Major view
Db major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = C (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Gb (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) (feat. Elton John) - Chord
Key Db major – Bb minor Chords Am7, Dm7, F, Em7 Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: Db | A#m | Bbm
Capo: 0
Am7 Dm7 F Em7
Am7
It's a human sign
Dm7 F
When things go wrong
Em7 Am7
When the scent of her lingers
Dm7 F Em7
And temptation's strong
Am7
Cold, cold heart
Dm7 F
Hardened by you
Em7 Am7
Some things looking better, baby
Dm7 F Em7
Just passin' through
Am7 Dm7
And I think it's gonna be
F
A long, long time
Em7
Till touchdown brings me 'round again
Am7 Dm7
To find I'm not the man
F
They think I am at home
Em7
Oh no, no, no, no
Am7 Dm7 F
And this is what I should have said
Em7 Am7
Well, I thought
Dm7 F Em7
It but I kept it hid
Am7
Cold, cold heart
Dm7 F
Hardened by you
Em7 Am7
Some things looking better, baby
Dm7 F Em7
Just passin' through
Am7 Dm7
And I think it's gonna be
F
A long, long time
Em7
Till touchdown brings me 'round again
Am7 Dm7
To find I'm not the man
F
They think I am at home
Em7
Oh no, no, no, no
Am7 Dm7 F
And this is what I should have said
Em7 Am7
Well, I thought
Dm7 F Em7
It but I kept it hid
Am7
Cold, cold heart
Dm7 F
Hardened by you
Em7 Am7
Some things looking better, baby
Dm7 F Em7
Just passin' through
Am7 Dm7
And I think it's gonna be
F
A long, long time
Em7
Till touchdown brings me 'round again
Am7 Dm7
To find I'm not the man
F
They think I am at home
Em7
Oh no, no, no, no
Am7 Dm7 F
And this is what I should have said
Em7 Am7
Well, I thought
Dm7 F Em7
It but I kept it hid
Am7 Dm7 F Em7
Sugar, sugar
Am7 Dm7 F Em7
Sugar, sugar
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Harmony analysis
Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) (feat. Elton John): key and chord analysis
The song opens on Am7 and ends on Em7. Its chords belong to both Db major and Bbm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
Bb minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Gb (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Ab (natural-minor colour)
- #7 = A (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Bb minor side because the major V chord points straight at Bbm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Db 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 Db or to Bbm; 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 | Db | Tonic — home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| bii7 | Dm7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F · A · C | 23× |
| ii | Ebm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Eb · Gb · Bb | — |
| biii7 | Em7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B · D | 23× |
| iii | Fm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | F · Ab · C | — |
| III | F | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F · A · C | 23× |
| IV | Gb | Subdominant — moves away from home | Gb · Bb · Db | — |
| V | Ab | Dominant — strongest pull home | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| bvi7 | Am7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C · E · G | 23× |
| vi | Bbm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | Bb · Db · F | — |
| vii° | Cdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | C · Eb · Gb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bbm | Tonic — home | Bb · Db · F | — |
| ii° | Cdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | C · Eb · Gb | — |
| III | Db | Relative major — the bright side | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #iii7 | Dm7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F · A · C | 23× |
| iv | Ebm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Eb · Gb · Bb | — |
| #iv7 | Em7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B · D | 23× |
| v | Fm | Minor dominant — soft pull | F · Ab · C | — |
| V | F | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | F · A · C | 23× |
| VI | Gb | Submediant — warm colour | Gb · Bb · Db | — |
| VII | Ab | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| #vii7 | Am7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C · E · G | 23× |
Analysis
The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 4 different chords appear 92 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Bbm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull. Am7, Dm7, Em7 step outside the scale as colour chords.
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
- Db major pentatonic and Bb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Db – Eb – F – Ab – Bb): start from Db for a brighter phrase, from Bb for a bluesier one.
- Over Am7, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Dm7, land on D, F, A — 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.
- When F comes, swap the scale's Ab for A: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.
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 Db major shapes
- Capo 1 + C shapes
- Capo 4 + A shapes
- Capo 6 + G shapes
With Bb minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Am shapes
- Capo 6 + Em shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
Starting on Am7, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Am7, Dm7, F, Em7; read them as bvi7–bii7–III–biii7 in Db or #vii7–#iii7–V–#iv7 in Bbm. F is the interesting twist: in Db it is a chromatic chord (III), while in Bbm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Ending on Em7, the song seals Db 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.
Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) (feat. Elton John) 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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