Sam Smith - No Peace - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords D, Em, C, G, Bm, E7, Am, B4 Easy key C (capo 7)

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Em
I see you in the morning
Bm
Feel your fingers in my hair
C                             G    D
Sometimes I still pretend you're there

Em
It hits me without warning
Bm
Your reflection walking by
C                         G     D
But I know it's only in my mind

Em                                                     Bm
Will you show me the piece of my heart I've been missing
C                                                   G     D
Won't you give me the part of myself that I can't get back
Em                                                     Bm
Will you show me the piece of my heart I've been missing
             C
'Cause I'd kill for you
                  G    D
And darling you know that

         Em
So I'll light up a cigarette
               Bm
I'll drink it down 'til there's nothing left
          C
'Cause I sure can't get no sleep
            G                D
And lord knows there's no relief
              Em
You held my heart in your fingertips
           Bm
So now I drown in my bitterness
    C
Oh, I can't get no sleep
        G             D                 Em
And I sure won't, I sure won't find no peace

     D
No peace

Em
All that I am asking
Bm
Is for a little clarity
C                             G      D
That's all that really matters to me

Em
In and out of focus
Bm                    C
Tears are in my eyes
                                    G     D
We're burning down the bridges this time

Em                                                     Bm
Will you show me the piece of my heart I've been missing
C                                                   G     D
Won't you give me the part of myself that I can't get back
Em                                                     Bm
Will you show me the piece of my heart I've been missing
             C
'Cause I'd kill for you
                  G    D
And darling you know that

  Em
So I'll light up a cigarette
               Bm
I'll drink it down 'til there's nothing left
          C
'Cause I sure can't get no sleep
            G                D
And lord knows there's no relief
              Em
You held my heart in your fingertips
           Bm
So now I drown in my bitterness
    C
Oh, I can't get no sleep
        G             D
And I sure won't, I sure won't find

   C
I used to find comfort in your arms
  E7
Caught up in the wonder of your charms
      Am
I'll cry for you, I'll cry for you
     G
I'd lie for you, I'd lie for you
     B4
But I don't even know you anymore

  Em
So I'll light up a cigarette
               Bm
I'll drink it down 'til there's nothing left
          C
'Cause I sure can't get no sleep
            G                D
And lord knows there's no relief
              Em
You held my heart in your fingertips
           Bm
So now I drown in my bitterness
    C
Oh, I can't get no sleep
        G             D                  Em      D
And I sure won't, I sure won't find no peace

               C            G   D
Sure won't find no peace
          Em
Will you give me the piece
                                   Bm
Will you give me the piece of my heart
          C
Will you give me the piece
                                   G      D
Will you give me the piece of my heart

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Sam Smith - No Peace Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Sam Smith – No Peace: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Em and ends on D. 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 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	17×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	1×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	15×
V/vi	B4	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	1×
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	17×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	18×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	17×
V7/ii	E7	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B · D	1×
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×
V7/iv	E7	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B · D	1×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	17×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	1×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	15×
V	B4	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	1×
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	17×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	18×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 8 different chords appear 87 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 B4 is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Em. E7 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×16
D Em GV → videceptive cadence EmVII → iAeolian arrival ×15
B4 Em GV/vi → vi EmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×1
E7 Am GV7/ii → iisecondary resolution EmV7/iv → iv ×1

The move to watch is C → G, heard 16 times. From the Em side it is VI → III; from the G side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending). 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 D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em, land on E, G, B — 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.
When B4 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

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Em, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. D, Em, C, G carry the song: V–vi–IV–I relative to G, VII–i–VI–III relative to Em. E7 is the interesting twist: in G it is a chromatic chord (V7/ii), while in Em it becomes the dominant (V7/iv) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on C → G (IV → I in G, VI → III in Em): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is D; the ear comes to rest in G.

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.