Bruno Mars - Smokin' Out The Window (feat. Anderson .Paak) - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords Em7, Dmaj7, A/B, F#m7, Gmaj7, G/A, Bm7, A/C# … Easy key C (capo 2)

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Em7
 Must've spent thirty-five
             Dmaj7
Forty-five thousand up in Tiffany's (oh, 
no)
Em7                                      
    Got her badass kids runnin' 'round my
         Dmaj7
 whole crib
                         B7
Like it's Chuck E Cheese
 Em7                                   Dmaj7
Put me in a jam with her ex-man in the UFC
          Em7
Can't believe it (can't believe it)

I'm in disbelief

                   Em7
This bitch got me payin' her rent, payin' 
for trips
                 Dmaj7
Diamonds on her neck, diamonds on her wrist
                    Em7
And here I am all alone (all alone)

I'm so cold, I'm so cold
     A/B
You got me out here

  Gmaj7
Smokin' out the window (smokin' out the 
window)
          F#m7
Singin': How could she do this to me?
  Bm7           A/C#       D
(How could she do this to me?)
    G/A
I thought that girl belonged to only me
            Dmaj7
But I was wrong
              Gmaj7     F#m7
'Cause she belong to everybody
A/B        Em7
Everybody, oh

Just the other night she was grippin' on me
 tight
                      Dmaj7                
Screamin': Hercules (Hercules, Hercules)
Em7

                                      Dmaj7
Got me in the club lookin' for a new love
                                  B7
Someone help me please (help me please, 
help me please)

Em7
    Baby, why you doin' this?
         Dmaj7                    Em7
Why you doin' this to me, girl?

Not to be dramatic, but I wanna die

                   Em7
This bitch got me payin' her rent, payin' 
for trips
                 Dmaj7
Diamonds on her neck, diamonds on her wrist
                    Em7
And here I am all alone (all alone)

I'm so cold, I'm so cold
     A/B
You got me out here

  Gmaj7
Smokin' out the window (smokin' out the 
window)
          F#m7
Singin': How could she do this to me?
  Bm7           A/C#       D
(How could she do this to me?)
    G/A
I thought that girl belonged to only me
            Dmaj7
But I was wrong
              Gmaj7    F#m7
'Cause she belong to everybody
A/B        Em7
Everybody, oh

Gmaj7  F#m7  A/B

F
  Girl, it breaks my heart
      Em
That you ain't right here with me
       G/A
Now I gotta give you back (gotta give you 
back)
             A/B
To the city, oh, you got me

  Gmaj7
Smokin' out the window (smokin' out the 
window)
          F#m7
Singin': How could she do this to me?
  Bm7           A/C#       D
(How could she do this to me?)
    G/A
I thought that girl belonged to only me
            Dmaj7
But I was wrong
                     F#m7
'Cause she belong to everybody
A/B
Everybody

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Harmony analysis

Bruno Mars – Smokin' Out The Window (feat. Anderson .Paak): key and chord analysis

The song opens on Em7 and ends on A/B. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the D major side because D is heard 14 times against 3 for Bm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from B minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to D or to Bm; 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 D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
Imaj7	Dmaj7	Tonic — home	D · F# · A · C#	11×
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	3×
ii7	Em7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B · D	13×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	1×
bIII	F	Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	F · A · C	1×
iii7	F#m7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C# · E	7×
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IVmaj7	Gmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D · F#	6×
IV	G/A	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	4×
V	A/B	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	7×
V	A/C#	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	3×
vi7	Bm7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F# · A	3×
V7/ii	B7	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F# · A	2×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i7	Bm7	Tonic — home	B · D · F# · A	3×
V7/iv	B7	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F# · A	2×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
IIImaj7	Dmaj7	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A · C#	11×
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	3×
iv7	Em7	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B · D	13×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	1×
#IV	F	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · A · C	1×
v7	F#m7	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C# · E	7×
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VImaj7	Gmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D · F#	6×
VI	G/A	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	4×
VII	A/B	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	7×
VII	A/C#	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	3×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 12 different chords appear 61 times in total; 10 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. B7 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key. F is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

A/C# D DV → Iauthentic cadence BmVII → III ×3
G/A Dmaj7 DIV → Imaj7plagal cadence BmVI → IIImaj7 ×3
F#m7 Bm7 Diii7 → vi7 Bmv7 → i7natural-minor cadence ×3
B7 Em7 DV7/ii → ii7secondary resolution BmV7/iv → iv7 ×2
Em7 A/B Dii7 → Vii → V Bmiv7 → VII ×2
G/A A/B DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×1

The move to watch is A/C# → D, heard 3 times. From the D side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the Bm side it is VII → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over Em7, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Dmaj7, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over A/B, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
On F, follow the chord's notes (F · A · C) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

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 D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Em7; the ear learns where home is within a second. Em7, Dmaj7, A/B, F#m7 carry the song: ii7–Imaj7–V–iii7 relative to D, iv7–IIImaj7–VII–v7 relative to Bm. B7 adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Em. Keep an ear on A/C# → D (V → I in D, VII → III in Bm): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. Ending on A/B, the song seals D 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.

Bruno Mars - Smokin' Out The Window (feat. Anderson .Paak) Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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