John Legend - All of Me - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords G#, D#, C#, Fm, A#m, Fmadd9, D#add9, A#madd9 … Easy key G (capo 1)

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Capo 0

Fm  C#  G#  D# 


Fm           C#maj7                 G#
What would I do without your smart mouth
           D#                     Fm
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
          C#           G#              D#         Fm
Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
             C#maj7                G#
What's going on in that beautiful mind
                D#            Fm
I'm on your magical mystery ride
        C#add9            G#                    D#        A#madd9
And I'm so   dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright


   A#m            G#
My head's under water
    D#             A#madd9
But I'm breathing fine
                 G#             D#
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind


       G#
Cause all of me
       Fmadd9
Loves all of you
          A#m C#
Love your curves and all your edges
           C#/D#       D#
All your perfect imperfections
           G#
Give your all to me
             Fmadd9
I'll give my all to you
          A#m/C#
You're my end and my beginning
     C# D#            D#
Even when I lose I'm winning
                  Fm   C#     G#  D#add9
Cause I give you all, all of me
                 Fm   C#     G#   D#add9
And you give me all, all of you, oh


Fm       C#                      G#
How many times do I have to tell you
                 D#                      Fm
Even when you're crying you’re beautiful too
              C#          G#         D#                 Fm
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
             C#                G#
You're my downfall, you're my muse
             D#                       Fm
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
                C#            G#       D#           A#m
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you


   A#m            G#
My head's under water
    D#             A#madd9
But I'm breathing fine
                 G#             D#
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind


       G#
Cause all of me
       Fmadd9
Loves all of you
          A#m C#
Love your curves and all your edges
           C# D#       D#
All your perfect imperfections
           G#
Give your all to me
             Fmadd9
I'll give my all to you
          A#m/C#
You're my end and my beginning
     C# D#            D#
Even when I lose I'm winning
                  Fm   C#     G#  D#add9
Cause I give you all, all of me
                 Fm   C#     G#   D#add9
And you give me all, all of you, oh


A#m        G#
Cards on the table
       D#            A#madd9
We're both showing hearts
A#m      G#               D#
Risking it all, though it's hard


       G#
Cause all of me
       Fmadd9
Loves all of you
          A#m C#
Love your curves and all your edges
           C#/D#       D#
All your perfect imperfections
           G#
Give your all to me
             Fmadd9
I'll give my all to you
          A#m C#
You're my end and my beginning
     C# D#            D#
Even when I lose I'm winning
                  Fm   C#     G#  D#add9
Cause I give you all, all of me
                 Fm   C#     G#   D#add9
And you give me all, all of you


            Fm   C#     G#  D#
I give you all, all of me
                 Fm   C#     G#   D#
And you give me all, all of you, oh

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Harmony analysis

John Legend – All of Me: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Fm and ends on D#. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.

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)

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 Fm and Ab is heard 29 times against 23 for Fm. 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.

Seen from Ab major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G#	Tonic — home	G# · B# · D#	29×
ii	A#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A# · C# · E#	9×
ii	A#madd9	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A# · C# · E# · B#	4×
ii	A#m/C#	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A# · C# · E#	2×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	—
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IV	C#	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E# · G#	22×
IVmaj7	C#maj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E# · G# · B#	2×
IV	C#/D#	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E# · G#	2×
IV	C#add9	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E# · G# · D#	1×
V	D#	Dominant — strongest pull home	D# · G · A#	27×
V	D#add9	Dominant — strongest pull home	D# · G · A# · E#	6×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	17×
vi	Fmadd9	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C · G	6×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	17×
i	Fmadd9	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C · G	6×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	G#	Relative major — the bright side	G# · B# · D#	29×
iv	A#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	A# · C# · E#	9×
iv	A#madd9	Subdominant — moves away from home	A# · C# · E# · B#	4×
iv	A#m/C#	Subdominant — moves away from home	A# · C# · E#	2×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	—
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	C#	Submediant — warm colour	C# · E# · G#	22×
VImaj7	C#maj7	Submediant — warm colour	C# · E# · G# · B#	2×
VI	C#/D#	Submediant — warm colour	C# · E# · G#	2×
VI	C#add9	Submediant — warm colour	C# · E# · G# · D#	1×
VII	D#	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D# · G · A#	27×
VII	D#add9	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D# · G · A# · E#	6×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 12 different chords appear 127 times in total; 12 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

C# G# AbIV → Iplagal cadence FmVI → III ×14
D# Fm AbV → videceptive cadence FmVII → iAeolian arrival ×11
D# G# AbV → Iauthentic cadence FmVII → III ×6
D#add9 Fm AbV → videceptive cadence FmVII → iAeolian arrival ×5
C# D# AbIV → VIV → V FmVI → VIIVI → VII ×4
C#maj7 G# AbIVmaj7 → Iplagal cadence FmVImaj7 → III ×2

The move to watch is C# → G#, heard 14 times. From the Ab side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Fm side it is VI → III. 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 G#, land on G#, B#, D# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D#, land on D#, G, A# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over C#, land on C#, E#, G# — 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
6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Fm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are G#, D#, C#, Fm; read them as I–V–IV–vi in Ab or III–VII–VI–i in Fm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C# → G# (IV → I in Ab, VI → III in Fm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is D#; 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.

John Legend - All of Me 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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