Fourtwnty - Fana Merah Jambu - Chord

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to G or to Em; 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.

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 12 different chords appear 111 times in total; 8 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. E, A7, E7 act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key. Cm is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

1. Am → D7 Gii → V7ii → V Emiv → VII7 ×16
2. D7 → G GV7 → Iauthentic cadence EmVII7 → III ×8
3. Cm → G Giv → Iminor plagal Emvi → III ×6
4. E7 → Am GV7/ii → iisecondary resolution EmV7/iv → iv ×3
5. C → Em GIV → vi EmVI → iVI → i ×3
6. C → G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×1

The move to watch is Am → D7, heard 16 times. From the G side it reads ii → V7 (ii → V: the classic preparation of the dominant); from the Em side it is iv → VII7. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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The song's harmonic story

The opening Em lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Am, Cm, D7, G — ii–iv–V7–I from the G side, iv–vi–VII7–III from the Em side. E adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Am. Keep an ear on Am → D7 (ii → V7 in G, iv → VII7 in Em): ii → V — the classic preparation of the dominant. Ending on Cm, the song seals G 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.