Beyonce - Irreplaceable - Chord

Key Bb major – G minor Chords F, Cm, Bb, Eb, Ebm7, Gm, Dm7, F/A … Easy key G (capo 3)

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[Intro]  Bb  F  Cm  Eb
         Bb  F  Cm  Eb  F
Bb  F  Cm  Eb

Bb                       F  Cm                        Eb
To the left, to the left...  to the left, to the left
Bb                       F  Cm                        Eb  F
To the left, to the left...  to the left, to the left
Bb                       F  Cm                        Eb
To the left, to the left...  to the left, to the left
Bb                       F  Cm                        Eb  F
To the left, to the left...  to the left, to the left

Bb
To the left, to the left
F
Everything you own in the box to the left
Cm
In the closet that's my stuff (yes)
Eb                     F
If i bought it baby, please don't touch
Bb
And keep talking that mess, that's fine
   F
But could you walk and talk at the same time
Cm
It's my name that is on that jag
    Eb                      F
So remove your bags let me call you a cab

Eb
Standing in the front yard telling me
Gm
How i'm such a fool (talking about)
Eb                   Dm7              Cm
How i'll never ever find a man like you
     F
You got me twisted

Bb                               F
You must not know about me, you must not know about me
              Cm
I could have another you in a minute
             Eb
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute (baby)
Bb                               F
You must not know about me, you must not know about me
            Cm
I can have another you by tomorrow
            Ebm7                   F
Don't you ever for a second get to thinkin' you're irreplaceable

Bb
 So go ahead and get gone
F
And call up that chick and see if she is home
Cm
I bet ya thought that i didn't know
  Eb
What did you think i was putting you out for
Bb
'Cause you was untrue
F                                           Cm
Rolling her around in the car that i bought you
                          Eb                      F
Baby you dropped them keys hurry up before your taxi leaves

Eb
Standing in the front yard telling me
Gm
How i'm such a fool (talking about)
Eb                   Dm7              Cm
How i'll never ever find a man like you
     F
You got me twisted

Bb                               F
You must not know about me, you must not know about me
              Cm
I could have another you in a minute
             Eb
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute (baby)
Bb                               F
You must not know about me, you must not know about me
            Cm
I can have another you by tomorrow

              Ebm7                    F
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'.................you're irreplaceable

Eb                       F
So since i'm not your everything
                  Bb       F/A                  Gm
How about i'll be nothing, nothing at all to you
                      Eb
Baby i won't shed one tear for you
  Cm
I won't lose a wink of sleep
Eb                                    F
'Cause the truth of the matter is... replacing you is so easy

Bb                       F  Cm                        Ebm7
To the left, to the left...  to the left, to the left   hmmmmmm
Bb                       F
To the left, to the left everything you own in the box to the left
Cm
To the left, to the left
          Ebm                      F
Don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'

You're irreplaceable

Bb                               F
You must not know about me, you must not know about me
              Cm
I could have another you in a minute
             Eb
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute (baby)
Bb                               F
You must not know about me, you must not know about me
            Cm
I can have another you by tomorrow
              Ebm7
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
Bb                               F
You must not know about me, you must not know about me
              Cm
I could have another you in a minute
             Ebm7
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute
Bb                               F
You must not know about me, you must not know about me
            Cm
I can have another you by tomorrow
              Ebm7                    F                            Bb
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin' you're irreplaceable

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Harmony analysis

Beyonce – Irreplaceable: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Bb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

G minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

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

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Bb major side because it both starts and finishes on Bb and Bb is heard 22 times against 3 for Gm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from G minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Bb or to Gm; 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 Bb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Bb	Tonic — home	Bb · D · F	22×
ii	Cm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · G	23×
iii7	Dm7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D · F · A · C	2×
V/vi	D	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A	—
IV	Eb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · G · Bb	20×
iv7	Ebm7	Minor iv — borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	Eb · Gb · Bb · Db	6×
iv	Ebm	Minor iv — borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	Eb · Gb · Bb	1×
V	F	Dominant — strongest pull home	F · A · C	34×
V	F/A	Dominant — strongest pull home	F · A · C	1×
vi	Gm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G · Bb · D	3×
vii°	Adim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A · C · Eb	—

Seen from G minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Gm	Tonic — home	G · Bb · D	3×
ii°	Adim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · Eb	—
III	Bb	Relative major — the bright side	Bb · D · F	22×
iv	Cm	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · Eb · G	23×
v7	Dm7	Minor dominant — soft pull	D · F · A · C	2×
V	D	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D · F# · A	—
VI	Eb	Submediant — warm colour	Eb · G · Bb	20×
vi7	Ebm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Eb · Gb · Bb · Db	6×
vi	Ebm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Eb · Gb · Bb	1×
VII	F	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F · A · C	34×
VII	F/A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F · A · C	1×

Analysis

The key pair is Bb major and its relative G minor (2 flats). 9 different chords appear 112 times in total; 7 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Ebm7, Ebm are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

F Bb BbV → Iauthentic cadence GmVII → III ×11
Eb F BbIV → VIV → V GmVI → VIIVI → VII ×8
Eb Bb BbIV → Iplagal cadence GmVI → III ×7
Ebm7 Bb Bbiv7 → Iminor plagal Gmvi7 → III ×3
Eb Gm BbIV → vi GmVI → iVI → i ×2
Cm F Bbii → Vii → V Gmiv → VII ×2

The move to watch is F → Bb, heard 11 times. From the Bb side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the Gm side it is VII → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Bb major pentatonic and G minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Bb – C – D – F – G): start from Bb for a brighter phrase, from G for a bluesier one.
Over F, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bb, land on Bb, D, F — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
On Ebm7, follow the chord's notes (Eb · Gb · Bb · Db) 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 Bb major shapes

Capo 1 + A shapes
Capo 3 + G shapes
Capo 6 + E shapes

With G minor shapes

Capo 3 + Em shapes
Capo 5 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
4 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Bb, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is F, Cm, Bb, Eb — V–ii–I–IV from the Bb side, VII–iv–III–VI from the Gm side. Ebm7 briefly darkens the picture: minor iv — borrowed from the parallel minor. Keep an ear on F → Bb (V → I in Bb, VII → III in Gm): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. Ending on Bb, the song seals Bb 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.