Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords D, Bm Easy key C (capo 2)

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D  Bm

D
 This was all you, none of it me

You put your hands
                     Bm
All over my body and told me

You told me you were ready
D
 For the big one, for the big jump

I'd be your last love everlasting
Bm
You and me

That was what you told me
D
 I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all
Bm
  You set me free

D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
       Bm
We've gotta let go

of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
       Bm
We've gotta let go

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

D

D
 I was too strong

You were trembling

You couldn't handle
             Bm
The hot heat rising (rising)

Baby, I'm so rising
D
 I was running, you were walking

You couldn't keep up
                 Bm
You were falling down (down)

There's only one way down
D
 I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all
Bm
  You set me free, oh

D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
      Bm
We've gotta let go

of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
 
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
      Bm
We've gotta let go

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

D
 If you're ready, if you're ready

If you're ready, I am ready
Bm
  If you're ready, if you're ready

We both know we ain't kids no more
D                     Bm
 No, we ain't kids no more

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D
 I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all
Bm
  You set me free

D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
      Bm
We've gotta let go

of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
      Bm
We've gotta let go

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

D
 If you're ready, if you're ready

If you're ready, I am ready
      Bm
We've gotta let go

of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

D
 If you're ready, if you're ready

If you're ready, I am ready
      Bm
We've gotta let go

of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

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Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover): key and chord analysis

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

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (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 D major and B minor because it comes to rest on Bm and it opens on D. 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 D or to Bm; 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 D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	18×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	—
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	—
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	—
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	18×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	18×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	18×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	—
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	—
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	—

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 2 different chords appear 36 times in total; 2 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

There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — 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 D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em 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 first chord is D; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are D, Bm; read them as I–vi in D or III–i in Bm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Ending on Bm, the song seals Bm 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.