Major view
Gb major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Lorde - Team - Chord
Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords D#m, C#, B, F#, A#m Easy key G
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Key: Gb | D#m | Ebm
Capo: 0
Wait 'til you're announced
We've not yet lost all our graces
The hounds will stay in chains
Look upon your greatness
That you’ll send
The call I'll send
F#
Call all the ladies out
F#
They’re in their finery
D#m
A hundreds jewels on throats
C#
A hundred jewels between teeth
F#
Now bring my boys in
F#
Their skin in craters like the moon
D#m C#
The moon we love like a brother, while he glows through the room
F#
Dancin' around the lies we tell
F#
Dancin' around big eyes as well
D#m C#
Even the comatose they don’t dance and tell
B D#m
We live in cities you'll never see on screen
C# A#m D#m
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things
B D#m C#
Living in ruins of the palace within my dreams
D#m B
And you know, we're on each other's team
D#m C#
I'm kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air, so there
F#
So all the cups got broke
F#
Shards beneath our feet
D#m C#
But it wasn't my fault
F# F# D#m
And everyone's competing for a love they won't receive
C#
'Cause what this palace wants is release
B D#m
We live in cities you'll never see on screen
C# A#m D#m
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things
B D#m C#
Living in ruins of the palace within my dreams
B
And you know, we're on each other's team
B D#m C#
I’m kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air
So there
B D#m C#
I’m kinda older than I was when I revelled without a care
So there
B D#m
We live in cities you'll never see on screen
C# A#m D#m
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things
B D#m C#
Living in ruins of the palace within my dreams
B
And you know, we're on each other's team
B D#m C#
And you know, we're on each other's team
B D#m
We're on each other's team
C#
We're on each other's team
B
And you know, and you know, and you know
End of song Play again?
Lorde - Team Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Lorde – Team: key and chord analysis
The song opens on F# and ends on B. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
Eb minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Db (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 Gb major and Eb minor because it opens on Gb and Ebm is heard 20 times against 10 for Gb. 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 Gb or to Ebm; 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 | F# | Tonic — home | F# · A# · C# | 10× |
| ii | Abm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Ab · Cb · Eb | — |
| iii | A#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | A# · C# · E# | 3× |
| V/vi | Bb | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to D#msecondary dominant | Bb · D · F | — |
| IV | B | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D# · F# | 14× |
| V | C# | Dominant — strongest pull home | C# · E# · G# | 16× |
| vi | D#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | D# · F# · A# | 20× |
| vii° | Fdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | F · Ab · Cb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | D#m | Tonic — home | D# · F# · A# | 20× |
| ii° | Fdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F · Ab · Cb | — |
| III | F# | Relative major — the bright side | F# · A# · C# | 10× |
| iv | Abm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Ab · Cb · Eb | — |
| v | A#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | A# · C# · E# | 3× |
| V | Bb | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | Bb · D · F | — |
| VI | B | Submediant — warm colour | B · D# · F# | 14× |
| VII | C# | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | C# · E# · G# | 16× |
Analysis
The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 5 different chords appear 63 times in total; 5 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
- B D#m GbIV → vi EbmVI → iVI → i ×11
- C# F# GbV → Iauthentic cadence EbmVII → III ×4
- A#m D#m Gbiii → vi Ebmv → inatural-minor cadence ×3
- C# D#m GbV → videceptive cadence EbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×1
The move to watch is B → D#m, heard 11 times. From the Gb side it reads IV → vi; from the Ebm side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
- Over D#m, land on D#, F#, A# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over C#, land on C#, E#, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over B, 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 Gb major shapes
- Capo 2 + E shapes
- Capo 4 + D shapes
- Capo 6 + C shapes
With Eb minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Dm shapes
- Capo 6 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 1 semitone up
- 6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is F#; the ear learns where home is within a second. D#m, C#, B, F# carry the song: vi–V–IV–I relative to Gb, i–VII–VI–III relative to Ebm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on B → D#m (IV → vi in Gb, VI → i in Ebm): VI → i — falls a half step into home. The final chord is B; the ear comes to rest in Gb.
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.
Lorde - Team 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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