Ariana Grande - My Everything - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords E, E7, A, Am Difficulty already in its easiest key

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E               E7
 I cried enough tears
   A                     Am
To see my own reflection in them
E            E7
 And then it was clear
  A                    Am
I can't deny, I really miss him
 
   E                     E7
To think that I was wrong
            A                                 Am
I guess you don’t know what you got 'til it's gone
               E              E7
Pain is just a consequence of love
           A                     Am
I'm saying sorry for the sake of us

E             E7                      A
 He wasn't my everything 'til we were nothing
         Am                 E
And it's taking me a lot to say
                  E7                        A
But now that he's gone, my heart is missing something
        Am                    E
So it's time I push my pride away
   
           E7       A        Am          E
'Cause you are, you are, you are my everything
    E7       A        Am          E
You are, you are, you are my everything
 
               E7
I know you’re not far
      A                          Am
But I still can't handle all the distance
E                          E7
 You're travelling with my heart
  A                        Am
I hope this is a temporary feeling
 
       E                    E7
'Cause it’s too much to bear
                  A                    Am
Without you and I know sorry ain't the cure
                E                  E7
If I cross your mind just know I’m yours
               A                     Am
'Cause what we got is worth fighting for
           E
'Cause you are
 
         E7                      A
You were my everything 'til we were nothing
         Am                 E
And it's taking me a lot to say
                    E7                        A
But now that you're gone, my heart is missing something
        Am                    E
So it's time I push my pride away
  
    E7       A        Am          E
You are, you are, you are my everything
    E7       A        Am          E     E7 A Am
You are, you are, you are my everything

E     E7                A   Am  E E7 A Am
  You are, you are, you are
E     E7                A   Am         E
  You are, you are, you are    my everything

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Harmony analysis

Ariana Grande – My Everything: key and chord analysis

The song opens on E and ends on E. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between D major and B minor. 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 D or to Bm; 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 D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	—
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	—
V/V	E	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Asecondary dominant	E · G# · B	21×
V7/V	E7	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Asecondary dominant	E · G# · B · D	20×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
III	F#	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	—
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	20×
v	Am	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A · C · E	20×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	—
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	—
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	—
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	—
IV	E	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	E · G# · B	21×
IV7	E7	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	E · G# · B · D	20×
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	—
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	20×
vii	Am	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A · C · E	20×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 4 different chords appear 81 times in total; 1 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. E, E7 act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

E7 A DV7/V → Vsecondary resolution BmIV7 → VII ×20

The move to watch is E7 → A, heard 20 times. From the D side it reads V7/V → V (secondary resolution: E7 resolves a fourth up to A); from the Bm side it is IV7 → VII. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over E, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over E7, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over A, land on A, C#, E — 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 D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

The opening E lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are E, E7, A, Am; read them as V/V–V7/V–V–v in D or IV–IV7–VII–vii in Bm. E adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to A. Keep an ear on E7 → A (V7/V → V in D, IV7 → VII in Bm): secondary resolution — E7 resolves a fourth up to A. Ending on E, the song seals D 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.