Ed Sheeran - 2step (Lil Baby) - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords Em7, Cmaj7, G, D, Ebdim Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Em7  G  D  Em7  Cmaj7  Cmaj7  Ebdim

  Em7
I had a bad week
          G         D
Spent the evening pretending it wasn't that deep
          Em7       Cmaj7
You could see in my eyes that it was taking over
        G          Cmaj7
I guess I was just blind and caught up in the moment
             Ebdim          Em7
You know you take all of my stress right down
        G             D
Help me get it off my chest and out
         Em7            Cmaj7                                     Em7
Into the ether with the rest of this mess that just keeps us depressed
      Cmaj7                         Ebdim
We forget that we're here right now

                    Em7
'Cause we're livin' life at a different pace, stuck in a constant race
         G                   D
Keep the pressure on, you're bound to break, something's got to change
Em7               Cmaj7
We should just be cancelling all our plans and not give a damn
Em7                Cmaj7                            Ebdim
If we're missin' out on what the people think is right
                 Em7
Seein' through a picture behind the screen and forget to be
G              D
Lose the conversation for the message that you'll never read
Em7           Cmaj7
I think maybe you and me
                               
Oh, we should head out to the place where the music plays
         Ebdim
And then

             Em7
We'll go all night
                      G       D
Two-steppin' with the woman I love
                        Em7         Cmaj7                         Em7
All my troubles turnin' up and when I'm on your eyes, electrified
Cmaj7                       Ebdim      Em7
We'll keep turnin' up and go all night
                    G            D
Oh, we had dips and falls in our time
                    Em7                   Cmaj7               Em7
But we know what it feels to be low, then up, alone and loved
    Cmaj7
And all we need is us to go all

Em7   G      D
Night, night
                      Em7     Cmaj7
Two-steppin' with the woman I love
           Em7
Night, yeah
Cmaj7            Ebdim
All we need is us

                          Em7
What do you reckon, is it just me?
                      G                 D
Words are weapons and occasionally they cut deep
                         Em7                  Cmaj7                       Em7
Crisis of confidence, it tends to come when I feel the dark and I open my heart
             Cmaj7             Ebdim     Em7
If you don't see it, you should trust me
                             Em7
I feel like I've got nothin' left right now
            G             D
Except this beauty in her dress right now
           Em7              Cmaj7
She got me feelin' like the best and the rest are just less
Em7                   Cmaj7                           Ebdim
Then she needs, so we press play and step to the beat

                    Em7
'Cause we're livin' life at a different pace, stuck in a constant race
         G                   D
Keep the pressure on, you're bound to break, something's got to change
Em7               Cmaj7
We should just be cancelling all our plans and not give a damn
Em7                Cmaj7                            Ebdim
If we're missin' out on what the people think is right
                 Em7
Seein' through a picture behind the screen and forget to be
G              D
Lose the conversation for the message that you'll never read
Em7           Cmaj7
I think maybe you and me
                               
Oh, we should head out to the place where the music plays
         Ebdim
And then

             Em7
We'll go all night
                      G       D
Two-steppin' with the woman I love
                        Em7         Cmaj7                         Em7
All my troubles turnin' up and when I'm on your eyes, electrified
Cmaj7                       Ebdim      Em7
We'll keep turnin' up and go all night
                    G            D
Oh, we had dips and falls in our time
                    Em7                   Cmaj7               Em7
But we know what it feels to be low, then up, alone and loved
    Cmaj7
And all we need is us to go all

Em7   G      D
Night, night
                      Em7     Cmaj7
Two-steppin' with the woman I love
           Em7
Night, yeah
Cmaj7            Ebdim
All we need is us

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Harmony analysis

Ed Sheeran – 2step (Lil Baby): key and chord analysis

The song opens on Em7 and ends on Ebdim. Its chords belong to both G major and Em, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E minor side because it opens on Em and Em is heard 42 times against 16 for G. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from G 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 G or to Em; 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 G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	16×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	—
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	—
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IVmaj7	Cmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G · B	28×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	15×
vii°/vi	Ebdim	Secondary leading-tone chord vii°/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	Eb · Gb · A	13×
vi7	Em7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B · D	42×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i7	Em7	Tonic — home	E · G · B · D	42×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	16×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	—
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	—
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VImaj7	Cmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G · B	28×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	15×
#vii°	Ebdim	Leading-tone chord (harmonic minor)harmonic minor	Eb · Gb · A	13×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 5 different chords appear 114 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

D Em7 GV → vi7deceptive cadence EmVII → i7Aeolian arrival ×15
Cmaj7 Em7 GIVmaj7 → vi7 EmVImaj7 → i7VI → i ×13
Cmaj7 G GIVmaj7 → Iplagal cadence EmVImaj7 → III ×1

The move to watch is D → Em7, heard 15 times. From the Em side it is VII → i7 (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home); from the G side it reads V → vi7 (deceptive cadence: expected G, lands on Em). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
Over Em7, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cmaj7, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — 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 G major shapes

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Em7, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Em7, Cmaj7, G, D — vi7–IVmaj7–I–V from the G side, i7–VImaj7–III–VII from the Em side. Ebdim adds a moment of surprise: secondary leading-tone chord vii°/vi — leads to Em. Keep an ear on D → Em7 (V → vi7 in G, VII → i7 in Em): Aeolian arrival — rises a whole tone into home. It closes on Ebdim, letting the G 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.