Celine Dion - The Power of Love - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords G, D, C, Em, Am, D7 Difficulty already in its easiest key

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G                          Em
1. The whispers in the morning of lovers sleeping tight
                      G                             D
Are rolling by like thunder now, as I look in your eyes
                   G                           Em
I hold on to your body and feel each move you make
                        C                  G               D
Your voice is warm and tender, a love that I could not forsake

               G                   C 
Cause I`m your lady and you are my man
              Am                               D7
Whenever you reach for me, I`ll do all that I can

                    G                      Em
2. Lost is how I`m feeling, lying in your arms
                              G
When the world outside`s too much to take
                             D
That all ends when I'm with you
                          G                       Em
Even though there may be times, it seems I`m far away
                   C                     G              D
But never wonder where I am `cause I am always by your side

                G                   C 
Cause I`m your lady and you are my man
              Am                               D7
Whenever you reach for me, I`ll do all that I can
                                G
We`re heading for some place
                      C                      Am
Somewhere I`ve never been,  sometimes I am frightened
                  D                        G
But I`m ready to learn about the power of love

   C     D                   G       C           D         Em D  C
3.  The sound of your heart beating,   made it clear suddenly
      D             G           C                  D
The feeling that I can`t go on    is light years away

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Harmony analysis

Celine Dion – The Power of Love: key and chord analysis

The song opens on G 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)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G major side because it opens on G and G is heard 14 times against 5 for Em. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from E minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

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	14×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	3×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	—
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	9×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	10×
V7	D7	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A · C	2×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	5×
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	5×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	14×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	3×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	—
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	9×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	10×
VII7	D7	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A · C	2×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 6 different chords appear 43 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

D G GV → Iauthentic cadence EmVII → III ×7
C D GIV → VIV → V EmVI → VIIVI → VII ×4
D7 G GV7 → Iauthentic cadence EmVII7 → III ×2
C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×2
Am D7 Gii → V7ii → V Emiv → VII7 ×2
D Em GV → videceptive cadence EmVII → iAeolian arrival ×1

The move to watch is D → G, heard 7 times. From the G side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the Em side it is VII → III. 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 G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — 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.

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

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

The opening G lays a solid floor for everything that follows. G, D, C, Em carry the song: I–V–IV–vi relative to G, III–VII–VI–i relative to Em. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on D → G (V → I in G, VII → III in Em): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. It closes on D, letting the G side have the last word.

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.