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)
Key B major – G# minor Chords G#m, E, B, C#m, F# Easy key G (capo 4)
G#m
I'm in the mirror
So freaking bitter
E
But I've gotta get through
F#
I'm gonna get through
G#m
Keep it together
Be cool under pressure
E
Cause she wants to break you
F#
She wants to break you
G#m B
Drink till I forget
E F#
She's on to the next
G#m
And when the ghost starts screaming
B
Right when they resonate
E C#m
Hear my heart confesssss
G#m B
It's been so hard to bear
E
So shut up about it
C#m
Shut up about it
G#m B
It's just to hard to hear
E
So shut up about it
C#m
Shut up about it
G#m B
Oooooo ooooo
E
So shut up
C#m
Shut up about it
G#m
Out of the mirror
It's getting clearer
E
Then out of the blue
F#
She crashes the room
G#m
Gotta remember
She is a killer
B
With that freaking perfume
C#m
Girl, it's too soon
G#m B
It's been so hard to bear
E
So shut up about it
C#m
Shut up about it
G#m B
It's just to hard to hear
E
So shut up about it
C#m
Shut up about it
G#m B
Oooooo ooooo
E
So shut up
C#m
Shut up about it
G#m B E C#m
I don’t need I don’t need the truth
G#m B E C#m
I don’t need I don’t need the truth
G#m B
It's been so hard to bear
E
So shut up about it
C#m
Shut up about it
G#m B
It's just to hard to hear
E
So shut up about it
C#m
Shut up about it
G#m B
Oooooo ooooo
E
So shut up
C#m
Shut up about it
End of song Play again?
Harmony analysis
The song opens on G#m and ends on C#m. Its chords belong to both B major and G#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Major view
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
Minor view
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G# minor side because it opens on G#m and G#m is heard 17 times against 14 for B. 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.
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# | 14× |
| ii | C#m | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | C# · E · G# | 13× |
| iii | D#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | D# · F# · A# | — |
| V/vi | D# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to G#msecondary dominant | D# · G · A# | — |
| IV | E | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G# · B | 16× |
| V | F# | Dominant — strongest pull home | F# · A# · C# | 4× |
| vi | G#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | G# · B · D# | 17× |
| vii° | A#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | A# · C# · E | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | G#m | Tonic — home | G# · B · D# | 17× |
| ii° | A#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | A# · C# · E | — |
| III | B | Relative major — the bright side | B · D# · F# | 14× |
| iv | C#m | Subdominant — moves away from home | C# · E · G# | 13× |
| v | D#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | D# · F# · A# | — |
| V | D# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | D# · G · A# | — |
| VI | E | Submediant — warm colour | E · G# · B | 16× |
| VII | F# | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | F# · A# · C# | 4× |
The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 5 different chords appear 64 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.
The move to watch is C#m → G#m, heard 12 times. From the G#m side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the B side it reads ii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
The first chord is G#m; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are G#m, E, B, C#m; read them as vi–IV–I–ii in B or i–VI–III–iv in G#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C#m → G#m (ii → vi in B, iv → i in G#m): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. The final chord is C#m; the ear comes to rest in B.
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.
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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