Sia - Courage To Change - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords G, Bm, D, F#, A Easy key G (capo 7)

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Bm  G  D  F#

Bm
World, I want to leave you better
G
I want my life to matter
D                     F#
I am afraid I have no purpose here
Bm
I watch the news on TV
G
Abandon myself daily
D                      F#
I am afraid to let you see the real me

G              A          Bm
Rain it falls, rain it falls
D
Pouring on me
        G              A          Bm
And the rain it falls, rain it falls
D                   G              A           Bm
Sowing the seeds of love and hope, love and hope
D                G                         A
We don't have to stay here, stuck in the weeds

     Bm
Have I the courage to change
     G
Have I the courage to change
     D                       A
Have I the courage to change today (oh)
     Bm
Have I the courage to change
     G
Have I the courage to change
     D                       F#
Have I the courage to change today (oh)

Bm
You’re not alone in all this
G
You're not alone I promise
D                        F#
Standing together we can do anything
Bm
You're not alone in all this
G
You’re not alone I promise
D                        F#          Bm
Standing together we can do anything

Bm
World, you're not alone in all this
G
You're not alone I promise
D                        F#
Standing together we can do anything
Bm
I want to leave you better
G
I want my life to matter
D                     F#
I am afraid I have no purpose here

G                  A          Bm
The rain it falls, rain it falls
D
Pouring on me
G                      A          Bm
And the rain it falls, rain it falls
D                   G              A          Bm
Sowing the seeds of love and hope, love and hope
D                 G                  A
You don't have to stay, stuck in the weeds

     Bm
Have I the courage to change
     G
Have I the courage to change
     D                       A
Have I the courage to change today (oh)
     Bm
Have I the courage to change
     G
Have I the courage to change
     D                       F#
Have I the courage to change today (oh)

Bm
You're not alone in all this
G
You're not alone I promise
D                        F#
Standing together we can do anything
Bm
You're not alone in all this
G
You're not alone I promise
D                        F#
Standing together we can do anything

Bm  G  D  A

     Bm
Have I the courage to change
     G
Have I the courage to change
     D                       A
Have I the courage to change today (oh)
     Bm
Have I the courage to change
     G
Have I the courage to change
     D                       F#
Have I the courage to change today (oh)

Bm
You’re not alone in all this
G
You’re not alone I promise
D                        F#
Standing together we can do anything
Bm
You're not alone in all this
G
You’re not alone I promise
D                        F#
Standing together we can do anything

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Harmony analysis

Sia – Courage To Change: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bm and ends on F#. 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)
#7 = A# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the B minor side because it opens on Bm, Bm is heard 25 times against 24 for D and the major V chord points straight at Bm. 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	24×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	—
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	14×
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	26×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	12×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	25×
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#	25×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	24×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	—
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	14×
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	26×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	12×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 5 different chords appear 101 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Bm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from D, the same F# is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Bm.

Chord movement

G D DIV → Iplagal cadence BmVI → III ×18
A Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×12
F# Bm DV/vi → vi BmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×11
G A DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×8

The move to watch is G → D, heard 18 times. From the Bm side it is VI → III; from the D side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending). 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 G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When F# comes, swap the scale's A for A#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch
2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Bm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is G, Bm, D, F# — IV–vi–I–V/vi from the D side, VI–i–III–V from the Bm side. F# is the interesting twist: in D it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Bm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on G → D (IV → I in D, VI → III in Bm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on F#, letting the D 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.