Dua Lipa - Good In Bed - Chord

Key Bb major – G minor Chords Em, D, A Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Em  D Em D
Hey
 
Em
  Yeah, let’s get to the point here
D
  You love to disappoint me, don’t ya
Em
  You tell me what I want
             D
But ain’t no follow through
 
You don’t follow through, no
Em
  But if you only knew me
D
  The way you know my body baby
Em                                     D
  Then I think maybe we could probably see this, true
 
We can make it through, but
  
Em
  I’ve been thinking it’d be better
D
If we didn’t know each other
Em                            D
Then you go and make me feel okay
Em
Got me thinking it’d be better
D
If we didn’t stay together
Em
Then you put your hands upon my waist 
 
                   Em
I know it’s really bad bad bad bad bad
                D
Messing with my head head head head head
                    Em
We drive each other mad mad mad mad mad
         D
But baby that’s what makes us good in bed
Em                                  D
Ple e e e ease, come take it out of me me me me me
                   Em
I know it’s really bad bad bad bad
         D
But baby that’s what makes us good in bed
 
    Em
It’s bad
                   D
We drive each other mad
                   Em
It might be kind of sad
            D
But I think that’s what makes us good in bed
  
Em                      D
  I dedicate this verse to
 
All that good pipe in the moonlight
Em                                              D
And the long nights where we did everything but talk it through
 
That’s what we do yeah
Em
  You always let me down boy
D                                     Em
  But when you’re going down I get so up
                                       D
Don’t know if I could find someone who do me like you do 
 
Em
  I’ve been thinking it’d be better
D
If we didn’t know each other
Em                            D
Then you go and make me feel okay
Em
Got me thinking it’d be better
D
If we didn’t stay together
Em
Then you put your hands upon my waist
  
                   Em
I know it’s really bad bad bad bad bad
                D
Messing with my head head head head head
                    Em
We drive each other mad mad mad mad mad
         D
But baby that’s what makes us good in bed
Em                                  D
Ple e e e ease, come take it out of me me me me me
                   Em
I know it’s really bad bad bad bad
         D
But baby that’s what makes us good in bed
  
    Em
It’s bad
                   D
We drive each other mad
                   Em
It might be kind of sad
            D
But I think that’s what makes us good in bed
    Em
It’s bad
                   D
We drive each other mad
                   Em
It might be kind of sad
            D
But I think that’s what makes us good in bed
  
Em  A
Ah
D                        Em
You really don’t know how to talk
 
Mmm
    D
But damn we know how to fuck 
 
                   Em
I know it’s really bad bad bad bad bad
                D
Messing with my head head head head head
                    Em
We drive each other mad mad mad mad mad
         D
But baby that’s what makes us good in bed
Em                                  D
Ple e e e ease, come take it out of me me me me me
                   Em
I know it’s really bad bad bad bad
         D
But baby that’s what makes us good in bed
  
     Em
It’s bad
                    D
We drive each other mad
                    Em
It might be kind of sad
      D
But I think that’s what makes us good in bed
     Em
It’s bad
                    D
We drive each other mad
                    Em
It might be kind of sad
      D
But I think that’s what makes us good in bed

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Harmony analysis

Dua Lipa – Good In Bed: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Bb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = A (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Eb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

G minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Eb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = F (natural-minor colour)
#7 = F# (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 G minor side because the major V chord points straight at Gm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Bb 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 Bb or to Gm; 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 Bb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Bb	Tonic — home	Bb · D · F	—
ii	Cm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · G	—
iii	Dm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D · F · A	—
III	D	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D · F# · A	40×
IV	Eb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · G · Bb	—
#iv	Em	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	E · G · B	42×
V	F	Dominant — strongest pull home	F · A · C	—
vi	Gm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G · Bb · D	—
vii°	Adim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A · C · Eb	—
V/iii	A	Secondary dominant V/iii — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	1×

Seen from G minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Gm	Tonic — home	G · Bb · D	—
ii°	Adim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · Eb	—
V/v	A	Secondary dominant V/v — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	1×
III	Bb	Relative major — the bright side	Bb · D · F	—
iv	Cm	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · Eb · G	—
v	Dm	Minor dominant — soft pull	D · F · A	—
V	D	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D · F# · A	40×
VI	Eb	Submediant — warm colour	Eb · G · Bb	—
#vi	Em	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	E · G · B	42×
VII	F	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F · A · C	—

Analysis

The key pair is Bb major and its relative G minor (2 flats). 3 different chords appear 83 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Gm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull. A acts as a secondary dominant, 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

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

Capo 1 + A shapes
Capo 3 + G shapes
Capo 6 + E shapes

With G minor shapes

Capo 3 + Em shapes
Capo 5 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

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 Em, D, A; read them as #iv–III–V/iii in Bb or #vi–V–V/v in Gm. D is the interesting twist: in Bb it is a chromatic chord (III), while in Gm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. It closes on D, letting the Bb 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.