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)
David Guetta - I Don't Wanna Wait OneRepublic - Chord
Key E major – C# minor Chords A, Bm, D, G, Em Easy key A (capo 7)
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Key: E | Dbm | C#m
Capo: 0
A G
Let's make tonight the weekend
D
I don't wanna wait
A
I don't wanna wait
Bm
I don't wanna wait
G D
Got no reason not to celebrate
A Bm
Baby, I just don't wanna wait
Bm
Swimming in the deep blue
A
Got me thinking 'bout you
D G
I'm just trying to dive right in
Bm
Wanna spend tonight like
A
The last night of our lives
D G
Chasing all the love we can
Bm A
And I know, I'm in a sea of lights
D Em
And all that I can see is you
Bm A
And now I'm dyin' to feel alive
D Em
So baby, let's try something new
Em G
Let's make tonight the weekend
D
I don't wanna wait
A
I don't wanna wait
Bm
I don't wanna wait
G D
Got no reason not to celebrate
A Bm
Baby, I just don't wanna wait
G
Tonight's the weekend
D
I don't wanna wait
A
I don't wanna wait
Bm
I don't wanna wait
G D
Got no reason not to celebrate
A Bm
Baby, I just don't wanna wait
Bm
I've been chasing so long
A
Every right that feels wrong
D G
Rather be with you instеad
Bm
There's something about it right hеre
A
Got me seeing so clear
D G
Rainbow-coloured skies ahead
Bm A
And I know, I'm in a sea of lights
D Em
And all that I can see is you
Bm A
And now I'm dyin' to feel alive
D Em
So baby, let's try something new
Em G
Let's make tonight the weekend
D
I don't wanna wait
A
I don't wanna wait
Bm
I don't wanna wait
G D
Got no reason not to celebrate
A Bm
Baby, I just don't wanna wait
G
Tonight's the weekend
D
I don't wanna wait
A
I don't wanna wait
Bm
I don't wanna wait
G D
Got no reason not to celebrate
A Bm
Baby, I just don't wanna wait
Bm G
Let's make tonight the weekend
D
I don't wanna wait
A
I don't wanna wait
Bm
I don't wanna wait
G D
Got no reason not to celebrate
A Bm
Baby, I just don't wanna wait
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Harmony analysis
David Guetta – I Don't Wanna Wait OneRepublic: key and chord analysis
The song opens on A and ends on Bm. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
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: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between E major and C# minor. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | E | Tonic — home | E · G# · B | — |
| i | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 6× |
| ii | F#m | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F# · A · C# | — |
| bIII | G | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | G · B · D | 16× |
| iii | G#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | G# · B · D# | — |
| III | G# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G# · B# · D# | — |
| IV | A | Subdominant — moves away from home | A · C# · E | 21× |
| V | B | Dominant — strongest pull home | B · D# · F# | — |
| v | Bm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D · F# | 21× |
| vi | C#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | C# · E · G# | — |
| bVII | D | bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord | D · F# · A | 20× |
| vii° | D#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | D# · F# · A | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | C#m | Tonic — home | C# · E · G# | — |
| bII | D | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | D · F# · A | 20× |
| ii° | D#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D# · F# · A | — |
| III | E | Relative major — the bright side | E · G# · B | — |
| iii | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 6× |
| iv | F#m | Subdominant — moves away from home | F# · A · C# | — |
| #IV | G | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · B · D | 16× |
| v | G#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | G# · B · D# | — |
| V | G# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | G# · B# · D# | — |
| VI | A | Submediant — warm colour | A · C# · E | 21× |
| VII | B | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | B · D# · F# | — |
| vii | Bm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D · F# | 21× |
Analysis
The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 5 different chords appear 84 times in total; 1 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. D, G are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
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
- 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 A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On D, follow the chord's notes (D · F# · A) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.
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
- 5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch
- 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The opening A lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is A, Bm, D, G — IV–v–bVII–bIII from the E side, VI–vii–bII–#IV from the C#m side. D briefly darkens the picture: bvii — borrowed (mixolydian / parallel minor). The final chord is Bm; the ear comes to rest in E.
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.
David Guetta - I Don't Wanna Wait OneRepublic 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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