Major view
F major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = E (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Bb (the note that leans on the 3rd)
The White Buffalo - Come Join The Murder - Chord
Key F major – D minor Chords C, F, Bb, Dm, Am Easy key G
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Key: F | Dm
Capo: 0
Dm
Bb
There's a blackbird perched outside my window
F
I hear him calling
Am
I hear him sing
Dm Bb
He burns me with his eyes of coal to embers
F
He sees all my sins
C
He reads my soul
Bb F C Bb
One day that bird, he spoke to me
F C Bb C
Like Martin Luther, like Pericleeees
F C
Come join the murder
F C
Come fly with black
F C
We'll give you freedom
Bb C
From the human trap
F C
Come join the murder
F C
Soar on my wings
F C
You'll touch the hand of God
Bb C
He'll make you king
Bb C Dm
He'll make you kiiing
Dm Bb
On a blanket made of woven shadows
F
Flew up to heaven
Am
On a raven's glide
Dm Bb
These angels have turned my wings to wax now
F
I fell like Judas
C
From grace tonight
Bb F C Bb
And on that day he lied to me
F C Bb C
Like Martin Luther, like Pericleeees
F C
Come join the murder
F C
Come fly with black
F C
We'll give you freedom
Bb C
From the human trap
F C
Come join the murder
F C
Soar on my wings
F C
You'll touch the hand of God
Bb C
He'll make you king
Bb C Dm
He'll make you kiiing
C F C F C Bb C Dm
Dm Bb
So now I curse that raven's fire
F
You made me hate
Am
You made me burn
Dm Bb
He laughed aloud as he flew from Eden
F
You always knew
C
You never learn
Bb F C Bb
The crow no longer sings to me
F C Bb C
Like Martin Luther or Pericleeees
F C
Come join the murder
F C
Come fly with black
F C
We'll give you freedom
Bb C
From the human trap
F C
Come join the murder
F C
Soar on my wings
F C
You'll touch the hand of God
Bb C
He'll make you king
Bb C Dm
He'll make you kiiing
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Harmony analysis
The White Buffalo – Come Join The Murder: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Dm and ends on Dm. Its chords belong to both F major and Dm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
D minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Bb (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = C (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the D minor side because it both starts and finishes on Dm and F is heard 32 times against 10 for Dm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from F 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 F or to Dm; 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 | F | Tonic — home | F · A · C | 32× |
| ii | Gm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · D | — |
| iii | Am | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | A · C · E | 3× |
| V/vi | A | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dmsecondary dominant | A · C# · E | — |
| IV | Bb | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · D · F | 25× |
| V | C | Dominant — strongest pull home | C · E · G | 43× |
| vi | Dm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | D · F · A | 10× |
| vii° | Edim | Leading-tone chord — tension | E · G · Bb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Dm | Tonic — home | D · F · A | 10× |
| ii° | Edim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | E · G · Bb | — |
| III | F | Relative major — the bright side | F · A · C | 32× |
| iv | Gm | Subdominant — moves away from home | G · Bb · D | — |
| v | Am | Minor dominant — soft pull | A · C · E | 3× |
| V | A | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | A · C# · E | — |
| VI | Bb | Submediant — warm colour | Bb · D · F | 25× |
| VII | C | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | C · E · G | 43× |
Analysis
The key pair is F major and its relative D minor (1 flat). 5 different chords appear 113 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.
Chord movement
- C F FV → Iauthentic cadence DmVII → III ×20
- Bb C FIV → VIV → V DmVI → VIIVI → VII ×13
- Bb F FIV → Iplagal cadence DmVI → III ×12
- C Dm FV → videceptive cadence DmVII → iAeolian arrival ×4
- Am Dm Fiii → vi Dmv → inatural-minor cadence ×3
The move to watch is C → F, heard 20 times. From the Dm side it is VII → III; from the F side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- F major pentatonic and D minor pentatonic are the same five notes (F – G – A – C – D): start from F for a brighter phrase, from D for a bluesier one.
- Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over F, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Bb, land on Bb, 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 F major shapes
- Capo 1 + E shapes
- Capo 3 + D shapes
- Capo 5 + C shapes
With D minor shapes
- No capo — open Dm shapes
- Capo 5 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 2 semitones up
- 3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is Dm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are C, F, Bb, Dm; read them as V–I–IV–vi in F or VII–III–VI–i in Dm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C → F (V → I in F, VII → III in Dm): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. Ending on Dm, the song seals Dm 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.
The White Buffalo - Come Join The Murder 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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