Major view
A major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = D (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Ariana Grande - Love Me Harder - Chord
Key A major – F# minor Chords Dbm, A, Gbm, Abm Easy key C
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Key: A | Gbm | F#m
Capo: 0
A Dbm
Tell me something, I need to know
Gbm Abm
Then take my breath and never let it go
A Dbm
If you just let me invade your space
Gbm Abm
I'll take the pleasure, take away the pain
A Dbm
And if in the moment I bite my lip
Gbm Abm
Baby, in the moment, you'll know this is
A Dbm
Something bigger than us and beyond bliss
Gbm Abm
Give me a reason to believe it
A Dbm Gbm Abm
Cause if you want to keep me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
A Dbm Gbm
And if you really need me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
Abm
Gotta love me harder
A
Ooohhh
Dbm
Love me, love me, love me
Gbm
Ooohhh
Abm
Harder, harder, harder
A Dbm
I know your motives and you know mine
Gbm Abm
The ones that love me, I tend to leave behind
A Dbm
If you know about me and choose to stay
Gbm Abm
Then take this pleasure and take away the pain
A Dbm
And if in the moment you bite your lip
Gbm Abm
When I get you moaning you know it's real
A Dbm
Can you feel the pressure between your hips?
Gbm Abm
I'll make it feel like the first time
A Dbm Gbm Abm
Cause if you want to keep me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
A Dbm Gbm
And if you really need me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
Abm
Gotta love me harder
A
Ooohhh
Dbm
Love me, love me, love me
Gbm
Ooohhh
Abm
Harder, harder, harder
A
Ooohhh
Dbm
Love me, love me, love me
Gbm
Ooohhh
Abm
Harder, harder, harder
A Dbm Gbm
So what do i do if I can't figure it out?
Abm
You got to try, try, try again
A Dbm Gbm
So what do i do if I can't figure it out?
Abm Dbm
I'm gonna leave, leave, leave
A Dbm Gbm Abm
Cause if you want to keep me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
A Dbm Gbm Abm
And if you really need me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
A Dbm Gbm Abm
Cause if you want to keep me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to me harder
A Dbm Gbm
And if you really need me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
Abm
Gotta love me harder
A
Ooohhh
Dbm
Love me, love me, love me
Gbm
Ooohhh
Abm
Harder, harder, harder
A
Ooohhh
Dbm
Love me, love me, love me
Gbm
Ooohhh
Abm
Harder, harder, harder
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Harmony analysis
Ariana Grande – Love Me Harder: key and chord analysis
The song opens on A and ends on Abm. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = E (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A major side because it opens on A. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from F# minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to A or to F#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 | A | Tonic — home | A · C# · E | 23× |
| ii | Bm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F# | — |
| iii | Dbm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | Db · Fb · Ab | 24× |
| V/vi | C# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gbmsecondary dominant | C# · E# · G# | — |
| IV | D | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F# · A | — |
| V | E | Dominant — strongest pull home | E · G# · B | — |
| vi | Gbm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | Gb · A · Db | 23× |
| vii° | G#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G# · B · D | — |
| vii | Abm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Ab · Cb · Eb | 23× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Gbm | Tonic — home | Gb · A · Db | 23× |
| ii° | G#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G# · B · D | — |
| ii | Abm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Ab · Cb · Eb | 23× |
| III | A | Relative major — the bright side | A · C# · E | 23× |
| iv | Bm | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D · F# | — |
| v | Dbm | Minor dominant — soft pull | Db · Fb · Ab | 24× |
| V | C# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C# · E# · G# | — |
| VI | D | Submediant — warm colour | D · F# · A | — |
| VII | E | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | E · G# · B | — |
Analysis
The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 4 different chords appear 93 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Abm step outside the scale as colour chords.
Chord movement
- Dbm Gbm Aiii → vi F#mv → inatural-minor cadence ×23
The move to watch is Dbm → Gbm, heard 23 times. From the A side it reads iii → vi; from the F#m side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- A major pentatonic and F# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (A – B – C# – E – F#): start from A for a brighter phrase, from F# for a bluesier one.
- Over Dbm, land on Db, Fb, Ab — 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.
- Over Gbm, land on Gb, A, Db — 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 A major shapes
- No capo — open A shapes
- Capo 2 + G shapes
- Capo 5 + E shapes
With F# minor shapes
- Capo 2 + Em shapes
- Capo 4 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones up
- 4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
Starting on A, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Dbm, A, Gbm, Abm — iii–I–vi–vii from the A side, v–III–i–ii from the F#m side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Dbm → Gbm (iii → vi in A, v → i in F#m): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. Ending on Abm, the song seals A 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 - Love Me Harder Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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