my eyes, I saw 
     Em        D       A
 My heart, it came to life 
            G                     A
 This ain't easy, it's not meant to be 
         G
 Every story has its scars  

               D             A
 But When the pain cuts you deep 
               Em    G               Bm
 And when the night keeps you from sleeping 
       D                 A
 Just look and you will see 
              G         A
 That I will be your remedy 

           D               A
 When the world seems so cruel 
           Em              G           Bm
 And your heart makes you feel like a fool 
     D               A
 I promise you will see 
              G                   A   Em  D  A
 That I will be, I will be, your remedy

Em   D        A                     Em      D        A
 No river is too wide or too, deep for me, too swim to you 
Em        D     A                         Em
 Come whatever, I'll be the shelter that won't  
          D           A
 let the rain come through 

       Em    D       A
 Your loving is my truth 
     Em     D            A
 And I will always love you 
  G        A  G
 Love you, oh 

           D             A
 When the pain cuts you deep 
               Em    G               Bm
 And when the night keeps you from sleeping 
       D                 A
 Just look and you will see 
              G         A
 That I will be your remedy 

           D               A
 When the world seems so cruel 
           Em              G           Bm
 And your heart makes you feel like a fool 
     D               A
 I promise you will see 
              G                   A   Em  D  A
 That I will be, I will be, your remedy,  oh 

           D             A
 When the pain cuts you deep 
               Em    G               Bm
 And when the night keeps you from sleeping 
       D                 A
 Just look and you will see 
              G
 That I will be, I will be 

           D               A
 When the world seems so cruel 
           Em              G           Bm
 And your heart makes you feel like a fool 
     D               A
 I promise you will see 
              G                     D
 That I will be, I will be, I will be 

Em       D   A
 Your remedy 
Em     D  A
 Hmmm hmmm

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Adele - Remedy Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Adele – Remedy: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Em and ends on A. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the D major side because D is heard 30 times against 6 for Bm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from B minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to D or to Bm; 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.

Seen from D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	30×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	23×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	16×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	35×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	6×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	6×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	30×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	23×
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	16×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	35×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 5 different chords appear 110 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

G A DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×6
G Bm DIV → vi BmVI → iVI → i ×6
G D DIV → Iplagal cadence BmVI → III ×4
A D DV → Iauthentic cadence BmVII → III ×3

The move to watch is G → A, heard 6 times. From the D side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home); from the Bm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

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 D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Em, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are A, D, Em, G; read them as V–I–ii–IV in D or VII–III–iv–VI in Bm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on G → A (IV → V in D, VI → VII in Bm): IV → V — the lift that builds tension before home. It closes on A, letting the D side have the last word.

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.