Dua Lipa - Levitating Featuring DaBaby - Chord

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

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Bm  F#m  Em

Bm                         F#m
If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy
    Em                   Bm 
And I can take you for a ride
                            F#m  
I had a premonition that we fell into a rhythm
          Em                   Bm 
Where the music don't stop for life
                    F#m  
Glitter in the sky, glitter in my eyes
Em                     Bm 
Shining just the way I like
                                  F#m
If you're feeling like you need a little bit of company
    Em                    Bm 
You met me at the perfect time

Bm           F#m
 You want me, I want you, baby
Em            Bm 
 My sugar-boo, I'm levitating
Bm             F#m  
 The Milky Way, we're renegading
Em                Bm 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

      Bm  F#m         Em        Bm
I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight
           F#m        Em 
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
Bm 
I'm levitating

Bm   F#m        Em        Bm
You, moonlight, you're my starlight
           F#m        Em 
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
Bm 
I'm levitating

  Bm                            F#m  
I believe that you're for me, I feel it in our energy
   Em                   Bm 
I see us written in the stars
Bm                           F#m  
We can go wherever, so let's do it now or never
         Em                     Bm 
Baby, nothing's ever, ever too far
  Bm                  F#m  
Glitter in the sky, glitter in our eyes
  Em                     Bm 
Shining just the way we are
   Bm                            F#m  
I feel like we're forever every time we get together
      Em                         Bm 
But whatever, let's get lost on Mars

Bm           F#m  
 You want me, I want you, baby
Em            Bm 
 My sugar-boo, I'm levitating
Bm             F#m  
 The Milky Way, we're renegading
Em                Bm 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

      Bm  F#m         Em        Bm 
I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight
           F#m        Em 
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
Bm 
I'm levitating

Bm   F#m        Em        Bm 
You, moonlight, you're my starlight
           F#m        Em 
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
Bm 
I'm levitating

Bm          F#m  
You can fly away with me tonight
Em          Bm 
You can fly away with me tonight
             F#m  
Baby, let me take you for a ride
Em                      Bm 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Bm               Bm 
I'm levitating (Woo)
 
Bm              F#m            Em 
You can fly away with me tonight
             Bm                 Bm 
You can fly away with me tonight
             F#m  
Baby, let me take you for a ride
Em                       Bm 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Woo)

Bm                               F#m  
My love is like a rocket, watch it blast off
         Em                           Bm 
And I'm feeling so electric, dance my ass off
      Bm                    F#m  
And even if I wanted to, I can't stop
Em                       Bm 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Bm                                 F#m  
My love is like a rocket, watch it blast off
          Em                          Bm 
And I'm feeling so electric, dance my ass off
    Bm                     F#m  
And even if I wanted to, I can't stop
Em                      Bm 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bm           F#m  
 You want me, I want you, baby
Em            Bm 
 My sugar-boo, I'm levitating
Bm             F#m  
 The Milky Way, we're renegading
Em                Bm 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

      Bm  F#m         Em        Bm 
I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight
           F#m        Em 
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
Bm 
I'm levitating

Bm   F#m        Em        Bm 
You, moonlight, you're my starlight
           F#m        Em 
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
Bm 
I'm levitating

Bm           F#m  
You can fly away with me tonight
Em           Bm 
You can fly away with me tonight
Bm            F#m  
Baby, let me take you for a ride
Em                       Bm 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Woo)

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Harmony analysis

Dua Lipa – Levitating Featuring DaBaby: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bm 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: to us the song feels closer to the B minor side because it both starts and finishes on Bm and Bm is heard 65 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	37×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	37×
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#	65×
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#	65×
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	37×
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	37×
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). 3 different chords appear 139 times in total; 3 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

Em Bm Dii → vi Bmiv → iminor plagal ×37

The move to watch is Em → Bm, heard 37 times. From the Bm side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the D side it reads ii → vi. 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 F#m, land on F#, A, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em, 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 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

Starting on Bm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Bm, F#m, Em carry the song: vi–iii–ii relative to D, i–v–iv relative to Bm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Em → Bm (ii → vi in D, iv → i in Bm): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. It closes on Bm, letting the Bm 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.