AnnenMayKantereit - Pocahontas - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords C, Am Difficulty already in its easiest key

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C  Am

       C
An der Haltestelle stehen
                                     Am
Und es tut weh, dich schon wieder so wiederzusehen
          C                            Am
Und es tut weh, dass wir gleich wieder gehen
           C
Und es tut weh, dass man sich nur sieht
                     Am
Weil bei mir so viel Zeug von dir rumliegt
                      C    Am
das ich nicht mehr ertrage

    C
Ich halt dich nicht fest
    Am
Und lass dich nicht los
   C
Du gibst mir den Rest
    Am
Die Tasche ist groß

           C
Es tut mir leid, Pocahontas
             Am
Ich hoffe, du weißt das
           C
Es tut mir leid, Pocahontas
             Am
Ich hoffe, du weißt das

C  Am  C  Am

               C
Und eigentlich sind wir viel zu lang zusammen
              Am
Um jetzt damit aufzuhören
           C                                Am
Aber das ist ’n verdammt beschissener Grund
        C
Und mir ist nicht egal, wie gut du mich kennst
                   Am
Und mir ist nicht egal, wie du mich nennst
            C                               Am
Und mir ist nicht egal, wo du gerade pennst

           C
Es tut mir leid, Pocahontas
             Am
Ich hoffe, du weißt das
           C
Es tut mir leid, Pocahontas
             Am
Ich hoffe, du weißt das 
           C
Tut mir so leid, Pocahontas
    Am          C           Am
Pocahontas, Pocahontas, Pocahontas
       C                    Am
Und es tut mir so leid

    C
Ich halt dich nicht fest
    Am
Und lass dich nicht los
    C
Ich halt dich nicht fest

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Harmony analysis

AnnenMayKantereit – Pocahontas: key and chord analysis

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

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)

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = G (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C major side because it both starts and finishes on C and C is heard 22 times against 21 for Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from A minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

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.

Seen from C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	22×
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	—
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	—
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	—
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	21×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	21×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	22×
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	—
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	—
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	—

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 2 different chords appear 43 times in total; 2 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

There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.

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 C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — 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 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 C, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. C, Am carry the song: I–vi relative to C, III–i relative to Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Ending on C, 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.