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)
Tate McRae - Housewife - Chord
Key B major – G# minor Chords Emaj7, G#m, F#, C#m, D#m Easy key G (capo 4)
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Key: B | Abm | G#m
Capo: 0
Emaj7 G#m F#
Okay, okay
Emaj7 G#m F# Emaj7
Think my paradise is tabloids and flashing lights
G#m F#
Truth is it's more like loads of cash
And a nice guy and a life lived right (I know that)
Emaj7 G#m
There's just some things that they don't tell you, tell you
F#
And all the dreams they try to sell you, sell you
Emaj7 G#m
The price of fame can take you to your knees
F#
And when it does, wanna run away with me? (Yeah)
Emaj7 G#m F#
I just wanna make a lot of money, be my own housewife
Emaj7 G#m
You, you, you,you could be the one I'm calling honey
F#
Be my sex on the side
You, you, you, you
Emaj7 C#m G#m
Acres of open stars, headlights of prеcious cars, life imitating art
F# Emaj7 G#m F#
I, I, I, I, I just wanna make a lot of money, be my own housewife
Be my, be my
Emaj7 G#m
Drive fast, take me out of here
F#
Louis out the window and 310 in the mirror
Emaj7 G#m
Life's great when you disappear
F#
Rockies took the girl, but the city took the golden years
Emaj7 G#m
This industry will try to kill you, kill you
F#
But not before they try to bill you, bill you
Emaj7 G#m
They try to take away your wild and free
F#
And when they do wanna run away with me?
Emaj7 G#m F#
I just wanna make a lot of money, be my own housewife
Emaj7 G#m
You, you, you,you could be the one I'm calling honey
F#
Be my sex on the side
You, you, you, you
Emaj7 C#m G#m
Acres of open stars, headlights of prеcious cars, life imitating art
F# Emaj7 G#m F#
I, I, I, I, I just wanna make a lot of money, be my own housewife
Be my, be my
Emaj7 G#m F#
x2
Emaj7 G#m
Go into my garden, pick the money off the tree
F#
I don't pay for nothing, baby, people pay me
Emaj7 G#m
And you right beside me’s just the icing on the dream
F#
I don't need you, I want you, and that's my favorite thing
Emaj7 G#m
Go into my garden, pick the money off the tree
F#
I don't date nobody baby people date me
Emaj7 G#m
And you right beside me’s just the icing on the dream (Oh yeah)
F#
I don't need you, I want you, and that's my favorite thing
Emaj7 G#m F#
I just wanna make a lot of money, be my own housewife
Emaj7 G#m
You, you, you,you could be the one I'm calling honey
F#
Be my sex on the side
You, you, you, you
Emaj7 C#m G#m
Acres of open stars, headlights of prеcious cars, life imitating art
F# Emaj7 G#m F#
I, I, I, I, I just wanna make a lot of money, be my own housewife
Be my, be my
Emaj7 G#m D#m
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Tate McRae - Housewife Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Tate McRae – Housewife: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Emaj7 and ends on D#m. 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 27 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# | — |
| ii | C#m | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | C# · E · G# | 3× |
| iii | D#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | D# · F# · A# | 1× |
| 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# | 27× |
| V | F# | Dominant — strongest pull home | F# · A# · C# | 26× |
| vi | G#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | G# · B · D# | 27× |
| vii° | A#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | A# · C# · E | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | G#m | Tonic — home | G# · B · D# | 27× |
| ii° | A#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | A# · C# · E | — |
| III | B | Relative major — the bright side | B · D# · F# | — |
| iv | C#m | Subdominant — moves away from home | C# · E · G# | 3× |
| v | D#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | D# · F# · A# | 1× |
| 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# | 27× |
| VII | F# | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | F# · A# · C# | 26× |
Analysis
The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 5 different chords appear 84 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
- Emaj7 G#m BIVmaj7 → vi G#mVImaj7 → iVI → i ×24
- C#m G#m Bii → vi G#miv → iminor plagal ×3
The move to watch is Emaj7 → G#m, heard 24 times. From the G#m side it is VImaj7 → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the B side it reads IVmaj7 → vi. 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 G#m, land on G#, B, D# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over F#, land on F#, A#, C# — 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
- 4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
- 1 semitone up
The song's harmonic story
The opening Emaj7 lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Emaj7, G#m, F#, C#m — IVmaj7–vi–V–ii from the B side, VImaj7–i–VII–iv from the G#m side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Emaj7 → G#m (IVmaj7 → vi in B, VImaj7 → i in G#m): VI → i — falls a half step into home. Ending on D#m, the song seals B 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.
Tate McRae - Housewife Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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