Dua Lipa - Falling Forever - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords Am, C, D, Em, Bm, G, Db7, B7 Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Em   Am  Bm     C  Db7  C  Am  D
How long,    how long

        Em              Am
Are you good at holding on
           Bm                              C
I know the mind is quick to throw away the moment
           Db7                           C
Where this takes us, maybe I don't wanna know yet
           Am                D
'Cause for now, you're all I want
             Em                Am
They say you got it, then it's gone
          Bm                                C
I don't believe that every flame has to get colder
           Db7                             C
I hope the feelings that you give me carry over
        Am           D
'Till tomorrow and beyond

    Em   Am  Bm    C
How long,    how long
       G         D       C
Can it just keep getting better
       Am              D
Can we keep falling forever
     Em   Am  Bm    C
How long,    how long
       G         D      C
Can we stay like this together
       Am              D
Can we keep falling forever

          Em           Am
You could wake up all alone
     Bm                                  C
So tonight, I'll give you something to remember
     Db7                     C
And eternity's impossible to measure
       Am                   D
But it feels right where we are

Em                Am
I'm  falling deep 
        Bm
Deep in your arms, baby
C                  Db7
Baby, I'm yours to keep
        C
Keep me close
        Am           D
'Till tomorrow and beyond

    Em   Am  Bm     C
How long,    how long
       G         D       C
Can it just keep getting better
       Am            D
Can we keep falling forever
     Em   Am  Bm    C
How long,    how long
       G         D      C
Can we stay like this together
       Am              D
Can we keep falling forever

 B7        Em
I, I wanna know
        B7               Em
Can you ride through any storm? 
        B7                    Em
Can you ride from night 'till dawn? 
        Am           
'Till tomorrow and beyond

    Em   Am  Bm     C
How long,    how long
       G         D       C
Can it just keep getting better
       Am              D
Can we keep falling forever
     Em   Am  Bm    C
How long,    how long
       G         D      C
Can we stay like this together
       Am              D
Can we keep falling forever

    Em  Am  Bm  C
How long
       G         D       C
Can it just keep getting better
       Am              D
Can we keep falling forever
Em      Am  Bm  C
Oh, ooh ooh
    G  D  C
How long
Am D     Em    Am  Bm  C
How, how long

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Dua Lipa - Falling Forever Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Dua Lipa – Falling Forever: key and chord analysis

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

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)

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)
#7 = D# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E minor side because it opens on Em, Em is heard 17 times against 8 for G and the major V chord points straight at Em. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from G major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

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.

Seen from G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	8×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	28×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	14×
V7/vi	B7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F# · A	3×
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	27×
#IV7	Db7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Db · F · Ab · Cb	5×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	21×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	17×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	17×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	8×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	28×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	14×
V7	B7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F# · A	3×
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	27×
#VI7	Db7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Db · F · Ab · Cb	5×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	21×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 8 different chords appear 123 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Em brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from G, the same B7 is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Em. Db7 step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

Am D Gii → Vii → V Emiv → VII ×13
D Em GV → videceptive cadence EmVII → iAeolian arrival ×12
C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×8
B7 Em GV7/vi → visecondary resolution EmV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×3
Am Em Gii → vi Emiv → iminor plagal ×1

The move to watch is Am → D, heard 13 times. From the Em side it is iv → VII; from the G side it reads ii → V (ii → V: the classic preparation of the dominant). 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 Am, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over C, land on C, E, G — 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.
When B7 comes, swap the scale's D for D#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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

The first chord is Em; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Am, C, D, Em; read them as ii–IV–V–vi in G or iv–VI–VII–i in Em. B7 is the interesting twist: in G it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in Em it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Am → D (ii → V in G, iv → VII in Em): ii → V — the classic preparation of the dominant. It closes on C, 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.