Lady Gaga - Dope - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Bb, Ab, Cm, Eb, Fm Easy key G

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Cm        Bb       Ab
  Cork's off, It's on
      Bb             Cm
  The party's just begun.
     Bb      Ab
  I promise this
        Bb              Cm
  This drink is my last one
                Bb          Ab
  I know that I fucked up again
                          Fm
  Because I lost my only friend
                  Bb
  God forgive my sins

Cm       Bb       Ab
  Don't leave me, I
Cm       Bb        Ab            Bb
  Oh I will hate myself until I die

 Eb               Bb               Cm
  My heart would break without you
              Ab              Eb
  Might not awake without you
               Bb               Cm           Ab
  Been hurting low, from living high for so long

 Eb              Bb
  I'm sorry, and I love you
  Cm              Ab
  Sing with me, "Bell Bottom Blue"
 Eb          Bb
  I'll keep on searching for an answer
          Cm                 Ab
  cause I need you more than dope

                        Eb
  I need you more than dope
   Bb                 Ab
  Need you more than dope
   Bb                 Eb
  Need you more than dope
     Bb                 Ab
  I need you more than dope

Cm      Bb       Ab
  Toast one last puff
      Bb             Cm
  And two last regrets
        Bb       Ab
  Three spirits and
   Bb                Cm
  Twelve lonely steps
               Bb          Ab
  Up heaven's stairway to gold
                    Fm
  Mine myself like coal
                 Bb
  A mountain of a soul

Cm     Bb      Ab
  Each day, I cry
Cm       Bb      Ab             Bb
  Oh, I feel so low from living high

      Eb               Bb         Cm
  My heart would break without you
              Ab              Eb
  Might not awake without you
               Bb               Cm           Ab
  Been hurting low, from living high for so long

 Eb              Bb
  I'm sorry, and I love you
  Cm              Ab
  Sing with me, "Bell Bottom Blue"
 Eb          Bb
  I'll keep on searching for an answer
          Cm                 Ab
  cause I need you more than dope

                        Eb
  I need you more than dope
   Bb                 Ab
  Need you more than dope
   Bb                 Eb
  Need you more than dope
     Bb                 Ab
  I need you more than dope

  I need you more
  Need you more
                         Eb
  I need you more than dope

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Lady Gaga - Dope Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Dope: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Ab (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (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 Eb major and C minor because it comes to rest on Eb, it opens on Cm and Cm is heard 18 times against 13 for Eb. 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 Eb or to Cm; 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 Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	13×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	2×
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	—
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	—
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	22×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	32×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	18×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Cm	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G	18×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	13×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	2×
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	—
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	—
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	22×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	32×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 5 different chords appear 87 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

Bb Cm EbV → videceptive cadence CmVII → iAeolian arrival ×14
Ab Eb EbIV → Iplagal cadence CmVI → III ×9
Ab Bb EbIV → VIV → V CmVI → VIIVI → VII ×8
Bb Eb EbV → Iauthentic cadence CmVII → III ×4
Ab Cm EbIV → vi CmVI → iVI → i ×3
Fm Bb Ebii → Vii → V Cmiv → VII ×2

The move to watch is Bb → Cm, heard 14 times. From the Eb side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected Eb, lands on Cm); from the Cm side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

4 semitones up
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Cm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Bb, Ab, Cm, Eb; read them as V–IV–vi–I in Eb or VII–VI–i–III in Cm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Bb → Cm (V → vi in Eb, VII → i in Cm): deceptive cadence — expected Eb, lands on Cm. Ending on Eb, the song seals Eb 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.