Dua Lipa - Homesick - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Gb, Ebm, B, B6, Bbm7, Db, Db2, Gb/A# … Easy key G

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Ebm  B  Gb  Db
Ebm  B  Gb  Db

Ebm                   B
Here, where the sky's falling
    Gb         Db  Db2
I'm covered in blue
    Ebm             B6
I'm running and I'm crawling
Gb           Db  Db2
Fighting for you
         Ebm               B        Gb          Db  Db2
When the rain stops, then, darling, what will I do
      Ebm       B           Abm    B
And I know I go all in, but why do I

Gb                    Bbm7
You give me a reason, something to believe in
Ebm               B6
I know, I know, I know
Gb                     Bbm7
You give me a meaning, something I can breathe in
Ebm               B6
I know, I know, I know
       Gb
It's a bittersweet feeling
Bbm7
Longing, and I'm leaving
Ebm           B6
I go, I go, I go
      B6                    Gb
But I wish I was there with you
      B6                    Gb
Oh, I wish I was there with you

          Ebm         B
There's a crack in my window
  Gb         Db  Db2
A bird in my room
Ebm        B         Gb         Db  Db2
Angels all over that watch over you
         Ebm        B
When I'm walking on water
       Gb               Db  Db2
All my dreams have come true
       Ebm           B
Still, nothing means nothing
        Abm  B
Without you, you

Gb                    Bbm7
You give me a reason, something to believe in
Ebm               B6
I know, I know, I know
Gb                     Bbm7
You give me a meaning, something I can breathe in
Ebm               B6
I know, I know, I know
       Gb
It's a bittersweet feeling
Bbm7
Longing, and I'm leaving
Ebm           B6
I go, I go, I go
Gb                       Bbm7                     Ebm  B
Tell my heart to lie, but I know deep inside it's true
       B6                    Gb
That I wish I was there with you
       B6                    Gb
That I wish I was there with you
      B6                    Gb
Oh, I wish I was there with you

Gb                    Bbm7
You give me a reason, something to believe in
Ebm               B
I know, I know, I know
Gb                     Bbm7
You give me a meaning, something I can breathe in
Ebm               B
I know, I know, I know
       Gb
It's a bittersweet feeling
Bbm7
Longing, and I'm leaving
Ebm    Gb/C#  B
I go, I go, I go
Gb                       Bbm7                     Ebm  B
Tell my heart to lie, but I know deep inside it's true
       B                     Gb/A#
That I wish I was there with you
       B                     Gb/A#
That I wish I was there with you
      B                     Gb/A#
Oh, I wish I was there with you

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Harmony analysis

Dua Lipa – Homesick: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ebm and ends on Gb/A#. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Gb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

Eb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Db (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Gb major side because it comes to rest on Gb, it opens on Ebm and Gb is heard 28 times against 21 for Ebm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from Eb minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Gb or to Ebm; 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 Gb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Gb	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	24×
I	Gb/A#	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	3×
I	Gb/C#	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	1×
ii	Abm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Ab · Cb · Eb	2×
iii7	Bbm7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F · Ab	11×
V/vi	Bb	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	—
IV	B	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F#	19×
IV6	B6	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F# · G#	12×
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	8×
Vsus2	Db2	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · Eb · Ab	6×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	21×
vii°	Fdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F · Ab · Cb	—

Seen from Eb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Ebm	Tonic — home	Eb · Gb · Bb	21×
ii°	Fdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · Cb	—
III	Gb	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	24×
III	Gb/A#	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	3×
III	Gb/C#	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	1×
iv	Abm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · Cb · Eb	2×
v7	Bbm7	Minor dominant — soft pull	Bb · Db · F · Ab	11×
V	Bb	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Bb · D · F	—
VI	B	Submediant — warm colour	B · D# · F#	19×
VI6	B6	Submediant — warm colour	B · D# · F# · G#	12×
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	8×
VIIsus2	Db2	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · Eb · Ab	6×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 10 different chords appear 107 times in total; 10 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

B Gb GbIV → Iplagal cadence EbmVI → III ×12
B6 Gb GbIV6 → Iplagal cadence EbmVI6 → III ×11
Bbm7 Ebm Gbiii7 → vi Ebmv7 → inatural-minor cadence ×11
Db2 Ebm GbVsus2 → vi EbmVIIsus2 → iAeolian arrival ×6
B Gb/A# GbIV → Iplagal cadence EbmVI → III ×3
Db Ebm GbV → videceptive cadence EbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2

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

Improvisation tips

Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ebm, land on Eb, Gb, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over B, land on B, D#, 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 Gb major shapes

Capo 2 + E shapes
Capo 4 + D shapes
Capo 6 + C shapes

With Eb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Dm shapes
Capo 6 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Ebm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is Gb, Ebm, B, B6 — I–vi–IV–IV6 from the Gb side, III–i–VI–VI6 from the Ebm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on B → Gb (IV → I in Gb, VI → III in Ebm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is Gb/A#; the ear comes to rest in Gb.

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.