Lady Gaga - Monster - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords G, F, Am, C, Dm Easy key G (capo 5)

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Don’t call me Gaga
I’ve never seen one like that before
Don’t look at me like that
You amaze me

 F          G
He ate my heart, he a a ate my heart 
 Am
He ate my heart He a a ate my heart out 
 F          G
He ate my heart, he a a ate my heart
 Am
He ate my heart He a a ate my heart out

    F         G
Look at him, look at me
       Am            G
That boy is bad and honestly
    F        G
He’s a wolf in disguise
            Am                  G
But I can’t stop staring in those evil eyes

F                     G
 I asked my girlfriend if she’d seen you round before
Am                              G
 She mumbled something while we got down on the floor baby
F                  G
 We might’ve fucked not really sure, don’t quite recall
Am
 But something tells me that I’ve seen him, yeah

        F         G
That boy is a monster, M M M Monster
        Am
That boy is a monster M M M Monster
        F         G
That boy is a monster M M M Monster
        Am         C
That boy is a monster Er er er er

 F       G
He ate my heart 
 Am                        C
He ate my heart 
 F       G
He ate my heart 
 Am                        C
He ate my heart 

         F          G
He licked his lips, said to me
          Am          G
Girl you look good enough to eat
     F       G
Put his arms around me
        Am
Said “Boy now get your paws right off me”

F      G          Dm
He ate my heart, he ate my heart Instead

He’s a monster in my bed
F      G          Dm
He ate my heart, he ate my heart Instead

He’s a monster in my bed

    F            G
I wanna just dance, but he took me home instead
Am
 Uh oh! there was a monster in my bed
F              G
 We french kissed on a subway train
       Am
He tore my clothes right off, he ate my heart the he ate my brain

F  G
 Uh oh  
  Am
 uh oh  
 F         G
He ate my heart he a a ate my heart 
 Am
He ate my heart (Wanna talk to her, she’s hot as hell

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Lady Gaga - Monster Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Monster: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

C major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = G (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A minor side because it comes to rest on Am and Am is heard 16 times against 3 for C. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C 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 C or to Am; 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 C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	3×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	2×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	—
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	18×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	22×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	16×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	16×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	3×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	2×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	—
V	E	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B	—
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	18×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	22×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 61 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

F G CIV → VIV → V AmVI → VIIVI → VII ×18
G Am CV → videceptive cadence AmVII → iAeolian arrival ×16

The move to watch is F → G, heard 18 times. From the Am side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the C side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is F; the ear learns where home is within a second. G, F, Am, C carry the song: V–IV–vi–I relative to C, VII–VI–i–III relative to Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on F → G (IV → V in C, VI → VII in Am): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. Ending on Am, the song seals Am 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.