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Robbie Williams - Eternity - Chord

Key A major – F# minor Chords A, D, F#m, E, Bm, Bm7, Am, C/D … Easy key G (capo 2)

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A                              F#m
  Close your eyes so you don't feel them
D                           Bm
  They don't need to see youucry
A                        F#m
  I can't promise I will heal you
D                           Db
  But if you want to I will try

Bm
To sing this summer serenade
Bm7                                  F#m          F#m  Abm  A  F#m
The past is done we've been betrayed   it's true
Bm
Someone said the truth will out
Bm7                       E         E
I believe without a doubt   in you

         A                     Dmaj7
You were there for summer dreamminggg
        A              D
And you gave me what I needd
      A                      E
And I hope you find your freeedom
        D     D
For eterni tyyy
            A
For eternni ty

Am  C/D  Em/D  A

A                        F#m
  Yesterday when we were walking
D                          Bm
  You talked about your ma   and dad
A                             F#m
  What they did that made you happy
D                            Dbm
  What they did that made youusadddd

Bm
We sat and watched the sun go down
Bm7                          F#m         F#m  Abm  A  F#m
Picked a star before we lost   the moon
Bm
Youth is wasted on the young
Bm7                                E           E
Before you know it's come and gone   too soon

         A                     Dmaj7
You were there for summer dreamminggg
        A              D
And you gave me what I needd
      A                      E
And I hope you find your freeedom
           D     D
For eterni tyyy
         Am  C/D   Em/D Em7  A
For eternni tyyyyyyyAh
         Am  C/D   Em/D Em7  A
For eternni tyyyyyyyAh

Bm
Sing this summer serenade
Bm7                                  F#m          F#m Abm A  F#m
The past is done we've been betrayed   it's true
Bm
Youth is wasted on the young
Bm7                                E           E
Before you know it's come and gone   too soon

         A                     Dmaj7
You were there for summer dreamminggg
        A               D
And you are a friend in deedd
      A                      E
And I hope you find your freeedom
           D     D
For eterni tyyy
         A                     Dmaj7
You were there for summer dreamminggg
        A               D
And you are a friend in deedd
      A                      E
And I know you find your freeedom
         D     D
Eventual lyyy
         Am C/D    Em/D  Em7  A
For eternni tyyyyyyyAh
         Am C/D    Em/D  Em7  A
For eternni tyyyyyyyAh

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Harmony analysis

Robbie Williams – Eternity: key and chord analysis

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

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)

Minor view

F# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

  • b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
  • b7 = E (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 A major side because it both starts and finishes on A, A is heard 25 times against 13 for F#m and the major V chord points straight at F#m. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from F# minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

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.

Seen from A major
Degree Chord Role Notes In song
I A Tonic — home A · C# · E 25×
i Am Chromatic colour chordoutside the key A · C · E 5×
ii Bm Supertonic — prepares the dominant B · D · F# 8×
ii7 Bm7 Supertonic — prepares the dominant B · D · F# · A 6×
bIII C/D Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord C · E · G 5×
iii Dbm Mediant — a tonic-family shade Db · Fb · Ab 1×
V/vi Db Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to F#msecondary dominant Db · F · Ab 1×
IV D Subdominant — moves away from home D · F# · A 16×
IVmaj7 Dmaj7 Subdominant — moves away from home D · F# · A · C# 4×
V E Dominant — strongest pull home E · G# · B 10×
v Em/D Chromatic colour chordoutside the key E · G · B 5×
v7 Em7 Chromatic colour chordoutside the key E · G · B · D 4×
vi F#m Relative minor — the melancholy side F# · A · C# 13×
vii° G#dim Leading-tone chord — tension G# · B · D —
vii Abm Chromatic colour chordoutside the key Ab · Cb · Eb 3×
Seen from F# minor
Degree Chord Role Notes In song
i F#m Tonic — home F# · A · C# 13×
ii° G#dim Supertonic — prepares the dominant G# · B · D —
ii Abm Chromatic colour chordoutside the key Ab · Cb · Eb 3×
III A Relative major — the bright side A · C# · E 25×
iii Am Chromatic colour chordoutside the key A · C · E 5×
iv Bm Subdominant — moves away from home B · D · F# 8×
iv7 Bm7 Subdominant — moves away from home B · D · F# · A 6×
#IV C/D Chromatic colour chordoutside the key C · E · G 5×
v Dbm Minor dominant — soft pull Db · Fb · Ab 1×
V Db Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor Db · F · Ab 1×
VI D Submediant — warm colour D · F# · A 16×
VImaj7 Dmaj7 Submediant — warm colour D · F# · A · C# 4×
VII E Subtonic — steps back to the tonic E · G# · B 10×
vii Em/D Chromatic colour chordoutside the key E · G · B 5×
vii7 Em7 Chromatic colour chordoutside the key E · G · B · D 4×

Analysis

The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 14 different chords appear 106 times in total; 8 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of F#m brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from A, the same Db is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for F#m. C/D is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

  1. D A AIV → Iplagal cadence F#mVI → III ×6
  2. Dmaj7 A AIVmaj7 → Iplagal cadence F#mVImaj7 → III ×4
  3. E A AV → Iauthentic cadence F#mVII → III ×3
  4. Bm7 F#m Aii7 → vi F#miv7 → iminor plagal ×3
  5. Bm7 E Aii7 → Vii → V F#miv7 → VII ×3

The move to watch is D → A, heard 6 times. From the A side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the F#m side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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 A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
  • Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
  • Over F#m, land on F#, A, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
  • When Db comes, swap the scale's E for E#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.
  • On C/D, follow the chord's notes (C · E · G) 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

    • 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
    • 5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

    The song's harmonic story

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

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