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)
Key C major – A minor Chords D, Em, A, Bm, C, Dm, G, Am … Difficulty already in its easiest key
C Am Dm G
Ohohohohohohoh
C Dm G
Ich hab' dich heute geseh'n, und ich dachte, mein Herz bleibt steh'n
C Dm G
Ich hatte Gänsehaut, Konnte einfach nicht weitergeh'n
D Em
Ich hab es immer geahnt, dass es mal passieren muss (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
D Em A
Hab es mir ausgemalt, mit allein sein ist jetzt Schluss
D
Ich sag' nur: Eine Nacht und einen Tag mit dir
Bm
Ja, wie schön wär das? (Wie schön wär das?)
Em
Ich umarm' die Welt
A
Das Leben macht mir Spaß
D
Ich sag' nur: Eine Nacht und einen Tag allein
Bm
Ja, ich schwöre dir (Schwöre dir)
Em
Das halt ich nicht aus
A
Bei dir bin ich zuhaus
D
Ich kann es nicht begreifen, ich kann es nicht versteh'n
Bm
Gestern noch allein und heute ist es schön
Em
Am Ende bin ich König und du die Königin
A
Und auf einmal merk' ich, alles macht jetzt Sinn
D Bm Em A
Ohohohohohohoh
C
Der Himmel gibt sein Okay
Dm G
Oft hat man mir wehgetan (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
C
Wenn ich deine Augen seh'
Dm G
Weiß ich, dass ich dir vertrauen kann
D
Ich weiß, wir passen zusamm'n
Em A
Wie 'ne schöne Melodie (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
D
Herzen im Gleichgewicht
Em A
So wie jetzt war's noch nie
D
Ich sag' nur: Eine Nacht und einen Tag mit dir
Bm
Ja, wie schön wär das? (Wie schön wär das?)
Em
Ich umarm' die Welt
A
Das Leben macht mir Spaß
D
Ich sag' nur: Eine Nacht und einen Tag allein
Bm
Ja, ich schwöre dir (Schwöre dir)
Em
Das halt ich nicht aus
A
Bei dir bin ich zuhaus
E
Ich kann es nicht begreifen, ich kann es nicht versteh'n
C#m
Gestern noch allein und heute ist es schön
F#m
Am Ende bin ich König und du die Königin
B
Und auf einmal merk' ich, alles macht jetzt Sinn
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Harmony analysis
The song opens on C and ends on B. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.
Major view
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
Minor view
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C major side because it opens on C, C is heard 5 times against 1 for Am and the major V chord points straight at Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from A minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
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 | 5× |
| bii | C#m | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C# · E · G# | 1× |
| ii | Dm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D · F · A | 5× |
| V/V | D | Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Gsecondary dominant | D · F# · A | 10× |
| iii | Em | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | E · G · B | 10× |
| V/vi | E | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant | E · G# · B | 1× |
| IV | F | Subdominant — moves away from home | F · A · C | — |
| #iv | F#m | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F# · A · C# | 1× |
| V | G | Dominant — strongest pull home | G · B · D | 5× |
| vi | Am | Relative minor — the melancholy side | A · C · E | 1× |
| V/ii | A | Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Dmsecondary dominant | A · C# · E | 9× |
| vii° | Bdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | B · D · F | — |
| vii | Bm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D · F# | 6× |
| V/iii | B | Secondary dominant V/iii — leads to Emsecondary dominant | B · D# · F# | 1× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Tonic — home | A · C · E | 1× |
| V/iv | A | Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Dmsecondary dominant | A · C# · E | 9× |
| ii° | Bdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F | — |
| ii | Bm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D · F# | 6× |
| V/v | B | Secondary dominant V/v — leads to Emsecondary dominant | B · D# · F# | 1× |
| III | C | Relative major — the bright side | C · E · G | 5× |
| #iii | C#m | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C# · E · G# | 1× |
| iv | Dm | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F · A | 5× |
| IV | D | Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour | D · F# · A | 10× |
| v | Em | Minor dominant — soft pull | E · G · B | 10× |
| V | E | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | E · G# · B | 1× |
| VI | F | Submediant — warm colour | F · A · C | — |
| #vi | F#m | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F# · A · C# | 1× |
| VII | G | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | G · B · D | 5× |
The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 12 different chords appear 55 times in total; 5 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. D, A, B act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.
The move to watch is Dm → G, heard 5 times. From the C side it reads ii → V (ii → V: the classic preparation of the dominant); from the Am side it is iv → VII. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The opening C lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are D, Em, A, Bm; read them as V/V–iii–V/ii–vii in C or IV–v–V/iv–ii in Am. A is the interesting twist: in C it is a chromatic chord (V/ii), while in Am it becomes the dominant (V/iv) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Dm → G (ii → V in C, iv → VII in Am): ii → V — the classic preparation of the dominant. It closes on B, letting the C 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.
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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