Robbie Williams - Feel - Chord

Key F major – D minor Chords F, Dm, Am, A, A#, C, Gm Easy key C (capo 5)

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              Dm        
Come on hold my hand,
F                  Am    A
I wanna contact the living.
                   Gm
Not sure I understand,
F                  Am    A
This role I've been given.


              Dm
I sit and talk to god
F                      Am    A
And he just laughs at my plans,
                   Gm
My head speaks a language, 
F           Am   A
I don’t understand.


              A#          F
I just wanna feel real love,
                      C
Feel the home that I live in.
                      A#
’cause I got too much life,
                      F               C
Running through my veins, going to waste.


               Dm
I don’t wanna die,
F                      Am   A
But I ain’t keen on living either.
                 Gm
Before I fall in love,
F                    Am  A
I’m preparing to leave her.
                  Dm
I scare myself to death,
F                    Am    A
That’s why I keep on running.
                Gm
Before I’ve arrived, 
F                Am   A
I can see myself coming.


              A#          F
I just wanna feel real love,
                      C
Feel the home that I live in.
                      A#
’cause I got too much life,
                      F               C
Running through my veins, going to waste.

               A#         F
And I need to feel, real love
                 C
And a life ever after.
                Dm
I cannot get enough.


              A#          F
I just wanna feel real love,
                      C
Feel the home that I live in.
                      A#
’cause I got too much love,
                      F               C
Running through my veins, going to waste.

              A#         F
I just wanna feel real love,
                 C
In a life ever after
                      A#
There’s a hole in my soul,
                      F                      C
You can see it in my face, it’s a real big place.


              Dm        
Come on hold my hand,
F                  Am    A
I wanna contact the living.
                   Gm
Not sure I understand,
F                  Am    A
This role I’ve been given.

               Dm           F
Not sure I understand.
               Dm           F
Not sure I understand.
               Dm           F
Not sure I understand.
               Dm           F
Not sure I understand.

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Harmony analysis

Robbie Williams – Feel: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Dm and ends on F. Its chords belong to both F major and Dm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

F major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = E (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Bb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

D minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Bb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = C (natural-minor colour)
#7 = C# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between F major and D minor because it comes to rest on F, it opens on Dm, F is heard 23 times against 10 for Dm and the major V chord points straight at Dm. 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 F or to Dm; 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 F major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	F	Tonic — home	F · A · C	23×
ii	Gm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · D	5×
iii	Am	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	A · C · E	10×
V/vi	A	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	10×
IV	A#	Subdominant — moves away from home	A# · D · E#	9×
V	C	Dominant — strongest pull home	C · E · G	9×
vi	Dm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	D · F · A	10×
vii°	Edim	Leading-tone chord — tension	E · G · Bb	—

Seen from D minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Dm	Tonic — home	D · F · A	10×
ii°	Edim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · Bb	—
III	F	Relative major — the bright side	F · A · C	23×
iv	Gm	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · Bb · D	5×
v	Am	Minor dominant — soft pull	A · C · E	10×
V	A	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	A · C# · E	10×
VI	A#	Submediant — warm colour	A# · D · E#	9×
VII	C	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	C · E · G	9×

Analysis

The key pair is F major and its relative D minor (1 flat). 7 different chords appear 76 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Dm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from F, the same A is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Dm.

Chord movement

A# F FIV → Iplagal cadence DmVI → III ×9
A Dm FV/vi → vi DmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×3
C Dm FV → videceptive cadence DmVII → iAeolian arrival ×3

The move to watch is A# → F, heard 9 times. From the F side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Dm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

F major pentatonic and D minor pentatonic are the same five notes (F – G – A – C – D): start from F for a brighter phrase, from D for a bluesier one.
Over F, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Dm, land on D, F, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When A comes, swap the scale's C for C#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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 F major shapes

Capo 1 + E shapes
Capo 3 + D shapes
Capo 5 + C shapes

With D minor shapes

No capo — open Dm shapes
Capo 5 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones down · capo 5 keeps the original pitch
2 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

The opening Dm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. F, Dm, Am, A carry the song: I–vi–iii–V/vi relative to F, III–i–v–V relative to Dm. A is the interesting twist: in F it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Dm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on A# → F (IV → I in F, VI → III in Dm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. Ending on F, the song seals F 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.