Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords D, D5, B5, Bm, A, G, B, E Easy key G (capo 7)

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Drop D sisteminde

D A D G B E

D5  B5

D5
  This was all you, none of it me

You put your hands 
                      B5
All over my body and told me

You told me you were ready
D5
  For the big one, for the big jump

I'd be your last love everlasting
 B5
You and me

That was what you told me
D5
  I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all
B5
  You set me free

 D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
       Bm
We've gotta let go 

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
 D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
       Bm
We've gotta let go

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

D5
  I was too strong

You were trembling

You couldn't handle
              B5
The hot heat rising 

Baby, I'm so rising
D5
  I was running, you were walking

You couldn't keep up
                  B5
You were falling down 

There's only one way down
D5
  I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all
B5
  You set me free, oh

 D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
       Bm
We've gotta let go 

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
 D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
       Bm
We've gotta let go

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

D
  If you're ready, if you're ready

If you're ready, I am ready
Bm
  If you're ready, if you're ready

We both know we ain't kids no more
D5                      B5
  No, we ain't kids no more

D5
  I'm giving you up

I've forgiven it all
B5
  You set me free

 D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
       Bm
We've gotta let go 

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
 D
Send my love to your new lover

Treat her better
       Bm
We've gotta let go

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
D
  If you're ready, if you're ready

If you're ready, I am ready
       Bm
We've gotta let go 

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more
D
  If you're ready, if you're ready

If you're ready, I am ready
       Bm
We've gotta let go 

Of all of our ghosts

We both know we ain't kids no more

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Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover): key and chord analysis

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

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (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 D major and B minor because it comes to rest on Bm, it opens on D and D is heard 20 times against 9 for Bm. 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 D or to Bm; 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 D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	11×
I	D5	Tonic — home	D · A	9×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	—
V/V	E	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Asecondary dominant	E · G# · B	1×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	1×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	1×
VI	B5	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · F#	9×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	9×
V/ii	B	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	1×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	B5	Tonic — home	B · F#	9×
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	9×
V/iv	B	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	1×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	11×
III	D5	Relative major — the bright side	D · A	9×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	—
IV	E	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	E · G# · B	1×
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	1×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	1×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 8 different chords appear 42 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. B, E act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

A D DV → Iauthentic cadence BmVII → III ×1

The move to watch is A → D, heard once. From the D side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the Bm side it is VII → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D5, land on D, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over B5, land on B, 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 D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em 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

The first chord is D; the ear learns where home is within a second. D, D5, B5, Bm carry the song: I–I–VI–vi relative to D, III–III–I–i relative to Bm. B adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Em. Keep an ear on A → D (V → I in D, VII → III in Bm): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. It closes on Bm, letting the Bm side have the last word.

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.