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)
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me - Chord
Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords G, D, A, Em Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: Gb | D#m | Ebm
Capo: 0
D G D G
D
You're on the phone
A
With your girlfriend, she's upset
She's going off
Em
About something that you said
Cause she doesn't get
G
Your humor like I do
D
I'm in the room
A
It's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music
Em
She doesn't like
And she'll never know
G
Your story like I do
Em
But she wears short skirts
G
I wear T shirts
D
She's cheer captain
A
And I'm on the bleachers
Em
Dreaming about the day
G
When you wake up and find
A
That what you're
Looking for has been
Here the whole time
D
If you could see that
I'm the one who understands you
A
Been here all along
Em
So why can't you see
G
You belong with me
D
You belong with me
Walkin' the streets
A
With you and your worn out jeans
I can't help thinking
Em
This is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench
G
Thinking to myself
Hey isn't this easy
D
And you've got a smile
A
That could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while
Em
Since she brought you down
You say you're fine
I know you better then that
G
Hey whatcha doing
With a girl like that
Em G
She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
D
Shes cheer captain
A
And I'm on the bleachers
Em
Dreaming about the day
G
When you wake up and find
A
That what you're
Looking for has been here
The whole time
D
If you could see that
I'm the one who understands you
A
Been here all along
Em
So why can't you see
G
You belong with me
You belong with me
D
Standing by and waiting
At your back door
A
All this time how
Em
Could you not know, baby
G
You belong with me
You belong with me
D A Em G
Em
Oh I remember you drivin' to my house
G
In the middle of the night
D
I'm the one who makes you laugh
A
When you know you're about to cry
Em
And I know your favorite songs
G
And you tell me about your dreams
D
Think I know where you belong
A
Think I know it's with me
D
Can't you see that
I'm the one who understands you
A
Been here all along
Em
So why can't you see
G
You belong with me
D
Standing by and waiting
At your back door
A
All this time
Em
How could you not know, baby
G
You belong with me
D
You belong with me
A
You belong with me
Em
Have you ever thought just maybe
G
You belong with me
D
You belong with me
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Harmony analysis
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me: key and chord analysis
The song opens on D and ends on D. 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. 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 | Gb | Tonic — home | Gb · Bb · Db | — |
| bII | G | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | G · B · D | 19× |
| ii | Abm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Ab · Cb · Eb | — |
| bIII | A | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | A · C# · E | 17× |
| iii | Bbm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | Bb · Db · F | — |
| III | Bb | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Bb · D · F | — |
| IV | Cb | Subdominant — moves away from home | Cb · Eb · Gb | — |
| V | Db | Dominant — strongest pull home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| bVI | D | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | D · F# · A | 18× |
| vi | Ebm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | Eb · Gb · Bb | — |
| bvii | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 17× |
| vii° | Fdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | F · Ab · Cb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ebm | Tonic — home | Eb · Gb · Bb | — |
| bii | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 17× |
| ii° | Fdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F · Ab · Cb | — |
| III | Gb | Relative major — the bright side | Gb · Bb · Db | — |
| #III | G | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · B · D | 19× |
| iv | Abm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Ab · Cb · Eb | — |
| #IV | A | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C# · E | 17× |
| v | Bbm | Minor dominant — soft pull | Bb · Db · F | — |
| V | Bb | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | Bb · D · F | — |
| VI | Cb | Submediant — warm colour | Cb · Eb · Gb | — |
| VII | Db | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #VII | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 18× |
Analysis
The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 4 different chords appear 71 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. G, D, A 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
- 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 G, land on G, B, D — 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.
- Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On G, follow the chord's notes (G · B · D) 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 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
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
The opening D lays a solid floor for everything that follows. G, D, A, Em carry the song: bII–bVI–bIII–bvii relative to Gb, #III–#VII–#IV–bii relative to Ebm. G briefly darkens the picture: neapolitan bii — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonic. The final chord is D; 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.
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me 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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