Major view
A major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = D (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Bruno Mars - Treasure - Chord
Key A major – F# minor Chords Gm7, Fm7, Abmaj7, Cm, Bb, Bb4, Ab7m Easy key F# (capo 3)
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Key: A | Gbm | F#m
Capo: 0
Baby squirrel, you’s a sexy mother fucker
Bb4
Abmaj7
Give me your, give me your
Gm7 Fm7 Fm7
Give me your attention baby
Gm7
I gotta tell you a little somethin’
Cm Bb
About yourself
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7
You're wonderful, flawless, ooh, you a sexy lady
Fm7 Gm7
But you walk around here
Cm Bb
Like you wanna be someone else
Abmaj7 Gm7
Ooh, whoa
Fm7
I know that you don’t know it,
Fm7 Gm7
But you're fine, so fine
Cm
Fine, so fine
Bb Abmaj7 Gm7
Ooh, whoa
Fm7
Oh girl, I’m gonna show you
Fm7 Bb4
When you're mine, oh mine
Mine, oh mine
Abmaj7 Fm7 Gm7
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7
Treasure, that is what you are
Cm Bb Abmaj7
Honey, you're my golden star
Gm7 Fm7 Gm7
You think you could make my wish come true
Cm Bb Ab7m
If you let me treasure you
Gm7 Fm7 Bb4
If you let me treasure oh oh you
Abmaj7
Pretty girl, pretty girl, pretty girl
Gm7 Fm7 Fm7
You should be smiling
Gm7 Cm Bb
A girl like you should never look so blue
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Fm7
You're everything I see in my dreams
Gm7 Cm Bb
I wouldn’t say that to you if it wasn’t true
Abmaj7 Gm7
Ooh, whoa
Fm7
I know that you don’t know it
Fm7 Gm7
But you're fine, so fine
Cm
Fine, so fine
Bb Abmaj7 Gm7
Ooh, whoa
Fm7
Oh girl, I’m gonna show you
Fm7 Bb4
When you're mine, oh mine
Mine, oh mine
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7
Treasure, that is what you are
Cm Bb Abmaj7
Honey, you're my golden star
Gm7 Fm7 Gm7
You think you could make my wish come true
Cm Bb Ab7m
If you let me treasure you
Gm7 Fm7 Bb4
If you let me treasure oh oh you
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7
You are my treasure, you are my treasure
Gm7 Cm Bb
You are my treasure, yeah, you, you, you, you are
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7
You are my treasure, you are my treasure
Bb4
You are my treasure, yeah, you, you, you, you are
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7
Treasure, that is what you are
Cm Bb Abmaj7
Honey, you're my golden star
Gm7 Fm7 Gm7
You think you could make my wish come true
Cm Bb Ab7m
If you let me treasure you
Gm7 Fm7 Bb4
If you let me treasure oh oh you
Gm7 Cm Bb )
Gm7 Cm Bb Cm )
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Bruno Mars - Treasure Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Bruno Mars – Treasure: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Bb4 and ends on Bb4. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = E (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 A major and F# 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 A or to F#m; 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 | A | Tonic — home | A · C# · E | — |
| bII | Bb | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | Bb · D · F | 13× |
| bII | Bb4 | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | Bb · D · F | 7× |
| ii | Bm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F# | — |
| biii | Cm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · Eb · G | 13× |
| iii | C#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C# · E · G# | — |
| III | C# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C# · E# · G# | — |
| IV | D | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F# · A | — |
| V | E | Dominant — strongest pull home | E · G# · B | — |
| bvi7 | Fm7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F · Ab · C · Eb | 28× |
| vi | F#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F# · A · C# | — |
| bvii7 | Gm7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · Bb · D · F | 33× |
| vii° | G#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G# · B · D | — |
| VIImaj7 | Abmaj7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Ab · C · Eb · G | 17× |
| VII7 | Ab7m | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Ab · C · Eb · Gb | 3× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | F#m | Tonic — home | F# · A · C# | — |
| bii7 | Gm7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · Bb · D · F | 33× |
| ii° | G#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G# · B · D | — |
| IImaj7 | Abmaj7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Ab · C · Eb · G | 17× |
| II7 | Ab7m | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Ab · C · Eb · Gb | 3× |
| III | A | Relative major — the bright side | A · C# · E | — |
| #III | Bb | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Bb · D · F | 13× |
| #III | Bb4 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Bb · D · F | 7× |
| iv | Bm | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D · F# | — |
| #iv | Cm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · Eb · G | 13× |
| v | C#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | C# · E · G# | — |
| V | C# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C# · E# · G# | — |
| VI | D | Submediant — warm colour | D · F# · A | — |
| VII | E | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | E · G# · B | — |
| #vii7 | Fm7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F · Ab · C · Eb | 28× |
Analysis
The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 7 different chords appear 114 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Bb, Bb4 are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
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
- A major pentatonic and F# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (A – B – C# – E – F#): start from A for a brighter phrase, from F# for a bluesier one.
- Over Gm7, land on G, Bb, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Fm7, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Abmaj7, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On Bb, follow the chord's notes (Bb · D · F) 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 A major shapes
- No capo — open A shapes
- Capo 2 + G shapes
- Capo 5 + E shapes
With F# minor shapes
- Capo 2 + Em shapes
- Capo 4 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
- 4 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is Bb4; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is Gm7, Fm7, Abmaj7, Cm — bvii7–bvi7–VIImaj7–biii from the A side, bii7–#vii7–IImaj7–#iv from the F#m side. Bb briefly darkens the picture: neapolitan bii — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonic. It closes on Bb4, letting the A 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.
Bruno Mars - Treasure Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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