Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords F, Am, C, G, F/A Easy key G (capo 5)

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Am  C  F

            Am
I used to believe
        C                                 F
We were burnin' on the edge of somethin' beautiful
           F
Somethin' beautiful
          Am
Sellin' a dream
          C                             F
Smoke and mirrors keep us waitin' on a miracle
      F
On a miracle

     F
Say, go through the darkest of days
Am
Heaven's a heartbreak away
G                              F/A
Never let you go, never let me down
    F
Oh, it's been a hell of a ride
Am
Driving the edge of a knife
G                              F/A
Never let you go, never let me down

               Am
Don't you give up, nah nah nah
             C
I won't give up, nah nah nah
        F
Let me love you
        F
Let me love you
               Am
Don't you give up, nah nah nah
             C
I won't give up, nah nah nah
        F
Let me love you
        F
Let me love you

Oh baby, baby

             Am
Don't fall asleep
       C                                 F
At the wheel, we've got a million miles ahead of us
        F
Miles ahead of us
            Am
All that we need
     C                             F
Is a rude awakening to know we're good enough
            F
Know we're good enough

     F
Say, go through the darkest of days
Am
Heaven's a heartbreak away
G                              F/A
Never let you go, never let me down
    F
Oh, it's been a hell of a ride
Am
Driving the edge of a knife
G                              F/A
Never let you go, never let me down

               Am
Don't you give up, nah nah nah
             C
I won't give up, nah nah nah
        F
Let me love you
        F
Let me love you
               Am
Don't you give up, nah nah nah
             C
I won't give up, nah nah nah
        F
Let me love you
        F
Let me love you

Oh baby, baby

Am
Never let you go, never let you go now
C
Never let you go, never let you go now
F                        F
Never let you go, yeah never let you go
Am
Never let you go, never let you go now
C
Never let you go, never let you go now
F                      F
Never let you go, yeah never let you go

               Am
Don't you give up, nah nah nah
             C
I won't give up, nah nah nah
        F
Let me love you
        F
Let me love you
               Am
Don't you give up, nah nah nah
             C
I won't give up, nah nah nah
        F
Let me love you
        F
Let me love you

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Harmony analysis

Justin Bieber – Let Me Love You: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Am and ends on F. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

C major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = B (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = F (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

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

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A minor side because it opens on Am and Am is heard 17 times against 13 for C. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C 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 C or to Am; 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 C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	13×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	—
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	—
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	29×
IV	F/A	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	4×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	4×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	17×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	17×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	13×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	—
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	—
V	E	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B	—
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	29×
VI	F/A	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	4×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	4×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 67 times in total; 5 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

F Am CIV → vi AmVI → iVI → i ×14
F/A Am CIV → vi AmVI → iVI → i ×2

The move to watch is F → Am, heard 14 times. From the Am side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the C side it reads IV → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
Over F, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — 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 C major shapes

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Am, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are F, Am, C, G; read them as IV–vi–I–V in C or VI–i–III–VII in Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on F → Am (IV → vi in C, VI → i in Am): VI → i — falls a half step into home. Ending on F, the song seals C 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.