Major view
E major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = D# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = A (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA - Chord
Key E major – C# minor Chords Gb, Db, B, Eb, Ebm, F#, C#, D# Easy key F
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Key: E | Dbm | C#m
Capo: 0
F# C# D#
Gb Db
I hopped off the plane at LAX
B
With a dream and my cardigan
Gb Db
Welcome to the land of fame excess
Eb B
Am I gonna fit in
Gb
Jumped in a cab
Db
Here I am for the first time
Gb Db
Looked to my right and I see the Hollywood sign
Gb Eb B
This is all so crazy
Gb B
Everybody seems so famous
Gb Db
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick
Gb Db
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
Gb Db
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
Gb
So I put my hands up
Db
They're playing my song
Ebm Db
The butterflies fly away
Gb Db
Noddin' my head like "yeah"
Gb Db
Movin' my hips like "yeah"
Gb
Got my hands up
Db
They're playing my song
Eb
And now I'm gonna be okay
Gb Db
Yeah
Ebm Db Gb
It's a party in the USA
Gb Db
Yeah
Ebm Db Gb
It's a party in the USA
Gb Db
Get to the club in my taxi cab
B
Everybody's lookin' at me now
Gb Db
Like who's that chick that's rockin' kicks
B
She gotta be from outta town
Gb Db
So hard with my girls not around me
Gb Db
It's definitely not a Nashville party
Gb B
Cause all I see are Stilettos
Gb B
I guess I never got the memo
Gb Db
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick
Gb Db
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
Gb B
That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune
B
And a Britney song was on
B
And a Britney song was on
B
And a Britney song was on
Gb
So I put my hands up
Db
They're playing my song
B
The butterflies fly away
Gb B
Noddin' my head like "yeah"
Gb B
Movin' my hips like "yeah"
Gb
Got my hands up
Db
They're playing my song
B
And now I'm gonna be okay
F#, C#
Yeah
B Db Gb
It's a party in the USA
F#, C#
Yeah
B Db Gb
It's a party in the USA
Db B
Feel like hoppin' on a flight
Db B
Back to my hometown tonight
Db B
Something stops me every time
Db B
The DJ plays my song and I feel alright
Gb
So I put my hands up
Db
They're playing my song
B
The butterflies fly away
Gb B
Noddin' my head like "yeah"
Gb B
Movin' my hips like "yeah"
Gb
I put my hands up
Db
They're playing my song
B
Ya know I'm gonna be okay
Gb Db
Yeah
B Db Gb
It's a party in the USA
Gb Db
Yeah
B Db Gb
It's a party in the USA
Gb
So I put my hands up
Db
They're playing my song
B
The butterflies fly away
Gb B
Noddin' my head like "yeah"
Gb B
Movin' my hips like "yeah"
Gb
Got my hands up
Db
They're playing my song
B
And now I'm gonna be okay
Gb Db
Yeah
B Db Gb
It's a party in the USA
Gb Db
Yeah
B Db Gb
It's a party in the USA
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Harmony analysis
Miley Cyrus – Party In The USA: key and chord analysis
The song opens on F# and ends on Gb. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
C# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = B (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 E major and C# 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 E or to C#m; 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 | E | Tonic — home | E · G# · B | — |
| ii | F#m | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F# · A · C# | — |
| V/V | Gb | Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Bsecondary dominant | Gb · Bb · Db | 48× |
| V/V | F# | Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Bsecondary dominant | F# · A# · C# | 1× |
| iii | G#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | G# · B · D# | — |
| V/vi | G# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to C#msecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | — |
| IV | A | Subdominant — moves away from home | A · C# · E | — |
| V | B | Dominant — strongest pull home | B · D# · F# | 34× |
| vi | C#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | C# · E · G# | — |
| V/ii | Db | Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to F#msecondary dominant | Db · F · Ab | 42× |
| V/ii | C# | Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to F#msecondary dominant | C# · E# · G# | 1× |
| vii° | D#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | D# · F# · A | — |
| VII | Eb | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Eb · G · Bb | 3× |
| vii | Ebm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Eb · Gb · Bb | 3× |
| VII | D# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D# · G · A# | 1× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | C#m | Tonic — home | C# · E · G# | — |
| V/iv | Db | Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to F#msecondary dominant | Db · F · Ab | 42× |
| V/iv | C# | Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to F#msecondary dominant | C# · E# · G# | 1× |
| ii° | D#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D# · F# · A | — |
| II | Eb | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Eb · G · Bb | 3× |
| ii | Ebm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Eb · Gb · Bb | 3× |
| II | D# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D# · G · A# | 1× |
| III | E | Relative major — the bright side | E · G# · B | — |
| iv | F#m | Subdominant — moves away from home | F# · A · C# | — |
| IV | Gb | Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour | Gb · Bb · Db | 48× |
| IV | F# | Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour | F# · A# · C# | 1× |
| v | G#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | G# · B · D# | — |
| V | G# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | G# · B# · D# | — |
| VI | A | Submediant — warm colour | A · C# · E | — |
| VII | B | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | B · D# · F# | 34× |
Analysis
The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 8 different chords appear 133 times in total; 1 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Gb, Db, F#, C# act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.
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
- E major pentatonic and C# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (E – F# – G# – B – C#): start from E for a brighter phrase, from C# for a bluesier one.
- Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over B, land on B, D#, F# — 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 E major shapes
- No capo — open E shapes
- Capo 2 + D shapes
- Capo 4 + C shapes
With C# minor shapes
- Capo 4 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 1 semitone up
- 3 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
Starting on F#, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Gb, Db, B, Eb — V/V–V/ii–V–VII from the E side, IV–V/iv–VII–II from the C#m side. Gb adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to B. It closes on Gb, letting the E 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.
Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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