Miley Cyrus - Rose Colored Lenses - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords Dmaj7, Gmaj7, G, D, Bb, Em, D/F#, A Easy key A (capo 5)

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D
Sunrise got us up early
G
  So we put on our shade
 D
Somehow the bed sheets are dirty
G
  Like sticky sweet lemonade

                        Em
Never wanna leave this room
 D/F#           G
Daydream, déjà vu
              A
If I had control over you

                           Dmaj7
We could stay like this forever

Lost in wonderland
                          Gmaj7
With our head above the clouds

Falling stupid like we're kids
                      Dmaj7
Wearing rose colored lenses

Let's just play pretend
                      Gmaj7   
Wearing rose colored lenses
                        Bb
Pretend we'll never end

 D
Naked in conversation
G
  Drown me in your daylight
D
Endless summer vacation
G
  Make it last 'til we die

                        Em
My baby got looks that kill
        D/F#             G
Make a mess of a nice hotel
              A
If I had control over you

                           Dmaj7
We could stay like this forever

Lost in wonderland
                          G
With our head above the clouds

Falling stupid like we're kids
                      D
Wearing rose colored lenses

Let's just play pretend
                      Dmaj7
Wearing rose colored lenses

Pretend we'll never end

        Bb              Dmaj7
Let's stay like this forever
                        Gmaj7
Let's stay like this forever
                        Dmaj7
Let's stay like this forever
                        Gmaj7  Bb  Dmaj7
Let's stay like this forever

                           Dmaj7
We could stay like this forever

Lost in wonderland
                          Gmaj7
With our head above the clouds

Falling stupid like we're kids
                      Dmaj7
Wearing rose colored lenses

Let's just play pretend
                      Gmaj7
Wearing rose colored lenses

Pretend we'll never end

        Bb              Dmaj7
Let's stay like this forever

Let's just keep pretending
                  Gmaj7
Stay like this forever
                        Dmaj7
Let's stay like this forever

Let's just keep pretending
                  Gmaj7
Stay like this forever

                        Dmaj7
Let's stay like this forever
                        Gmaj7
Let's stay like this forever
                        Dmaj7
Let's stay like this forever
                        Gmaj7
Let's stay like this forever
                        Dmaj7
Let's stay like this forever
                        Gmaj7
Let's stay like this forever

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Harmony analysis

Miley Cyrus – Rose Colored Lenses: key and chord analysis

The song opens on D and ends on Gmaj7. 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: to us the song feels closer to the D major side because it opens on D and D is heard 21 times while Bm never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from B minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

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
Imaj7	Dmaj7	Tonic — home	D · F# · A · C#	14×
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	5×
I	D/F#	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	2×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	2×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
III	F#	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F# · A# · C#	—
IVmaj7	Gmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D · F#	11×
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	7×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	2×
bVI	Bb	Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	Bb · D · F	4×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	—
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	—
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
IIImaj7	Dmaj7	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A · C#	14×
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	5×
III	D/F#	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	2×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	2×
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#	—
VImaj7	Gmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D · F#	11×
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	7×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	2×
#VII	Bb	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Bb · D · F	4×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 8 different chords appear 47 times in total; 7 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Bb is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

Gmaj7 Dmaj7 DIVmaj7 → Imaj7plagal cadence BmVImaj7 → IIImaj7 ×7
G D DIV → Iplagal cadence BmVI → III ×3
A Dmaj7 DV → Imaj7authentic cadence BmVII → IIImaj7 ×2
G A DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×2

The move to watch is Gmaj7 → Dmaj7, heard 7 times. From the D side it reads IVmaj7 → Imaj7 (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Bm side it is VImaj7 → IIImaj7. 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 Dmaj7, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gmaj7, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
On Bb, follow the chord's notes (Bb · D · F) 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 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 down · capo 5 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is D; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is Dmaj7, Gmaj7, G, D — Imaj7–IVmaj7–IV–I from the D side, IIImaj7–VImaj7–VI–III from the Bm side. Bb briefly darkens the picture: borrowed from the parallel minor. Keep an ear on Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 (IVmaj7 → Imaj7 in D, VImaj7 → IIImaj7 in Bm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on Gmaj7, letting the D 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.

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