Lady Gaga - Disease - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords G, B, Bm, D, Em, E, A, C … Easy key C (capo 7)

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Capo 0

B D G E

B D G E

B                            Bm   C
There are no more tears to cry
G                   Em
I heard you beggin' for life
B                    Bm  C
Runnin' out of medicine
G                             Em
You're worse than you've ever been

  B       Em
 Screamin' for me, baby
  Bm      D               C
 Like you're gonna die
  B      Em          Bm             G                  B
 Poison on the inside, I could be your antidote tonight
  B       Em
 Screamin' for me, baby
  Bm      D                C
 Like you're gonna die
  B      Em          Bm             G                  B
 Poison on the inside, I could be your antidote tonight

Bm     D           G                     Em
I could play the doctor, I can cure your disease
Bm     D           G                     Em
If you were a sinner, I could make you believe
Bm                A
Lay you down like one, two, three
G         Em
Eyes roll back in ecstasy
Bm     A          G                      Em
I can smell your sickness, I can cure ya 
Bm
Cure your disease

You're so tortured when you sleep

Plagued with all your memories

You reach out and no one's there

Like a god without a prayer

  B       Em
 Screamin' for me, baby
 Bm      D                C
 Like you're gonna die
       Em          Bm             G                  B
 Poison on the inside, I could be your antidote tonight
 B       Em
 Screamin' for me, baby
 Bm      D                C
 Like you're gonna die
     Em          Bm             G                  B
 Poison on the inside, I could be your antidote tonight

 Bm     D           G                     Em
I could play the doctor, I can cure your disease
 Bm     D           G                     Em
If you were a sinner, I could make you believe
Bm                A
Lay you down like one, two, three
G         Em
Eyes roll back in ecstasy
Bm     A          G                      Em
I can smell your sickness, I can cure ya 
Bm
Cure your disease

 B D G E

B D G E
 Cure your disease

B D G E

I can smell your sickness, I can cure ya

 Bm                  Dm7        G                 E
Bring me your desire, I can cure your disease
Bm                  Dm7        G                  E
If you were a sinner, I could make you believe
B                A
Lay you down like one, two, three
 G              E
Eyes roll back in ecstasy
B                        A             Em             B
I know all your secrets, I can cure ya
Bm
Ah, cure your disease

B D G E
 Cure your disease
B D G E
 Cure ya
B D G E

Bm         A             G                        E
I can smell your sickness, I can cure ya

                                B
I can cure your disease
B D G E
 Cure your disease
B D G E
 Cure your disease
B D G E
 Ooh ooh ooh ooh

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Lady Gaga - Disease Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Disease: key and chord analysis

The song opens on B and ends on E. 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)
#7 = D# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between G major and E minor because G is heard 29 times against 19 for Em and the major V chord points straight at Em. 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 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	29×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	—
V/V	A	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Dsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	7×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	24×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	27×
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	6×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	19×
v7	Dm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D · F · A · C	2×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	19×
V/ii	E	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	15×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	19×
V/iv	E	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	15×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	29×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	—
IV	A	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	A · C# · E	7×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	24×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	27×
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	6×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	19×
vii7	Dm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D · F · A · C	2×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 9 different chords appear 148 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Em brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from G, the same B is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Em. E, A act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

D G GV → Iauthentic cadence EmVII → III ×15
B Em GV/vi → vi EmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×6
C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×2
C Em GIV → vi EmVI → iVI → i ×2

The move to watch is D → G, heard 15 times. From the G side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the Em side it is VII → III. 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 G, land on G, B, D — 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.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When B comes, swap the scale's D for D#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch
2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on B, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. G, B, Bm, D carry the song: I–V/vi–iii–V relative to G, III–V–v–VII relative to Em. B is the interesting twist: in G it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Em it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on D → G (V → I in G, VII → III in Em): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. Ending on E, the song seals G 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.