BTS - Dynamite - Chord

Key E major – C# minor Chords C#m, F#m, B7, E, D#m, G#m, F#, C#7 … Easy key C (capo 4)

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C#m           F#m        B7            E
'Cause ah-ah, I'm in the stars tonight
            C#m       F#m             B7          E
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight

C#m
Shoes on, get up in the morn'
      F#m
Cup of milk, let's rock and roll
B7
King Kong, kick the drum
        E
Rolling on like a Rolling Stone
C#m
Sing song when I'm walking home
     F#m
Jump up to the top, LeBron
B7
Ding-dong, call me on my phone
    E
Ice tea and a game of ping pong

C#m
This is getting heavy
        F#m
Can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready
B7
Life is sweet as honey
           E
Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money
C#m                 F#m
Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go
B7
I'm diamond, you know I glow up
E
Hey, so let's go

C#m           F#m        B7            E
'Cause ah-ah, I'm in the stars tonight
            C#m       F#m             B7           E
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Hey)
 
C#m                 F#m        B7              E
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
 
        C#m      F#m     B7          E
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah

C#m                             F#m
Bring a friend, join the crowd, whoever wanna come along
B7                            E
Word up, talk the talk, just move like we off the wall
C#m                                   F#m
Day or night, the sky's alight, so we dance to the break of dawn
B7                                           E
Ladies and gentlemen, I got the medicine so you should keep ya eyes on the ball, huh

C#m
This is getting heavy
        F#m
Can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (Woo-hoo)
B7
Life is sweet as honey
           E
Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money
C#m                 F#m
Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go
B7
I'm diamond, you know I glow up
E
  Let's go

C#m           F#m        B7            E
'Cause ah-ah, I'm in the stars tonight
            C#m       F#m             B7          E
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Hey)
 
C#m                 F#m        B7              E
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
 
C#m      F#m     B7          E
Light it up like dynamite, woah

C#m   F#m       B7          E
Dyn n n n na na na, life is dynamite
C#m   F#m       B7          E
Dyn n n n na na na, life is dynamite
C#m                 F#m          B7             E
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
        C#m      F#m     B7           E
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah

C#m             F#m
Dyn n n n na na na, ayy
B7              E
Dyn n n n na na na, ayy
C#m             F#m
Dyn n n n na na na, ayy
B7               E
Light it up like dynamite
C#m             F#m
Dyn n n n na na na, ayy
B7              E
Dyn n n n na na na, ayy
C#m             F#m
Dyn n n n na na na, ayy
B7               E
Light it up like dynamite

C#m           F#m        B7            E
'Cause ah-ah, I'm in the stars tonight
            C#m       F#m             B7           E
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
 
C#m                 F#m        B7              E
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
        C#m      F#m     B7       E
So I'ma light it up like dynamite

D#m          G#m        C#7           F#
(This is ah) I'm in the stars tonight
            D#m       G#m             C#7           F#
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
 
D#m                 G#m        C#7              F#
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
        D#m      G#m     C#          F#
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah (Light it up like dynamite)

D#m    G#m      C#7          F#
Dyn n n n na na na, life is dynamite (Life is dynamite)
D#m    G#m      C#7          F#
Dyn n n n na na na, life is dynamite
D#m                 G#m         C#7              F#
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
        D#m      G#m     C#7          F#
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah

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BTS - Dynamite Tabs

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Harmony analysis

BTS – Dynamite: key and chord analysis

The song opens on C#m and ends on F#. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

E major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

C# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = B (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C# minor side because it opens on C#m. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from E 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 E or to C#m; 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 E major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	E	Tonic — home	E · G# · B	30×
ii	F#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C#	30×
V/V	F#	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Bsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	8×
iii	G#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G# · B · D#	8×
V/vi	G#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to C#msecondary dominant	G# · B# · D#	—
IV	A	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C# · E	—
V7	B7	Dominant — strongest pull home	B · D# · F# · A	30×
vi	C#m	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C# · E · G#	30×
V7/ii	C#7	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to F#msecondary dominant	C# · E# · G# · B	7×
V/ii	C#	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to F#msecondary dominant	C# · E# · G#	1×
vii°	D#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D# · F# · A	—
vii	D#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D# · F# · A#	8×

Seen from C# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	C#m	Tonic — home	C# · E · G#	30×
V7/iv	C#7	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to F#msecondary dominant	C# · E# · G# · B	7×
V/iv	C#	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to F#msecondary dominant	C# · E# · G#	1×
ii°	D#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D# · F# · A	—
ii	D#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D# · F# · A#	8×
III	E	Relative major — the bright side	E · G# · B	30×
iv	F#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	F# · A · C#	30×
IV	F#	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	F# · A# · C#	8×
v	G#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	G# · B · D#	8×
V	G#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G# · B# · D#	—
VI	A	Submediant — warm colour	A · C# · E	—
VII7	B7	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	B · D# · F# · A	30×

Analysis

The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 9 different chords appear 152 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. F#, C#7, C# act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

B7 E EV7 → Iauthentic cadence C#mVII7 → III ×30
F#m B7 Eii → V7ii → V C#miv → VII7 ×30
C#7 F# EV7/ii → V/Vsecondary resolution C#mV7/iv → IV ×7

The move to watch is B7 → E, heard 30 times. From the C#m side it is VII7 → III; from the E side it reads V7 → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

E major pentatonic and C# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (E – F# – G# – B – C#): start from E for a brighter phrase, from C# for a bluesier one.
Over C#m, land on C#, E, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over F#m, land on F#, A, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over B7, land on B, D#, F# — 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 E major shapes

No capo — open E shapes
Capo 2 + D shapes
Capo 4 + C shapes

With C# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on C#m, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is C#m, F#m, B7, E — vi–ii–V7–I from the E side, i–iv–VII7–III from the C#m side. F# adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to B. Keep an ear on B7 → E (V7 → I in E, VII7 → III in C#m): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. Ending on F#, the song seals E 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.

BTS - Dynamite 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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