Sabrina Carpenter - Tornado Warnings - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords C, Cmaj7, Fmaj7 Easy key C (capo 3)

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C  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  

        C
We were never in the park
             Cmaj7  
Talkin' on a see saw teetering
         Fmaj7  
With our feelings in the dark

Ignoring tornado warnings
          C
He didn't hold me in his arms
          Cmaj7                             Fmaj7  
We didn't stumble over the pages of our relationship arc

Ignoring tornado warnings

      C                         Cmaj7  
Don't understand how quickly we get
                  Fmaj7  
Right back in our rhythm without missing a step
                  C                              Cmaj7  
And logically the last thing I should have on my mind
                         Fmaj7  
But I want you there sometimes

                             C Cmaj7            Fmaj7  
I guess maybe that's why I'm lying to my therapist
                          C        Cmaj7                  Fmaj7  
I keep saying things like "I never saw him and we never kissed"

Now I think somehow in my mind
   C
If I could convince him if he doesn't see it
     Cmaj7  
Then maybe it doesn't exist
  Fmaj7  
I think he's onto me

Everytime I say I'm over that son of a bitch
    C Cmaj7            Fmaj7  
I'm lying to my therapist

             C
I deserve an hour in a week
   Cmaj7  
To focus on my thoughts
         Fmaj7  
Not so obsessed with yours

I can't hear myself speak
          C
I deserve my own consideration
Cmaj7  
Sometimes I wish I kept
           Fmaj7  
Some of my feelings in the basement

So I still have some left

      C                         Cmaj7  
Don't understand how quickly we get
                  Fmaj7  
Right back in our rhythm without missing a step
                  C                              Cmaj7  
And logically the last thing I should have on my mind
                         Fmaj7  
But I want you there sometimes

                             C Cmaj7            Fmaj7  
I guess maybe that's why I'm lying to my therapist
                          C        Cmaj7                  Fmaj7  
I keep saying things like "I never saw him and we never kissed"

Now I think somehow in my mind
   C
If I could convince him if he doesn't see it
     Cmaj7  
Then maybe it doesn't exist
  Fmaj7  
I think he's onto me

Everytime I say I'm over that son of a bitch
    C Cmaj7            Fmaj7  
I'm lying to my therapist

C            Cmaj7                Fmaj7  
 I drive you home, you drive me crazy

But that's not gonna stop me
C           Cmaj7               Fmaj7  
 I call you out, you call me "baby"

But that's not gonna stop me

     C Cmaj7            Fmaj7  
From lying to my therapist
                          C        Cmaj7                  Fmaj7  
I keep saying things like "I never saw him and we never kissed"

Now I think somehow in my mind
   C
If I could convince him if he doesn't see it
     Cmaj7  
Then maybe it doesn't exist
  Fmaj7  
I think he's onto me

Everytime I say I'm over that son of a bitch
    C Cmaj7            Fmaj7  
I'm lying to my therapist

C  Cmaj7  Fmaj7

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Harmony analysis

Sabrina Carpenter – Tornado Warnings: key and chord analysis

The song opens on C and ends on Fmaj7. 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. 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	—
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	—
IImaj7	Fmaj7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · A · C · E	24×
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	—
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	—
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	—
V/ii	C	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	24×
V/ii	Cmaj7	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G · B	24×
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	—
V/iv	C	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	24×
V/iv	Cmaj7	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G · B	24×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	—
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	—
IVmaj7	Fmaj7	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	F · A · C · E	24×
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	—
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	—

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 3 different chords appear 72 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. C, Cmaj7 act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

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

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 C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cmaj7, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fmaj7, land on F, A, C — 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

3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening C lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is C, Cmaj7, Fmaj7 — V/ii–V/ii–IImaj7 from the Eb side, V/iv–V/iv–IVmaj7 from the Cm side. C adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Fm. The final chord is Fmaj7; the ear comes to rest in Eb.

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.

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