Major view
B major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = A# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = E (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Drake - Passionfruit - Chord
Key B major – G# minor Chords Emaj7, C#m7, G#m7, Ebm7, D#m7 Easy key C
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Key: B | Abm | G#m
Capo: 0
Emaj7 C#m7 D#m7 G#m7 Emaj7
Emaj7 C#m7
Listen, seeing you got ritualistic
Ebm7
Cleansin' my soul of addiction for now
G#m7 Emaj7
'Cause I'm fallin' apart, yeah
Emaj7 C#m7
Tension between us just like picket fences
Ebm7
You got issues that I won't mention for now
G#m7 Emaj7
'Cause we're fallin' apart
Emaj7
Passionate from miles away
C#m7
Passive with the things you say
Ebm7
Passin' up on my old ways
G#m7 Emaj7
I can't blame you, no, no
Emaj7
Passionate from miles away
C#m7
Passive with the things you say
Ebm7
Passin' up on my old ways
G#m7 Emaj7
I can't blame you, no, no
Emaj7 C#m7 D#m7 G#m7 Emaj7
Emaj7 C#m7
Listen, hard at buildin' trust from a distance
Ebm7
I think we should rule out commitment for now
G#m7 Emaj7
'Cause we're fallin' apart
Emaj7 C#m7
Leavin', you're just doing that to get even
Ebm7
Don't pick up the pieces, just leave it for now
G#m7 Emaj7
They keep fallin' apart
Emaj7
Passionate from miles away
C#m7
Passive with the things you say
Ebm7
Passin' up on my old ways
G#m7 Emaj7
I can't blame you, no, no
Emaj7
Passionate from miles away
C#m7
Passive with the things you say
Ebm7
Passin' up on my old ways
G#m7 Emaj7
I can't blame you, no, no
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Drake - Passionfruit Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Drake – Passionfruit: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Emaj7 and ends on Emaj7. Its chords belong to both B major and G#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
G# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = E (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 G# minor side because G#m is heard 10 times while B never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from B 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 B or to G#m; 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 | B | Tonic — home | B · D# · F# | — |
| ii7 | C#m7 | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | C# · E · G# · B | 10× |
| iii7 | Ebm7 | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | Eb · Gb · Bb · Db | 8× |
| iii7 | D#m7 | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | D# · F# · A# · C# | 2× |
| V/vi | D# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to G#msecondary dominant | D# · G · A# | — |
| IVmaj7 | Emaj7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G# · B · D# | 20× |
| V | F# | Dominant — strongest pull home | F# · A# · C# | — |
| vi7 | G#m7 | Relative minor — the melancholy side | G# · B · D# · F# | 10× |
| vii° | A#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | A# · C# · E | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i7 | G#m7 | Tonic — home | G# · B · D# · F# | 10× |
| ii° | A#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | A# · C# · E | — |
| III | B | Relative major — the bright side | B · D# · F# | — |
| iv7 | C#m7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | C# · E · G# · B | 10× |
| v7 | Ebm7 | Minor dominant — soft pull | Eb · Gb · Bb · Db | 8× |
| v7 | D#m7 | Minor dominant — soft pull | D# · F# · A# · C# | 2× |
| V | D# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | D# · G · A# | — |
| VImaj7 | Emaj7 | Submediant — warm colour | E · G# · B · D# | 20× |
| VII | F# | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | F# · A# · C# | — |
Analysis
The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 5 different chords appear 50 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
- Ebm7 G#m7 Biii7 → vi7 G#mv7 → i7natural-minor cadence ×8
- D#m7 G#m7 Biii7 → vi7 G#mv7 → i7natural-minor cadence ×2
The move to watch is Ebm7 → G#m7, heard 8 times. From the G#m side it is v7 → i7 (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the B side it reads iii7 → vi7. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- B major pentatonic and G# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (B – C# – D# – F# – G#): start from B for a brighter phrase, from G# for a bluesier one.
- Over Emaj7, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over C#m7, land on C#, E, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over G#m7, land on G#, B, D# — 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 B major shapes
- Capo 2 + A shapes
- Capo 4 + G shapes
- Capo 7 + E shapes
With G# minor shapes
- Capo 4 + Em shapes
- Capo 6 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 1 semitone up
- 4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The opening Emaj7 lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Emaj7, C#m7, G#m7, Ebm7; read them as IVmaj7–ii7–vi7–iii7 in B or VImaj7–iv7–i7–v7 in G#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Ebm7 → G#m7 (iii7 → vi7 in B, v7 → i7 in G#m): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. It closes on Emaj7, letting the B 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.
Drake - Passionfruit Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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