Justin Bieber - Love Yourself - Chord

Key E major – C# minor Chords E, B, Dbm, A, Gbm Easy key G

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            E              B            Dbm
For all the times that you rain on my parade
            Gbm              E        B
And all the clubs you get in using my name
              E                  B           Dbm
You think you broke my heart, oh girl for goodness sake
              Gbm           E           B
You think I'm crying, on my own, well I ain't
                   E           B                    Dbm
And I didn't wanna write a song cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care
   Gbm       E                B
I don't but, you still hit my phone up
                 E        B                Dbm
And baby I'll be movin' on and I think you should be somethin'
              Gbm        E                B  
I don't wanna hold back, maybe you should know that

              Dbm          A              E
My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
            Dbm     A                E
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
                 Dbm         A               E                B
And I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
          Dbm A            B
And now I know, I'm better sleeping on my own

             E        B       Dbm       A
Cause if you like the way you look that much
        E                 B        E
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
           E          B         Dbm     A
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
E                 B        E
You should go and love yourself

             E                B        Dbm
But when you told me that you hated my friends
         Gbm              E           B
The only problem was with you and not them
          E             B              Dbm
And every time you told me my opinion was wrong
             Gbm            E            B
And tried to make me forget where I came from
                   E           B                    Dbm
And I didn't wanna write a song cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care
   Gbm       E                B
I don't but, you still hit my phone up
                 E        B                Dbm
And baby I'll be movin' on and I think you should be somethin'
              Gbm        E                B
I don't wanna hold back, maybe you should know that

              Dbm          A              E
My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
            Dbm     A                E
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
                 Dbm         A               E                B
And I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
          Dbm A            B
And now I know, I'm better sleeping on my own

             E        B       Dbm       A
Cause if you like the way you look that much
        E                 B        E
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
           E          B         Dbm     A
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
E                 B        E
You should go and love yourself

E   B   Dbm  A
E   B   E
E   B   Dbm  A
E   B   E

            E              B           Dbm
For all the times that you made me feel small
          Gbm              E          B  
I fell in love, now I feel nothin' at all
        E                B            Dbm
I never felt so low when I was vulnerable
        Gbm             E             B  
Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?

             E        B       Dbm       A
Cause if you like the way you look that much
        E                 B        E
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
           E          B         Dbm     A
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
E                 B        E
You should go and love yourself
             E        B       Dbm       A
Cause if you like the way you look that much
        E                 B        E
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
           E          B         Dbm     A
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
E                 B        E
You should go and love yourself

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Harmony analysis

Justin Bieber – Love Yourself: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

E major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

C# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = B (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E major side because it both starts and finishes on E and E is heard 56 times against 28 for C#m. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from C# minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to E or to C#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.

Seen from E major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	E	Tonic — home	E · G# · B	56×
ii	Gbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Gb · A · Db	10×
iii	G#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G# · B · D#	—
V/vi	G#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant	G# · B# · D#	—
IV	A	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C# · E	18×
V	B	Dominant — strongest pull home	B · D# · F#	44×
vi	Dbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Db · Fb · Ab	28×
vii°	D#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D# · F# · A	—

Seen from C# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Dbm	Tonic — home	Db · Fb · Ab	28×
ii°	D#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D# · F# · A	—
III	E	Relative major — the bright side	E · G# · B	56×
iv	Gbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · A · Db	10×
v	G#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	G# · B · D#	—
V	G#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G# · B# · D#	—
VI	A	Submediant — warm colour	A · C# · E	18×
VII	B	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	B · D# · F#	44×

Analysis

The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 5 different chords appear 156 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

B Dbm EV → videceptive cadence C#mVII → iAeolian arrival ×24
B E EV → Iauthentic cadence C#mVII → III ×20
A E EIV → Iplagal cadence C#mVI → III ×16
A B EIV → VIV → V C#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×2

The move to watch is B → Dbm, heard 24 times. From the E side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected E, lands on C#m); from the C#m side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

No capo — open E shapes
Capo 2 + D shapes
Capo 4 + C shapes

With C# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is E; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are E, B, Dbm, A; read them as I–V–vi–IV in E or III–VII–i–VI in C#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on B → Dbm (V → vi in E, VII → i in C#m): deceptive cadence — expected E, lands on C#m. The final chord is E; the ear comes to rest in E.

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.