Bruno Mars - Finesse - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Db, Eb, Ab, Fm, Bbm, C7 Easy key G (capo 1)

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Capo 0

Fm                            Eb
Ooh, don't we look good together
             Ab       
There's a reason why they watch all night 
Db 
long
Fm                              Eb 
Yeah, know we'll turn heads forever
      Ab                       Db
So tonight I'm gonna show you off

                      Fm
When I'm walkin' with you
                          Eb
I watch the whole room change
                      Ab
Baby, that's what you do
                     Db
No, my baby, don't play
                    Fm
Blame it on my confidence
                           Eb
Oh, blame it on your measurements
                         Ab
Shut that shit down on sight
         Db
That's right

              Fm
We out here drippin' in finesse
Eb
      It don't make no sense
             Ab
Out here drippin' in finesse
      Db
You know it, you know it
               Fm
We out here drippin' in finesse
Eb
      It don't make no sense
          Ab
Out here drippin' in finesse
      Db
You know it, you know it

      Fm                  Eb
Now slow it down for me baby
           Ab
'Cause I love the way it feels when we 
Db
grind
Fm                           Eb
Yeah, our connection's so magnetic on the floor
Ab                             Db
       Nothing can stop us tonight

                      Fm
When I'm walkin' with you
                         Eb
I watch the whole room change
                      Ab
Baby, that's what you do
                    Db
No, my baby, don't play
                     Fm
Blame it on my confidence
                           Eb
Oh, blame it on your measurements
                      Ab
Shut that shit down on sight
          Db
That's right

               Fm
We out here drippin' in finesse
Eb
      It don't make no sense
             Ab
Out here drippin' in finesse
     Db
You know it, you know it
              Fm
We out here drippin' in finesse
Eb
      It don't make no sense
            Ab
Out here drippin' in finesse
     Bbm
You know it, you know it

Db                                Eb
Fellas grab your ladies if your lady fine
Fm                     Eb      Ab
Tell her she the one, she the one for life
Db                                Eb
Ladies grab your fellas and let's do this right
Fm                           C7
If you're on one like me in mind

         Db
Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on
          Eb
Don't it feel so good to be us, ay
          Ab
Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on
          Db
Girl, we got it goin' on
          Db
Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on
          Eb
Don't it feel so good to be us, ay
          Ab
Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on
          Db
Girl, we got it goin' on

                Fm
We out here drippin' in finesse
Eb
      It don't make no sense
            Ab
Out here drippin' in finesse
     Db
You know it, you know it
               Fm
We out here drippin' in finesse
Eb
      It don't make no sense
             Ab
Out here drippin' in finesse
     Bbm
You know it, you know it

         Db
Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on
          Eb
Don't it feel so good to be us, ay
          Ab
Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on
         Db
Girl, we got it goin' on
         Db
Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on
          Eb
Don't it feel so good to be us, ay
          Ab
Yeah, we got it goin' on, got it goin' on
          Db
Girl, we got it goin' on
     Bbm
You know it, you know it

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Harmony analysis

Bruno Mars – Finesse: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Fm and ends on Bbm. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.

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)

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 it opens on Fm, Ab is heard 19 times against 16 for Fm and 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.

Seen from Ab major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Ab	Tonic — home	Ab · C · Eb	19×
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	3×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	—
V7/vi	C7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G · Bb	1×
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	22×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	21×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	16×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	16×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	19×
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	3×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	—
V7	C7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G · Bb	1×
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	22×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	21×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 6 different chords appear 82 times in total; 5 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; seen from Ab, the same C7 is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Fm.

Chord movement

Eb Ab AbV → Iauthentic cadence FmVII → III ×19
Db Fm AbIV → vi FmVI → iVI → i ×13
Db Eb AbIV → VIV → V FmVI → VIIVI → VII ×6
Eb Fm AbV → videceptive cadence FmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2

The move to watch is Eb → Ab, heard 19 times. From the Fm side it is VII → III; from the Ab side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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 Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Eb, land on Eb, G, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When C7 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

1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch
4 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Fm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is Db, Eb, Ab, Fm — IV–V–I–vi from the Ab side, VI–VII–III–i from the Fm side. C7 is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Eb → Ab (V → I in Ab, VII → III in Fm): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. Ending on Bbm, 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.