Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come - Chord

Key E major – C# minor Chords A, E, B, Dbm, Gb, Ab Easy key G

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A  E  B
 
  Dbm  A  E    B
A new day aah  aah
  Dbm  A  E    B
A new day aah  aah

Dbm    A           E  B
I was waiting for so long 
Dbm    A          E   B
For a miracle to come 
Dbm  A            E       B
Everyone told me to be strong 
A     E      Dbm           B
Hold on, and don't shed a tear
Dbm          A            E    B
Through the darkness and good times 
Dbm    A              E   B  
I knew I'd make it through 
Dbm      A               E     B  
And the world thought I had it all 
 A     E    C#m         H
But I was  waiting for you 
 Dbm   A
Hush, now 
E        B             Dbm 
I see a light in the sky 
A        E        B
Oh, it's almost blinding me 
Dbm        A
I can't believe 
           E            B           Gb
I've been touched by an angel with love 
         A             E          B      Dbm
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears 
        A           E             B
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears 
         A          E           B   Dbm
Let it shatter the walls for a new sun 
   A   E  B   Dbm  A  E  B  Dbm  A  E B  Dbm
A new day has come 
             A                 E   B
When it was dark now there is light 
C#m             A                 E~ B
When there was pain now there is joooy 
Dbm           A          E          B
If there was weakness I found my strength 
A   E      Dbm        B
All in the eyes of a boy 
Dbm   A
Hush, now 
E       B             Dbm 
I see a light in the sky 
A        E        B
Oh, it's almost blinding me 
Dbm        A
I can't believe 
           E            B           Gb
I've been touched by an angel with love
 
         A             E          B      Dbm
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears 
        A           E             B
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears 
         A          E           B  Dbm
Let it shatter the walls for a new sun 
   A   E   Ab  
A new day has  
         A             E          B      Dbm
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears 
        A           E             B
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears 
         A          E          B  Dbm
Let it shatter the walls for a new sun 
   A   E  B
A new day has  
Dbm A  E            B      Dbm         
Oooooh oh oh oh oh  oh oh  ahhhh
   A   E   B
a aahh
 
Dbm   A
Hush, now 
E        B            Dbm   A
I see a light in your eyes 
E          B          Dbm  A
All in the eyes of a boy 
E          B    
I can't believe 
           Dbm          A      E       B
I've been touched by an angel with love
 
Dbm        A
I can't believe 
           E            B           Dbm   A   E      B
I've been touched by an angel with lo o o ove ahahah ah
 
   Dbm A  E    B
Hush, now aah  aah
   Dbm A  E    B
A new day aah  aah

Fade:
   Dbm A  E    B
Hush, now aah  aah
   Dbm A  E    B
A new day aah  aah

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Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Celine Dion – A New Day Has Come: key and chord analysis

The song opens on A and ends on B. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

E major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

C# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = B (natural-minor colour)
#7 = B# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between E major and C# minor because E is heard 45 times against 38 for C#m and the major V chord points straight at C#m. 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 E or to C#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.

Seen from E major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	E	Tonic — home	E · G# · B	45×
ii	F#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C#	—
V/V	Gb	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Bsecondary dominant	Gb · Bb · Db	2×
iii	G#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G# · B · D#	—
V/vi	Ab	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant	Ab · C · Eb	1×
IV	A	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C# · E	45×
V	B	Dominant — strongest pull home	B · D# · F#	44×
vi	Dbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Db · Fb · Ab	38×
vii°	D#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D# · F# · A	—

Seen from C# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Dbm	Tonic — home	Db · Fb · Ab	38×
ii°	D#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D# · F# · A	—
III	E	Relative major — the bright side	E · G# · B	45×
iv	F#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	F# · A · C#	—
IV	Gb	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Gb · Bb · Db	2×
v	G#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	G# · B · D#	—
V	Ab	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Ab · C · Eb	1×
VI	A	Submediant — warm colour	A · C# · E	45×
VII	B	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	B · D# · F#	44×

Analysis

The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 6 different chords appear 175 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of C#m brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from E, the same Ab is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for C#m. Gb acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

A E EIV → Iplagal cadence C#mVI → III ×45
B Dbm EV → videceptive cadence C#mVII → iAeolian arrival ×36

The move to watch is A → E, heard 45 times. From the E side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the C#m side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

No capo — open E shapes
Capo 2 + D shapes
Capo 4 + C shapes

With C# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones up
4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is A; the ear learns where home is within a second. A, E, B, Dbm carry the song: IV–I–V–vi relative to E, VI–III–VII–i relative to C#m. Ab is the interesting twist: in E it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in C#m it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on A → E (IV → I in E, VI → III in C#m): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is B; the ear comes to rest in E.

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.