Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul - Chord

Key F major – D minor Chords Dm, Bb, Gm, C, Dm7 Easy key G

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Dm
There's an infestation in my mind's imagination
I hope they choke on smoke 'cause I'm smoking them out the basement
This is not rap, this is not hip hop
Just another attempt to make the voices stop
Rapping to prove nothing
Just writing to say something
'Cause I wasn't the only one who wasn't rushing to say nothing
This doesn't mean I lost my dream
Just right now I have a really crazy mind to clean

Dm
 Gangsters don't cry

 Therefore, therefore I'm

 Mister misty eye

 Therefore I'm

Bb
 Can you save
Gm
 Can you save my
Dm7              C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
Bb
 Can you save
Gm
 Can you save my
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
      Bb
 From me
      Gm
 From me
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
      Bb
 From me
      Gm
 From me
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul

Dm
 No, I didn't understand a thing you said
 If I didn't know better, I'd guess you're all already dead
 Mindless zombies walking around with a limp and a hunch,
 Saying stuff like, "You only live once"
 You got one time to figure it out
 One time to twist and one time to shout
 One time to think, and I say we start now
 Sing it with me, if you know what I'm talking about

Dm
 Gangsters don't cry

 Therefore, therefore I'm

 Mister misty eye

 Therefore I'm

Bb
 Can you save
Gm
 Can you save my
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
Bb
 Can you save
Gm
 Can you save my
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
      Bb
 From me
      Gm
 From me
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
      Bb
 From me
      Gm
 From me
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
 
Bb  Bb  Gm  Dm

Dm
 Death inspires me, like a dog inspires a rabbit

 Death inspires me, like a dog inspires a rabbit

Dm
 Can you save
 
 Can you save my
                 C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
Dm
 Can you save
 
 Can you save my
                 C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
      Bb
 From me
      Gm
 From me
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
      Bb
 From me
      Gm
 From me
Dm               C
 Can you save my heavydirtysoul
 
Bb  Bb  Gm  Dm

Bb
 Can you save
                 Gm
 Can you save my, save my
         Dm
 Save my heavydirtysoul
Bb
 Can you save
                 Gm
 Can you save my, save my
         Dm
 Save my heavydirtysoul

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Twenty One Pilots - Heavydirtysoul Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul: 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.

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)

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 Dm is heard 21 times while F never appears. 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.

Seen from F major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	F	Tonic — home	F · A · C	—
ii	Gm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · D	14×
iii	Am	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	A · C · E	—
V/vi	A	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	—
IV	Bb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · D · F	16×
V	C	Dominant — strongest pull home	C · E · G	12×
vi	Dm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	D · F · A	20×
vi7	Dm7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	D · F · A · C	1×
vii°	Edim	Leading-tone chord — tension	E · G · Bb	—

Seen from D minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Dm	Tonic — home	D · F · A	20×
i7	Dm7	Tonic — home	D · F · A · C	1×
ii°	Edim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · Bb	—
III	F	Relative major — the bright side	F · A · C	—
iv	Gm	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · Bb · D	14×
v	Am	Minor dominant — soft pull	A · C · E	—
V	A	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	A · C# · E	—
VI	Bb	Submediant — warm colour	Bb · D · F	16×
VII	C	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	C · E · G	12×

Analysis

The key pair is F major and its relative D minor (1 flat). 5 different chords appear 63 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

Gm Dm Fii → vi Dmiv → iminor plagal ×13
C Dm FV → videceptive cadence DmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2
Gm Dm7 Fii → vi7 Dmiv → i7minor plagal ×1

The move to watch is Gm → Dm, heard 13 times. From the Dm side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the F side it reads ii → vi. 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 Dm, land on D, F, A — 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.
Over Gm, land on G, Bb, D — 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
5 semitones down · capo 5 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 Dm, Bb, Gm, C; read them as vi–IV–ii–V in F or i–VI–iv–VII in Dm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Gm → Dm (ii → vi in F, iv → i in Dm): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. 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.