Major view
G major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = F# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = C (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Sabrina Carpenter - Lie To Girls - Chord
Key G major – E minor Chords C, G, Dm, Fm Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: G | Em
Capo: 0
C G
Don't swear on your mom
Dm
That it's the first drink that you've had in, like, a month
C G Dm
No, don't say it was just an isolated incident that happened once
C G
There's no need to pretend
Dm
I've never seen an ugly truth that I can't bend
C G
To something that looks better, I'm stupid, but I'm clever
Dm
Yeah, I can make a shit show look a whole lot like forever and ever
C G
You don't have to lie to girls
Dm
If they like you, they'll just lie to themselves
Fm
Like you, they'll just lie to themselves
C G
You don't have to lie to girls
Dm
If they like you, they'll just lie to themselves
Fm
Don't I know it better than anyone else
C G
All of your best excuses, no, they don't stand a chance
Dm
Against all the chances I give you
Isn't ideal, but damn
C
You don't even have to try
G
Turn you into a good guy
Dm
You don't have to lift a finger
It's lucky for you I'm just like
C
My mother
G
All my
Dm
The girl out
Getting her tarot cards read
C
We love to read the cold, hard facts
G
And swear they're incorrect
Dm
We love to mistake butterflies for cardiac arrest
C G
You don't have to lie to girls
Dm
If they like you, they'll just lie to themselves
Fm
Like you, they'll just lie to themselves
C G
You don't have to lie to girls
Dm
If they like you, they'll just lie to themselves
Fm
Don't I know it better than anyone else
C
Girls will cry, and girls will lie
G Dm
And girls will do it till they die for you
They'll cry, and girls will lie
Fm
And do it till the day they die
C
Girls will cry, and girls will lie
G Dm
And girls will lose their goddamn minds for you
They'll cry, and girls will lie
Fm
And do it till the day they die for you
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Harmony analysis
Sabrina Carpenter – Lie To Girls: key and chord analysis
The song opens on C and ends on Fm. Its chords belong to both G major and Em, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
E minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = D (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G major side because G is heard 14 times while Em never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from E minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to G or to Em; 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 | G | Tonic — home | G · B · D | 14× |
| ii | Am | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | A · C · E | — |
| iii | Bm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | B · D · F# | — |
| III | B | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D# · F# | — |
| IV | C | Subdominant — moves away from home | C · E · G | 14× |
| V | D | Dominant — strongest pull home | D · F# · A | — |
| v | Dm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F · A | 14× |
| vi | Em | Relative minor — the melancholy side | E · G · B | — |
| bvii | Fm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F · Ab · C | 6× |
| vii° | F#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | F# · A · C | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Em | Tonic — home | E · G · B | — |
| bii | Fm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F · Ab · C | 6× |
| ii° | F#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F# · A · C | — |
| III | G | Relative major — the bright side | G · B · D | 14× |
| iv | Am | Subdominant — moves away from home | A · C · E | — |
| v | Bm | Minor dominant — soft pull | B · D · F# | — |
| V | B | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | B · D# · F# | — |
| VI | C | Submediant — warm colour | C · E · G | 14× |
| VII | D | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | D · F# · A | — |
| vii | Dm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F · A | 14× |
Analysis
The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 4 different chords appear 48 times in total; 2 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Dm, Fm step outside the scale as colour chords.
Chord movement
- C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×14
The move to watch is C → G, heard 14 times. From the G side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Em side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
- Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Dm, land on D, F, A — 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 G major shapes
- No capo — open G shapes
- Capo 3 + E shapes
- Capo 5 + D shapes
With E minor shapes
- No capo — open Em shapes
- Capo 2 + Dm shapes
- Capo 7 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
Starting on C, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are C, G, Dm, Fm; read them as IV–I–v–bvii in G or VI–III–vii–bii in Em. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C → G (IV → I in G, VI → III in Em): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on Fm, letting the G 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.
Sabrina Carpenter - Lie To Girls Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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