Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords Bm7, Em7 Easy key F (capo 2)

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Bm7
Em7

                    Bm7
Just shoot for the stars, if it feels right

Then aim for my heart, if you feel like
            Em7
And take me away

Make it okay

I swear I'll behave
              Bm7
You wanted control, so we waited

I put on a show, now we're naked
              Em7
You say I'm a kid

My ego is big

I don't give a shit

And it goes like this


Bm7
Take me by the tongue and I'll know you

Kiss me till you're drunk and I'll show you
           Em7
All the moves like Jagger

I've got the moves like Jagger

I've got the mooooooves like Jagger
Bm7
I don't need try to control you

Look into my eyes and I'll own you
                 Em7
With them the moves like Jagger

I've got the moves like Jagger

I've got the moooooooves like Jagger


Bm7
Baby, it's hard, when you feel like

You're broken and scarred, nothing feels right
                     Em7
But when you're with me

I make you believe

That I've got the key
              Bm7
So get in the car, you can ride it

Wherever you want, get inside it
                  Em7
And you want to steer

But I'm shifting gears

I'll take it from here

And it goes like this


Bm7
Take me by the tongue and I'll know you

Kiss me till you're drunk and I'll show you
           Em7
All the moves like Jagger

I've got the moves like Jagger

I've got the mooooooves like Jagger
Bm7
I don't need try to control you

Look into my eyes and I'll own you
                 Em7
With them the moves like Jagger

I've got the moves like Jagger

I've got the moooooooves like Jagger


Bm7
You wanna know, how to make me smile?

Take control, own me just for the night
Em7
And if I share my secret

You're gonna have to keep it

Nobody else can see this
Bm7
So watch and learn, I won't show you twice

Head to toe, ooh baby, roll me right
Em7
And if I share my secret

You're gonna have to keep it

Nobody else can see this

And it goes like this


Bm7
Take me by the tongue and I'll know you

Kiss me till you're drunk and I'll show you
           Em7
All the moves like Jagger

I've got the moves like Jagger

I've got the mooooooves like Jagger
Bm7
I don't need try to control you

Look into my eyes and I'll own you
                 Em7
With them the moves like Jagger

I've got the moves like Jagger

I've got the moooooooves like Jagger

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Harmony analysis

Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bm7 and ends on Em7. Its chords belong to both G major and Em, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E minor side because it comes to rest on Em and Em is heard 13 times while G never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from G 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 G or to Em; 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 G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	—
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	—
iii7	Bm7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F# · A	13×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	—
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	—
vi7	Em7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B · D	13×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i7	Em7	Tonic — home	E · G · B · D	13×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	—
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	—
v7	Bm7	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F# · A	13×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	—
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	—

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 2 different chords appear 26 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

Bm7 Em7 Giii7 → vi7 Emv7 → i7natural-minor cadence ×13

The move to watch is Bm7 → Em7, heard 13 times. From the Em side it is v7 → i7 (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the G side it reads iii7 → vi7. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
Over Bm7, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em7, 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 G major shapes

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am 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 Bm7; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Bm7, Em7; read them as iii7–vi7 in G or v7–i7 in Em. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Bm7 → Em7 (iii7 → vi7 in G, v7 → i7 in Em): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. It closes on Em7, letting the Em side have the last word.

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.