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)
Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me - Chord
Key D major – B minor Chords G, A, Bm, E, B Easy key G (capo 7)
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Key: D | Bm
Capo: 0
Bm G A
As long as you love me
Bm G A
As long as you love me
Bm
As long as you love me
G
We're under pressure
A
Seven billion people in the world
Trying to fit in
Bm G
Keep it together
A
Smile on your face
Even though your heart is frowning
Bm
But hey now
G
You know girl
A
We both know it's a cruel world
Bm G A
But I will take my chances
Bm
As long as you love me
G
We could be starving
A
We could be homeless
We could be broke
Bm
As long as you love me
G
I'll be your platinum
A
I'll be your silver
I'll be your gold
Bm G A
As long as you lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo love me
Bm G A
As long as you lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo love me
Bm G
I'll be your soldier
A
Fighting every second of the day
For your dreams, girl
Bm G
I'll be your Hova
A
You can be my Destiny's Child on a stinger
Bm
So don't stress
G
Don't cry
A
We don't need no wings to fly
Bm G A
Just take my hand
Bm
As long as you love me
G
We could be starving
A
We could be homeless
We could be broke
Bm
As long as you love me
G
I'll be your platinum
A
I'll be your silver
I'll be your gold
Bm G A
As long as you lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo love me
Bm G A
As long as you lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo love me
Bm G A
I don't know if this makes sense but, you're my hallelujah
Give me a time and place, I'll rendezvous it
Bm
I'll fly you to it, I'll beat you there
G
Girl, you know I got you
A
Us, trust, a couple things I can't spell without U
Bm G
Now we on top of the world, cause that's just how we do
A
Used to tell me sky's the limit
Now the sky's our point of view
E
Man, we stepping out like woa
Cameras point and shoot
G
Ask me 'what's my best side?',
G A
I stand back and point at you you
B
You the one that I argue with
Feel like I need a new girl to be bothered with
A
But, the grass ain't always greener on the other side
It's green where you water it
G
So I know, we got issues baby, true, true, true
A
But I'd rather work on this with you
Than to go ahead and start with someone new
Bm
As long as you love me
G
We could be starving
A
We could be homeless
We could be broke
Bm
As long as you love me
G
I'll be your platinum
A
I'll be your silver
I'll be your gold
Bm G A
As long as you lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo love me
Bm G A
As long as you lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo love me
Bm G A
As long as you lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo love me
Bm G A
As long as you lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo love me
Bm G A
As long as you love, you love me, you love me
Bm G A
As long as you love, you love me, you love me
As long as you love me
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Harmony analysis
Justin Bieber – As Long As You Love Me: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Bm and ends on A. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.
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 B minor side because it opens on Bm and Bm is heard 29 times while D never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from D 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 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | D | Tonic — home | D · F# · A | — |
| ii | Em | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | E · G · B | — |
| V/V | E | Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Asecondary dominant | E · G# · B | 1× |
| iii | F#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | F# · A · C# | — |
| V/vi | F# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant | F# · A# · C# | — |
| IV | G | Subdominant — moves away from home | G · B · D | 32× |
| V | A | Dominant — strongest pull home | A · C# · E | 32× |
| vi | Bm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | B · D · F# | 29× |
| V/ii | B | Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Emsecondary dominant | B · D# · F# | 1× |
| vii° | C#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | C# · E · G | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | Tonic — home | B · D · F# | 29× |
| V/iv | B | Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Emsecondary dominant | B · D# · F# | 1× |
| ii° | C#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | C# · E · G | — |
| III | D | Relative major — the bright side | D · F# · A | — |
| iv | Em | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G · B | — |
| IV | E | Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour | E · G# · B | 1× |
| v | F#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | F# · A · C# | — |
| V | F# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | F# · A# · C# | — |
| VI | G | Submediant — warm colour | G · B · D | 32× |
| VII | A | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | A · C# · E | 32× |
Analysis
The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 5 different chords appear 95 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. E, B act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.
Chord movement
- G A DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×31
- A Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×28
The move to watch is G → A, heard 31 times. From the Bm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the D side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home). 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 G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — 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 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
- 5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch
- 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is Bm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are G, A, Bm, E; read them as IV–V–vi–V/V in D or VI–VII–i–IV in Bm. E adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to A. Keep an ear on G → A (IV → V in D, VI → VII in Bm): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. The final chord is A; the ear comes to rest in D.
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.
Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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