Sia - Titanium (David Guetta) - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Cm, Bb, Ab, Gm, Csus2, Eb Easy key G

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Eb  Bb  Cm  Cm  Eb  Bb  Cm  Ab

Eb             Bb
You shout it out
    Cm
but I can't hear a word you say
Eb              Bb             Cm
I'm talking loud not saying much
Eb           Bb     Cm
I'm criticized but all your bullets ricochet
Eb              Bb             Cm
You shoot me down, but I get up

Ab             Bb             Gm
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose
      Cm         Ab
Fire away, fire away
      Bb                Gm
Ricochet, you take your aim
      Cm         Ab
Fire away, fire away
               Bb               Gm
you shoot me down but I won't fall
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um
               Bb               Gm
You shoot me down but I won't fall
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um

Ab  Bb  Gm  Cm

Eb        Bb
Cut me down
         Cm
but it's you who'll have further to fall
Eb        Bb           Cm
Ghost town, haunted love
Eb            Bb      Cm
Raise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bones
Eb            Bb              Cm
I'm talking loud not saying much

Ab             Bb             Gm
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose
      Cm         Ab
Fire away, fire away
      Bb                Gm
Ricochet, you take your aim
      Cm         Ab
Fire away, fire away
               Bb               Gm
you shoot me down but I won't fall
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um
               Bb               Gm
You shoot me down but I won't fall
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um

Bb Gm        Cm  Csus2  Ab
      I am tita  ni     um
Bb Gm        Cm  Csus2  Ab
      I am tita  ni     um

Ab         Bb          Gm
Stone-hard, machine gun
              Cm
Firing at the ones who run
Ab        Bb               Cm
Stone hard, as bulletproof glass

Ab              Bb               Gm
You shoot me down but I won't fall
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um
                Bb               Gm
You shoot me down but I won't fall
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um
               Bb               Gm
You shoot me down but I won't fall
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um
               Bb               Gm
You shoot me down but I won't fall
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um

Ab  Bb  Gm  Cm
Ab  Bb  Gm
       Cm  Csus2  Ab
I am tita  ni     um

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Harmony analysis

Sia – Titanium (David Guetta): key and chord analysis

The song opens on Eb and ends on Ab. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Ab (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Eb major and C minor because it opens on Eb and Cm is heard 30 times against 10 for Eb. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Eb or to Cm; 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 Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	10×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	—
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	18×
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	—
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	24×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	29×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	30×
VIsus2	Csus2	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · D · G	11×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Cm	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G	30×
Isus2	Csus2	Tonic — home	C · D · G	11×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	10×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	—
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	18×
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	—
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	24×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	29×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 6 different chords appear 122 times in total; 6 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

Ab Bb EbIV → VIV → V CmVI → VIIVI → VII ×19
Gm Cm Ebiii → vi Cmv → inatural-minor cadence ×18
Bb Cm EbV → videceptive cadence CmVII → iAeolian arrival ×11
Ab Eb EbIV → Iplagal cadence CmVI → III ×1

The move to watch is Ab → Bb, heard 19 times. From the Eb side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home); from the Cm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — 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 Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — 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 Eb major shapes

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

4 semitones up
3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Eb, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Cm, Bb, Ab, Gm carry the song: vi–V–IV–iii relative to Eb, i–VII–VI–v relative to Cm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Ab → Bb (IV → V in Eb, VI → VII in Cm): IV → V — the lift that builds tension before home. The final chord is Ab; the ear comes to rest in Eb.

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.