Gwen Stefani - Let Me Reintroduce Myself - Chord

Key Db major – Bb minor Chords Bbm, Ebm, Ab, Db Easy key C (capo 1)

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Capo 0

Bbm  Ebm  Ab  Db      Bbm  Ebm  Ab  Db
                Come on

Bbm                   Ebm
 The simple recipe to get the best of me
    Ab                             Db
Homegrown ingredients, that's what made you mess with me
       Bbm                     Ebm
In the first place, 'cause you know I'm like organic
       Ab
And it tastes great , I already gave you bananas (Woo)
Bbm                          Ebm
 Go ahead and help yourself, me again in your ear
      Ab                          Db
Binge on my music for days 'cause I've been here for years
      Bbm                Ebm
Not a comeback, I'm recycling me
           Ab            Db
It's not a comeback, you feel that new enеrgy

Bbm            Ebm
Na na, na na na
                  Ab                         Db
Got a smile on my face, go ahead and pass it on
Bbm            Ebm
Na na, na na na
                 Ab         Db
It's free with a coupon, coupon

       Bbm        Ebm    Ab         Db
Lеt me re, let me reintroduce myself
             Bbm          Ebm         Ab           Db
'Case you forgot, no, I'm not records on your shelf
               Bbm                 Ebm
I'm still the original-riginal old me, yeah
 Ab                  Db
Original-riginal old me
          Bbm        Ebm    Ab         Db
So let me re, let me reintroduce myself, yeah

Bbm  Ebm  Ab  Db                        Bbm  Ebm  Ab  Db
                Original-riginal-riginal

                   Ebm
Ooh, twenty twenty twenty twenty twenty vision
Ab                         Db
 That's a hundred, but I'm not that good at long division
Bbm                    Ebm
 Get focused, put your glasses on
Ab                 Db
 See in color like new crayons
Bbm     Ebm                        Ab         Db
 I feel good, I feel great, I feel alright, alright, oh

Bbm            Ebm
Na na, na na na
                  Ab                         Db
Got a smile on my face, go ahead and pass it on
Bbm            Ebm
Na na, na na na
                 Ab
It's free with a coupon, coupon

       Bbm        Ebm    Ab         Db
Lеt me re, let me reintroduce myself
             Bbm          Ebm         Ab           Db
'Case you forgot, no, I'm not records on your shelf
               Bbm                 Ebm
I'm still the original-riginal old me, yeah
 Ab                  Db
Original-riginal old me
          Bbm        Ebm    Ab         Db
So let me re, let me reintroduce myself, yeah

Bbm   Ebm                Ab
  I'm still the original me, yeah
    Db
I'm still I'm still
Bbm    Ebm                Ab
   I'm still the original me, yeah
    Db
I'm still I'm still
Bbm                    Ebm
  The simple recipe to get the best of me
    Ab                             Db
Homegrown ingredients, that's what made you mess with me

       Bbm         Ebm    Ab         Db
Lеt me re, let me reintroduce myself
             Bbm          Ebm         Ab           Db
'Case you forgot, no, I'm not records on your shelf
               Bbm                 Ebm
I'm still the original-riginal old me, yeah
 Ab                  Db
Original-riginal old me
          Bbm         Ebm    Ab          Db
So let me re, let me reintroduce myself, yeah

Bbm   Ebm                Ab
  I'm still the original me, yeah
    Db
I'm still I'm still
          Bbm         Ebm    Ab          Db   Bbm
So let me re, let me reintroduce myself, yeah

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Gwen Stefani - Let Me Reintroduce Myself Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Gwen Stefani – Let Me Reintroduce Myself: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Db major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

Bb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

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

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Bb minor side because it both starts and finishes on Bbm and Bbm is heard 32 times against 30 for Db. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Db 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 Db or to Bbm; 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 Db major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Db	Tonic — home	Db · F · Ab	30×
ii	Ebm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Eb · Gb · Bb	32×
iii	Fm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F · Ab · C	—
V/vi	F	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bbmsecondary dominant	F · A · C	—
IV	Gb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · Bb · Db	—
V	Ab	Dominant — strongest pull home	Ab · C · Eb	32×
vi	Bbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Bb · Db · F	32×
vii°	Cdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C · Eb · Gb	—

Seen from Bb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bbm	Tonic — home	Bb · Db · F	32×
ii°	Cdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · Gb	—
III	Db	Relative major — the bright side	Db · F · Ab	30×
iv	Ebm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · Gb · Bb	32×
v	Fm	Minor dominant — soft pull	F · Ab · C	—
V	F	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F · A · C	—
VI	Gb	Submediant — warm colour	Gb · Bb · Db	—
VII	Ab	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Ab · C · Eb	32×

Analysis

The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 4 different chords appear 126 times in total; 4 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

Ebm Ab Dbii → Vii → V Bbmiv → VII ×32
Ab Db DbV → Iauthentic cadence BbmVII → III ×30
Ab Bbm DbV → videceptive cadence BbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2

The move to watch is Ebm → Ab, heard 32 times. From the Bbm side it is iv → VII; from the Db side it reads ii → V (ii → V: the classic preparation of the dominant). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

Capo 1 + C shapes
Capo 4 + A shapes
Capo 6 + G shapes

With Bb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Am shapes
Capo 6 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

The opening Bbm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Bbm, Ebm, Ab, Db carry the song: vi–ii–V–I relative to Db, i–iv–VII–III relative to Bbm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Ebm → Ab (ii → V in Db, iv → VII in Bbm): ii → V — the classic preparation of the dominant. Ending on Bbm, the song seals Bbm 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.

Gwen Stefani - Let Me Reintroduce Myself Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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