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)
Bruno Mars - Marry You - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords D, Em, G Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
D Em G
D
It's a beautiful night
Em
We're looking for something dumb to do
G
Hey baby
D
I think I wanna marry you
D
Is it the look in your eyes
Em
Or is it this dancing juice
G
Who cares baby
D
I think I wanna marry you
Em
Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go
G
No one will know
D
Come on girl
Em
Who cares if we're trashed got a pocket full of cash we can blow
G
Shots of patron
D
And it's on girl
Don't say no, no, no, no no
Em
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
G
And we'll go, go, go, go go
D
If you're ready, like I'm ready
Cause It's a beautiful night
Em
We're looking for something dumb to do
G
Hey baby
D
I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes
Em
Or is it this dancing juice
G
Who cares baby
D
I think I wanna marry you
Em
I'll go get a ring let the choir bells sing like oooh
G
So whatcha wanna do
D
Let's just run girl
Em
If we wake up and you wanna break up that's cool
G
No, I won't blame you
D
It was fun girl
Don't say no, no, no, no no
Em
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah
G
And we'll go, go, go, go go
D
If you're ready, like I'm ready
Cause It's a beautiful night
Em
We're looking for something dumb to do
G
Hey baby
D
I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes
Em
Or is it this dancing juice
G
Who cares baby
D
I think I wanna marry you
Em
Just say I do, I do
G
Tell me right now baby
D
Tell me right now baby
Cause It's a beautiful night
Em
We're looking for something dumb to do
G
Hey baby
D
I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes
Em
Or is it this dancing juice
G
Who cares baby
D
I think I wanna marry you
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Bruno Mars - Marry You Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Bruno Mars – Marry You: key and chord analysis
The song opens on D 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)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Ab major and F minor. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
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 | — |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | — |
| III | C | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G | — |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #IV | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 18× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| bvi | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 16× |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | — |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| VII | G | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · B · D | 16× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | — |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| II | G | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · B · D | 16× |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | — |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | — |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | — |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #VI | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 18× |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| #vii | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 16× |
Analysis
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 3 different chords appear 50 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. D, Em, G step outside the scale as colour chords.
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 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 G, land on G, B, D — 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 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 D, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is D, Em, G — #IV–bvi–VII from the Ab side, #VI–#vii–II from the Fm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. The final chord is D; the ear comes to rest in Ab.
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.
Bruno Mars - Marry You 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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