Dua Lipa - Hallucinate - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Bb, Gb, Ab, Eb, G Easy key A (capo 6)

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Bb
Pocket full of honey and I'm ready to go
            Bb
No, I ain't got no money, but I'm letting you know
          Gb
That I'ma love you like a fool
            Ab                  Bb
Breathe you in 'til I hallucinate
Bb
Body make you silly, make you do what I want
         Bb
Oh baby, I can make it pretty, I could string you along
         Gb
But I'ma love you like a fool
            Ab                  Bb
Breathe you in 'til I hallucinate
 
               Bb
No, I couldn't live without your touch
            Bb
No, I could never have too much
                 Gb               Ab
I'll breathe you in forever and ever
         Bb
Hallucinate
  
Bb        Gb       Ab                     Eb
Iiiiiiii  hallucinate when you call my name
                 Bb      Gb
Got stars in my eyeeeeeees
               Ab                     Eb
And they don't fade when you come my way
              Bb                       Gb
I'm losing my mi mi mi mind, mi mi mi mind
Ab                       Eb
Mi mi mi mind, mi mi mi mind
Bb        Gb       Ab                     Eb
Iiiiiiii  hallucinate when you call my name
                 Bb
Got stars in my eyes
 
Bb
Put you in my hall of fame, middle of the wall
                Bb
Yeah, you're my one, my favorite, my ride or die, oh
           Gb
Yeah, I'ma love you like a fool
                Ab             Bb
Breathe you in 'til I hallucinate
 
               Bb
No, I couldn't live without your touch
            Bb
No, I could never have too much
                 Gb               Ab
I'll breathe you in forever and ever
       Bb
Hallucinate
 
Bb        Gb       Ab                     Eb
Iiiiiiii  hallucinate when you call my name
                 Bb      Gb
Got stars in my eyeeeeeees
               Ab                     Eb
And they don't fade when you come my way
              Bb                       Gb
I'm losing my mi mi mi mind, mi mi mi mind
Ab                       Eb
Mi mi mi mind, mi mi mi mind
Bb        Gb       Ab                     Eb
Iiiiiiii  hallucinate when you call my name
                 Bb
Got stars in my eyes
 
Gb
Wanna be right where you are
Ab
Let's go dancing in the dark
Eb
Don't wait, you can push to start, lose control
Gb
Kill me slowly with your kiss
Ab
Wrap me round your finger tips
Bb
Damn, I need another hit
 
Bb        Gb       Ab                     Eb
Iiiiiiii  hallucinate when you call my name
                 Bb      Gb
Got stars in my eyeeeeeees
               Ab                     Eb
And they don't fade when you come my way
              Bb                       Gb
I'm losing my mi mi mi mind, mi mi mi mind
G                        Eb
Mi mi mi mind, mi mi mi mind
Bb        Gb       Ab                     Eb
Iiiiiiii  hallucinate when you call my name
                 Bb
Got stars in my eyes

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Harmony analysis

Dua Lipa – Hallucinate: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bb and ends on Bb. 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)
#7 = B (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

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 because Eb is heard 13 times while Cm never appears and the major V chord points straight at Cm. 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	13×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	—
bIII	Gb	Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	Gb · Bb · Db	19×
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	—
III	G	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G · B · D	1×
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	18×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	31×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	—
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	—
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	13×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	—
#IV	Gb	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Gb · Bb · Db	19×
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	1×
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	18×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	31×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 5 different chords appear 82 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Cm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull. Gb is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

Ab Eb EbIV → Iplagal cadence CmVI → III ×12
Ab Bb EbIV → VIV → V CmVI → VIIVI → VII ×6

The move to watch is Ab → Eb, heard 12 times. From the Eb side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Cm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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 Bb, land on Bb, D, F — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When G comes, swap the scale's Bb for B: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.
On Gb, follow the chord's notes (Gb · Bb · Db) 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 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

6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Bb, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Bb, Gb, Ab, Eb carry the song: V–bIII–IV–I relative to Eb, VII–#IV–VI–III relative to Cm. G is the interesting twist: in Eb it is a chromatic chord (III), while in Cm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Ab → Eb (IV → I in Eb, VI → III in Cm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on Bb, letting the Eb 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.