Major view
Ab major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Db (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Ariana Grande - Stuck With U (feat. Justin Bieber) - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords C, G, Bm, D, Em, Cm Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
G
I'm not one to stick around
Bm
One strike and you're out, baby
Don't care if I sound crazy
C
But you never let me down, no, no
Em
That's why when the sun's up I'm stayin'
D
Still layin' in your bed sayin'
G
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Bm
Got all this time on our hands
C
Might as well cancel our plans, yeah
Em D
I could stay here for a lifetime
G
So, lock the door and throw out the key
Bm
Can't fight this no more, it's just you and me
C
And there's nothin' I, nothin' I, I can do
Em D
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
G
So, go ahead and drive me insane
Bm
Baby, run your mouth, I still wouldn't change
C
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
Em D
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you, baby
G
There's nowhere we need to be, no, no, no
Bm
I'ma get to know you better
Kinda hope we're here forever
C
There's nobody on these streets
Em
If you told me that the world's endin'
D
Ain't no other way that I can spend it
G
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Bm
Got all this time in my hands
C
Might as well cancel our plans
Em D
I could stay here forever
G
So, lock the door and throw out the key
Bm
Can't fight this no more, it's just you and me
C
And there's nothin' I, nothin' I, I can do
Em D
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
G
So, go ahead and drive me insane
Bm
Baby, run your mouth, I still wouldn't change
C
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
Em D
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
C
Oh oh oh oh
G
Baby, come take all my time
C
Go on, make me lose my mind
D
We got all that we need here tonight
G
I lock the door and throw out the key
Bm
Can't fight this no more
C
it's just you and me and there's nothin' I, nothin' I'd rather do
Cm
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
G
So, go ahead and drive me insane
Bm
Baby, run your mouth, I still wouldn't change
C
All this lovin' you, hatin' you, wantin' you
Em D
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
G Bm C Em
You Stuck with you
D
stuck with you, stuck with you
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Harmony analysis
Ariana Grande – Stuck With U (feat. Justin Bieber): key and chord analysis
The song opens on G and ends on D. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)
- #7 = E (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 F minor side because the major V chord points straight at Fm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab 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 Ab or to Fm; 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 | Ab | Tonic — home | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | — |
| biii | Bm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D · F# | 11× |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | 1× |
| III | C | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G | 13× |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #IV | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 11× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| bvi | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 10× |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | — |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| V/iii | G | Secondary dominant V/iii — leads to Cmsecondary dominant | G · B · D | 12× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | — |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| V/v | G | Secondary dominant V/v — leads to Cmsecondary dominant | G · B · D | 12× |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | — |
| #iv | Bm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D · F# | 11× |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | 1× |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | 13× |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #VI | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 11× |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| #vii | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 10× |
Analysis
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 6 different chords appear 58 times in total; 1 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Fm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull. G 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
- Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F 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 Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- When C comes, swap the scale's Eb for E: 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 Ab major shapes
- Capo 1 + G shapes
- Capo 4 + E shapes
- Capo 6 + D shapes
With F minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Em shapes
- Capo 3 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
Starting on G, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is C, G, Bm, D — III–V/iii–biii–#IV from the Ab side, V–V/v–#iv–#VI from the Fm side. C is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (III), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Ending on D, the song seals Ab as home.
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.
Ariana Grande - Stuck With U (feat. Justin Bieber) Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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