Major view
Ab major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Db (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords Fm7, Ab, Eb, Db, Cm, Bbm, Bbm7 Easy key G (capo 1)
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
Ab Ab Fm7 Db Eb Fm7
Ab
You're the light, you're the night
Cm
You're the color of my blood
Fm7
You're the cure, you're the pain
Db
You're the only thing I wanna touch
Eb
Never knew that
Fm7
It could mean so much, so much
Ab
You're the fear, I don't care
Cm
Cause I've never been so high
Fm7
Follow me to the dark
Db
Let me take you past our satellites
Eb
You can see the world
Fm7
You brought to life, to life
Ab
So love me like you do
Cm
Lo lo love me like you do
Fm7
Love me like you do
Db
Lo lo love me like you do
Bbm
Touch me like you do
Fm7 Eb
To to touch me like you do
What are you waiting for
Ab
Fading in, fading out
Cm
On the edge of paradise
Fm7
Every inch of your skin is a holy grail
Db
I've got to find
Eb
Only you can set
Fm7
My heart on fire, on fire, yeah
Ab Cm
I'll let you set the pace
Fm7
Cause I'm not thinking straight
Db
My head spinning around
Eb Fm7
I can't see clear no more
What are you waiting for
Ab
Love me like you do
Cm
Lo lo love me like you do
Fm7
Love me like you do
Db
Lo lo love me like you do
Bbm
Touch me like you do
Fm7 Eb
To to touch me like you do
What are you waiting for
Ab
Love me like you do
Ab
Lo lo love me like you do
Fm7
Love me like you do
Db
Lo lo love me like you do
Bbm7
Touch me like you do
Fm7 Eb
To to touch me like you do
Eb
What are you waiting for
Ab
Love me like you do
Ab
Lo lo love me like you do
Fm7
Love me like you do
Db
Lo lo love me like you do
Bbm7
Touch me like you do
Fm7 Eb
To to touch me like you do
Eb
What are you waiting for
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Harmony analysis
Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Ab and ends on Eb. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Ab major and F minor because it opens on Ab and Fm is heard 18 times against 12 for Ab. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Ab or to Fm; 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 | Ab | Tonic — home | Ab · C · Eb | 12× |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | 2× |
| ii7 | Bbm7 | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F · Ab | 2× |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | 6× |
| V/vi | C | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant | C · E · G | — |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | 9× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | 11× |
| vi7 | Fm7 | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C · Eb | 18× |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i7 | Fm7 | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C · Eb | 18× |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | 12× |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | 2× |
| iv7 | Bbm7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F · Ab | 2× |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | 6× |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | — |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | 9× |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | 11× |
Analysis
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 7 different chords appear 60 times in total; 7 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
- Cm Fm7 Abiii → vi7 Fmv → i7natural-minor cadence ×6
- Eb Fm7 AbV → vi7deceptive cadence FmVII → i7Aeolian arrival ×5
- Db Eb AbIV → VIV → V FmVI → VIIVI → VII ×5
- Eb Ab AbV → Iauthentic cadence FmVII → III ×3
- Bbm Fm7 Abii → vi7 Fmiv → i7minor plagal ×2
- Bbm7 Fm7 Abii7 → vi7 Fmiv7 → i7minor plagal ×2
The move to watch is Cm → Fm7, heard 6 times. From the Ab side it reads iii → vi7; from the Fm side it is v → i7 (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
- Over Fm7, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Eb, land on Eb, G, Bb — 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 Ab major shapes
- Capo 1 + G shapes
- Capo 4 + E shapes
- Capo 6 + D shapes
With F minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Em shapes
- Capo 3 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch
- 4 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
The opening Ab lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Fm7, Ab, Eb, Db — vi7–I–V–IV from the Ab side, i7–III–VII–VI from the Fm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Cm → Fm7 (iii → vi7 in Ab, v → i7 in Fm): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. The final chord is Eb; the ear comes to rest in Ab.
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.
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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