Major view
A major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = D (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Winona Oak - He Don't Love Me - Chord
Key A major – F# minor Chords D, A, E, Bm Easy key G (capo 2)
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Key: A | Gbm | F#m
Capo: 0
D A E Bm
D A
I met a boy who was so beautiful
E Bm
I knew he was the one for me
D
Started with joy
A E
You know the usual, got drunk and said
Bm
Come home with me
D A
He was living for the dark
E Bm
Bought me roses and took my heart
D A
He was living for his art
E Bm
Such a poet in the way he talked
D
But he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't wake up in the night and want me by his side
D
No, he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't love me, no
D
But he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't wake up in the night and want me by his side
D
No, he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't love me, no
D A
I saw him kiss somebody else
E Bm
Though, he said I'm the only one
D A
I couldn't fight those pretty lies
E Bm
As long as he would stay with me
D A
He was living for the dark
E Bm
Bought me roses and took my heart
D A
He was living for his art
E Bm
Such a poet in the way he talked
D
But he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't wake up in the night and want me by his side
D
No, he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't love me, no
D
But he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't wake up in the night and want me by his side
D
No, he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't love me, no
D A E Bm
A pretty face and empty space
D A E Bm
A perfect lie, a kiss goodbye
D A E Bm
D A E Bm
It's all a game will stay the same
D
But he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't wake up in the night and want me by his side
D
No, he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't love me, no
D
But he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't wake up in the night and want me by his side
D
No, he don't love me
A
No, he don't love me
E Bm
No, he don't love me, no
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Harmony analysis
Winona Oak – He Don't Love Me: key and chord analysis
The song opens on D and ends on Bm. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = E (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A major side because A is heard 25 times while F#m never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from F# minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to A or to F#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 | A | Tonic — home | A · C# · E | 25× |
| ii | Bm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F# | 25× |
| iii | C#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C# · E · G# | — |
| III | C# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C# · E# · G# | — |
| IV | D | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F# · A | 25× |
| V | E | Dominant — strongest pull home | E · G# · B | 25× |
| vi | F#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F# · A · C# | — |
| vii° | G#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G# · B · D | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | F#m | Tonic — home | F# · A · C# | — |
| ii° | G#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G# · B · D | — |
| III | A | Relative major — the bright side | A · C# · E | 25× |
| iv | Bm | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D · F# | 25× |
| v | C#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | C# · E · G# | — |
| V | C# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C# · E# · G# | — |
| VI | D | Submediant — warm colour | D · F# · A | 25× |
| VII | E | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | E · G# · B | 25× |
Analysis
The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 4 different chords appear 100 times in total; 4 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
- D A AIV → Iplagal cadence F#mVI → III ×25
The move to watch is D → A, heard 25 times. From the A side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the F#m side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- A major pentatonic and F# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (A – B – C# – E – F#): start from A for a brighter phrase, from F# for a bluesier one.
- Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over E, land on E, G#, B — 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 A major shapes
- No capo — open A shapes
- Capo 2 + G shapes
- Capo 5 + E shapes
With F# minor shapes
- Capo 2 + Em shapes
- Capo 4 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
- 5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The opening D lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is D, A, E, Bm — IV–I–V–ii from the A side, VI–III–VII–iv from the F#m side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on D → A (IV → I in A, VI → III in F#m): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is Bm; the ear comes to rest in A.
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.
Winona Oak - He Don't Love 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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