Miley Cyrus - Prisoner (Dua Lipa) - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Ebm, Bmaj7, Db6, Abm7, Gbmaj7, Db Easy key G

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Ebm
Prisoner, prisoner, locked up
              Gbmaj7
Can't get you off my mind, off my mind
                     Bmaj7
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh-woah
Abm7
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go

Ebm              Db6
 Strung out on a feeling, my hands are tied
Ebm              Db6
 Your face on my ceiling, I fantasize
Bmaj7          Abm7                Ebm      Db6
Oh, I can't control it, I can't control it (I can't control it)
Ebm         Db6
 I try to replace it with city lights
Ebm          Db6
 I'll never escape it, I need the high
Bmaj7          Abm7                Ebm                  Db6
Oh, I can't control it, I can't control it (Control it, oh)

                   Bmaj7     Db
You keep making it harder to stay
      Ebm             Db
But I still can't run away
             Bmaj7
I gotta know why can't you, why can't you just let me go

Ebm
Prisoner, prisoner, locked up
              Gbmaj7
Can't get you off my mind, off my mind
                     Bmaj7
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh-woah
Abm7
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go
Ebm
Prisoner, prisoner, locked up
              Gbmaj7
Can't get you off my mind, off my mind
                     Bmaj7
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh-woah
Abm7
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go

Ebm                    Db6
 I tasted Heaven now I can't live without it
Ebm                           Db6
 I can't forget you when your love is the loudest
Bmaj7          Abm7                Ebm               Db6
Oh, I can't control it, I can't control it (Can't control it)

                   Bmaj7     Db
You keep making it harder to stay (Oh I)
      Ebm             Db
But I still can't run away
             Bmaj7
I gotta know why can't you, why can't you just let me go

Ebm
Prisoner, prisoner, locked up
              Gbmaj7
Can't get you off my mind, off my mind
                     Bmaj7
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh-woah
Abm7
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go?
Ebm
Prisoner, prisoner, locked up
              Gbmaj7
Can't get you off my mind, off my mind
                     Bmaj7
Lord knows I tried a million times, million times, oh-woah
Abm7
Why can't you, why can't you just let me go

Ebm            Gbmaj7
 Can't get you off my mind
                          Bmaj7
Why can't you just let me go? Million times
             Abm7
I wanna know why can't you, why can't you-
             Famj7
I wanna know why can't you, why can't you-
             Db6
I gotta know why can't you, why can't you just let me go

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Harmony analysis

Miley Cyrus – Prisoner (Dua Lipa): key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ebm and ends on Db6. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Gb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

Eb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Db (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Eb minor side because it opens on Ebm and Ebm is heard 17 times against 6 for Gb. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Gb 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 Gb or to Ebm; 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 Gb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
Imaj7	Gbmaj7	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db · F	6×
ii7	Abm7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Ab · Cb · Eb · Gb	9×
iii	Bbm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F	—
V/vi	Bb	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	—
IVmaj7	Bmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F# · A#	13×
V6	Db6	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab · Bb	10×
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	4×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	17×
vii°	Fdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F · Ab · Cb	—

Seen from Eb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Ebm	Tonic — home	Eb · Gb · Bb	17×
ii°	Fdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · Cb	—
IIImaj7	Gbmaj7	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db · F	6×
iv7	Abm7	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · Cb · Eb · Gb	9×
v	Bbm	Minor dominant — soft pull	Bb · Db · F	—
V	Bb	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Bb · D · F	—
VImaj7	Bmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	B · D# · F# · A#	13×
VII6	Db6	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab · Bb	10×
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	4×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 6 different chords appear 59 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

Abm7 Ebm Gbii7 → vi Ebmiv7 → iminor plagal ×8
Db6 Ebm GbV6 → videceptive cadence EbmVII6 → iAeolian arrival ×4
Db Ebm GbV → videceptive cadence EbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2
Bmaj7 Db GbIVmaj7 → VIV → V EbmVImaj7 → VIIVI → VII ×2
Bmaj7 Ebm GbIVmaj7 → vi EbmVImaj7 → iVI → i ×2
Abm7 Db6 Gbii7 → V6ii → V Ebmiv7 → VII6 ×1

The move to watch is Abm7 → Ebm, heard 8 times. From the Ebm side it is iv7 → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the Gb side it reads ii7 → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
Over Ebm, land on Eb, Gb, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bmaj7, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Db6, land on Db, F, Ab — 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 Gb major shapes

Capo 2 + E shapes
Capo 4 + D shapes
Capo 6 + C shapes

With Eb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Dm shapes
Capo 6 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

1 semitone up
6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Ebm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Ebm, Bmaj7, Db6, Abm7; read them as vi–IVmaj7–V6–ii7 in Gb or i–VImaj7–VII6–iv7 in Ebm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Abm7 → Ebm (ii7 → vi in Gb, iv7 → i in Ebm): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. Ending on Db6, the song seals Gb 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.