Celine Dion - Flying On My Own - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords Bm, G, A, F#m Easy key C (capo 2)

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Bm  G  A  F#m

        Bm                            G
There's something shifting in the air
A              F#m
 If I'm not mistaken
    Bm                          G
The dust is clearing everywhere
A          F#m
 Memories awaken

   Bm          G
My feet on the runway
A                 F#m
 It's a beautiful day
  Bm          G
I look to the sky now
A               F#m
 I'm finding my way

                 Bm  G
I'm flying on my oooown
                A         F#m
On the wings of your love
                 Bm  G
I'm flying on my oooown
                A         F#m
On the wings of your love
                 Bm  G                   A         F#m
I'm flying on my oooown (on the wings of your love)
                 Bm  G                   A         F#m
I'm flying on my oooown (on the wings of your love)

    Bm                         G
The warmer winds will carry me
A           F#m
 Anywhere I want them to
   Bm                           G
If you could see what I can see
A                        F#m
 That nothing's blocking my view

  Bm          G
I look to the sky now
A                 F#m
 It's a beautiful day

                 Bm  G
I'm flying on my oooown
                A         F#m
On the wings of your love
                 Bm  G
I'm flying on my oooown
                A         F#m
On the wings of your love
                 Bm  G                   A         F#m
I'm flying on my oooown (on the wings of your love)
                 Bm  G                   A         F#m
I'm flying on my oooown (on the wings of your love)

    Bm
I'm free like an eagle
G
Soar like an eagle
A                    F#m
Sailing the winds of change
Bm                      G
 On the winds of change
A                       F#m
 On the winds of change

   Bm          G
My feet on the runway
A                 F#m
 It's a beautiful day
  Bm          G
I look to the sky now
A               F#m
 I'm finding my way

                 Bm  G                   A         F#m
I'm flying on my oooown (on the wings of your love)
                 Bm  G                   A         F#m
I'm flying on my oooown (on the wings of your love)
                  Bm                         G
I'm flying on my, flying on my, flying on my own
             A         F#m
Flying on my own, baby
                  Bm                         G
I'm flying on my, flying on my, flying on my own
             A         F#m
Flying on my own, baby

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Harmony analysis

Celine Dion – Flying On My Own: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bm and ends on F#m. 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: to us the song feels closer to the B minor side because it opens on Bm and Bm is heard 24 times while D never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from D major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

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	—
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	—
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	24×
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	24×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	24×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	24×
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#	24×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	—
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	—
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	24×
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	24×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	24×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 4 different chords appear 96 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

G A DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×24
F#m Bm Diii → vi Bmv → inatural-minor cadence ×23

The move to watch is G → A, heard 24 times. From the Bm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the D side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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 Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — 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.

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 opening Bm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Bm, G, A, F#m; read them as vi–IV–V–iii in D or i–VI–VII–v in Bm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on G → A (IV → V in D, VI → VII in Bm): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. The final chord is F#m; the ear comes to rest in D.

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.