Dua Lipa - Begging - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Ab, Fm, Cm, Eb, Bb Easy key G

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Ab  Fm  Cm  Bb

               Ab
All of these highs
                  Fm
And all of these lows
             Cm        Bb
Don't keep me company
                Ab
I've been breathing you in
     Fm
And drinking you down
            Cm         Bb
You're the only remedy

 Ab
Say you're gonna hold my head up
 Fm
Say you're gonna break my fall
 Cm
Say you're gonna stay forever
                      Bb
Baby, this is all I want

       Ab     Cm
'Cause all my bones
                  Eb
Are begging me to beg for you
              Fm
Begging me to beg for your love
Ab     Cm
Oh, my lungs
                  Eb
Are begging me to beg for you
              Fm
Begging me to beg for your love
 Ab
Swear I'm gonna hold your head up
 Cm
Swear I'm gonna break your fall
 Eb
Swear we're gonna last forever
 Fm
Baby, this is all I want
       Ab      Cm
'Cause all my bones
                  D@
Are begging me to beg for you
              Fm
Begging me to beg for your love

 Ab
Losing my mind
 Fm
Dreaming I'll find
 Cm                  Bb
Another kind of love
           Ab
But this blood in my veins
           Fm
And the thought of your taste
    Cm                 Bb
No, I can't give it up
     Ab
So look at my face
          Fm
I'm not running away

       Ab     Cm
'Cause all my bones
                  Eb
Are begging me to beg for you
              Fm
Begging me to beg for your love
Ab     Cm
Oh, my lungs
                  Eb
Are begging me to beg for you
              Fm
Begging me to beg for your love
 Ab
Swear I'm gonna hold your head up
 Cm
Swear I'm gonna break your fall
 Eb
Swear we're gonna last forever
 Fm
Baby, this is all I want
       Ab     Cm
'Cause all my bones
                  Eb
Are begging me to beg for you
              Fm
Begging me to beg for your love

 Ab
Swear I'm gonna hold your head up
 Cm
Swear I'm gonna break your fall
 Eb
Swear we're gonna last forever
 Fm
Baby, this is all I want
 Ab
Swear I'm gonna hold your head up
 Cm
Swear I'm gonna break your fall
 Eb
Swear we're gonna last forever
 Fm
Baby, this is all I want

       Ab     Cm
'Cause all my bones
                  Eb
Are begging me to beg for you
              Fm
Begging me to beg for your love
Ab     Cm
Oh, my lungs
                  Eb
Are begging me to beg for you
              Fm
Begging me to beg for your love

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Dua Lipa - Begging Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Dua Lipa – Begging: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ab and ends on Fm. 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: to us the song feels closer to the C minor side because Cm is heard 18 times against 11 for Eb. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb 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 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	11×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	19×
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	19×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	6×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	18×
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	18×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	11×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	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	—
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	19×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	6×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 5 different chords appear 73 times in total; 5 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

Ab Cm EbIV → vi CmVI → iVI → i ×12
Fm Cm Ebii → vi Cmiv → iminor plagal ×6

The move to watch is Ab → Cm, heard 12 times. From the Cm side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the Eb side it reads IV → vi. 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 Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fm, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — 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

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Ab, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Ab, Fm, Cm, Eb — IV–ii–vi–I from the Eb side, VI–iv–i–III from the Cm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Ab → Cm (IV → vi in Eb, VI → i in Cm): VI → i — falls a half step into home. The final chord is Fm; 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.