Major view
Ab major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Db (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Ariana Grande - One Last Time - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords D/F#, C, G, Em, D Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
Em D/F#
I was a liar
G
I gave into the fire
C
I know I should've fought it
D/F#
At least I'm being honest
Em D/F#
Feel like a failure
G
Cause I know that I failed you
C
I should've done you better
D/F#
Cause you don't want a liar
Em D/F#
And I know, and I know, and I know
G C D/F#
She gives you everything but boy I couldn't give it to you
Em D/F#
And I know, and I know, and I know
G
That you got everything
C D/F#
But I got nothing here without you
Em D/F# G
So one last time
C D/F#
I need to be the one who takes you home
Em D/F# G
One more time
C D/F#
I promise after that, I'll let you go
Em D/F# G
Baby I don't care if you got her in your heart
C D/F#
All I really care is you wake up in my arms
Em D/F# G
One last time
C D/F#
I need to be the one who takes you home
Em D/F#
I don't deserve it
G
I know I don't deserve it
C
But stay with me a minute
D/F#
I'll swear I'll make it worth it
Em D/F#
Can't you forgive me
G
At least just temporarily
C
I know that this is my fault
D/F#
I should have been more careful
And I know, and I know, and I know
G C D/F#
She gives you everything but boy I couldn't give it to you
Em D/F#
And I know, and I know, and I know
G
That you got everything
C D/F#
But I got nothing here without you
Em D/F# G
So one last time
C D/F#
I need to be the one who takes you home
Em D/F# G
One more time
C D/F#
I promise after that, I'll let you go
Em D/F# G
Baby I don't care if you got her in your heart
C D/F#
All I really care is you wake up in my arms
Em D/F# G
One last time
C D/F#
I need to be the one who takes you home
C
I know I should've fought it
At least I'm being honest
C
But stay with me a minute
I'll swear I'll make it worth it
Em D G C D/F#
Cause I don't want to be without you
Em D/F# G
So one last time
C D/F#
I need to be the one who takes you home
Em D/F# G
One more time
C D/F#
I promise after that, I'll let you go
Em D/F# G
Baby I don't care if you got her in your heart
C D/F#
All I really care is you wake up in my arms
Em D/F# G
One last time
C D/F#
I need to be the one who takes you home
Em D/F# G
So one last time
C D/F#
I need to be the one who takes your home
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Harmony analysis
Ariana Grande – One Last Time: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Em and ends on D/F#. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)
- #7 = E (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 F minor side because the major V chord points straight at Fm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab 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 Ab or to Fm; 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 | Ab | Tonic — home | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | — |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | — |
| III | C | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G | 24× |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #IV | D/F# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 42× |
| #IV | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 1× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| bvi | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 21× |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | — |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| V/iii | G | Secondary dominant V/iii — leads to Cmsecondary dominant | G · B · D | 22× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | — |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| V/v | G | Secondary dominant V/v — leads to Cmsecondary dominant | G · B · D | 22× |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | — |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | — |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | 24× |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #VI | D/F# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 42× |
| #VI | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 1× |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| #vii | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 21× |
Analysis
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 5 different chords appear 110 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Fm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull. G acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.
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
- Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
- Over D/F#, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over C, land on C, E, G — 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.
- When C comes, swap the scale's Eb for E: 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 Ab major shapes
- Capo 1 + G shapes
- Capo 4 + E shapes
- Capo 6 + D shapes
With F minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Em shapes
- Capo 3 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
The opening Em lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are D/F#, C, G, Em; read them as #IV–III–V/iii–bvi in Ab or #VI–V–V/v–#vii in Fm. C is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (III), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. The final chord is D/F#; the ear comes to rest in Ab.
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.
Ariana Grande - One Last Time Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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