Major view
C major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = B (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = F (the note that leans on the 3rd)
The Kid LAROI - Without You - Chord
Key C major – A minor Chords Am, Fmaj7, C, G, E Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: C | Am
Capo: 0
Am Fmaj7 C G
Am Fmaj7
You cut out a piece of me, and now I bleed internally
C G
Left here without you (no, no, no), without you (ooh, ooh)
Am Fmaj7
And it hurts for me to think about what life could possibly be like
C G
Without you (no, no, no), without you (No, no)
Am Fmaj7
I can't believe that you would up and leave me
C
Fuck all of your reasons
G
I lost my shit, you know I didn't mean it
Am Fmaj7
Now I see it, you run and repeat it
C G
And I can't take it back, so in the past is where we'll leave it, uh
Am
So there you go, oh
Fmaj7
Can't make a wife out of a hoe, oh
C
I'll never find the words to say I'm sorry
E
But I'm scared to be alone
Am Fmaj7
You cut out a piece of me, and now I bleed internally
C G
Left here without you (No, no, no), without you (ooh, ooh)
Am Fmaj7
And it hurts for me to think about what life could possibly be like
C G
Without you (no, no, no), without you (oo, no)
Am Fmaj7
Oh oh, wahoh, oh oh, wah oh
C G
Without you, without you
Am
It's gon' be hard here on my own
Fmaj7
And even harder to let you go, I
C G
really wish that we, could've got this right
Am
So here I go, oh
Fmaj7
Can't make a wife out of a hoe, oh
C
I'll never find the words to say I'm sorry
But I'm scared to be alone (oh)
Am Fmaj7
You cut out a piece of me, and now I bleed internally
C G
Left here without you (no, no, no), without you (ooh, ooh)
Am Fmaj7
And it hurts for me to think about what life could possibly be like
C G
Without you (no, no, no), without you (no, no)
Am Fmaj7
Oh oh, wahoh, oh oh, wah oh
C G
Without you, without you
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Harmony analysis
The Kid LAROI – Without You: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Am and ends on G. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
A minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = G (natural-minor colour)
- #7 = G# (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 A minor side because it opens on Am and the major V chord points straight at Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C 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 C or to Am; 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | C | Tonic — home | C · E · G | 14× |
| ii | Dm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D · F · A | — |
| iii | Em | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | E · G · B | — |
| V/vi | E | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant | E · G# · B | 1× |
| IVmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | F · A · C · E | 14× |
| V | G | Dominant — strongest pull home | G · B · D | 12× |
| vi | Am | Relative minor — the melancholy side | A · C · E | 14× |
| vii° | Bdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | B · D · F | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Tonic — home | A · C · E | 14× |
| ii° | Bdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F | — |
| III | C | Relative major — the bright side | C · E · G | 14× |
| iv | Dm | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F · A | — |
| v | Em | Minor dominant — soft pull | E · G · B | — |
| V | E | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | E · G# · B | 1× |
| VImaj7 | Fmaj7 | Submediant — warm colour | F · A · C · E | 14× |
| VII | G | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | G · B · D | 12× |
Analysis
The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 55 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Am brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from C, the same E is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Am.
Chord movement
- Fmaj7 C CIVmaj7 → Iplagal cadence AmVImaj7 → III ×14
- G Am CV → videceptive cadence AmVII → iAeolian arrival ×11
- E Am CV/vi → vi AmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×1
The move to watch is Fmaj7 → C, heard 14 times. From the Am side it is VImaj7 → III; from the C side it reads IVmaj7 → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
- Over Am, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Fmaj7, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- When E comes, swap the scale's G for G#: 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 C major shapes
- No capo — open C shapes
- Capo 3 + A shapes
- Capo 5 + G shapes
With A minor shapes
- No capo — open Am shapes
- Capo 5 + Em shapes
- Capo 7 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
Starting on Am, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Am, Fmaj7, C, G — vi–IVmaj7–I–V from the C side, i–VImaj7–III–VII from the Am side. E is the interesting twist: in C it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Am it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Fmaj7 → C (IVmaj7 → I in C, VImaj7 → III in Am): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. Ending on G, the song seals C 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.
The Kid LAROI - Without You Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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