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Tame Impala - New Person Same Old Mistakes - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Cm, Ab, Db, Eb, Ebm, Gb, E, C# … Easy key D (capo 6)

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Db  Ab  Cm  Db  Ab  Cm  Db  Ab  Cm 
Eb  Db  Ab  Cm  Eb  Db  Ab  Cm  Eb  Db  Ab  Cm

Db          Ab       Cm
I can just hear them now 
Db             Ab     Cm
"How could you let us down?" 
    Db              Ab      Cm
But they don't know what I found 
Eb  Db           Ab        Cm
Or see it from this way around 
Db         Ab   Cm
Feeling it overtake 
Db          Ab      Cm
All that I used to hate 
Db           Ab    Cm
One by one, every trait 
Eb  Db           Ab       Cm
I tried but it's way too late 
Db            Ab       Cm
All the signs I don't read 
     Db          Ab    Cm
Two sides of me can't agree
 Db             Ab      Cm
When I breathe in too deep 
Db          Ab      Eb          Bbm  Ab
Going with what I always longed for 

                       Cm
Feel like a brand new person
         Db            Ab    Cm
(But you make the same old mistakes) 
Cm       Db      Ab  Cm
I don't care I'm in love 
Db           Ab        Cm   Eb  Db
(Stop before it's too late, I know) 
Db           Ab         Cm
Feel like a brand new person 
         Db            Ab    Cm
(But you make the same old mistakes) 
    Cm      Db      Ab  Cm
I finally know what is love 

(You don't have what it takes) 
Db           Ab        Cm
(Stop before it's too late) 
Eb  Db               Ab      Cm
(I know there's too much at stake) 
Db           Ab    Cm
(Making the same mistakes) 
       Cm          Db  Ab          Cm
And I still don't know why it's happening 
Db                Ab      Cm
(Stop while it's not too late) 
       Cm   Eb     Db  Ab  Cm
And I still don't know 

Db        Ab     Cm
Finally taking flight 
   Db             Ab         Cm
I know you don't think it's right 
   Db             Ab        Cm
I know that you think it's fake 
Db            Ab     Cm
Maybe fake's what I like 
Db          Ab       Cm
Point is I have the right 
      Db         Ab        Cm
I'm thinking in black and white 
      Db           Ab        Cm   Eb
I'm thinking it's worth the fight 
Db         Ab      Cm
Soon to be out of sight 
Db         Ab       Cm
Knowing it all this time 
Db          Ab      Eb          Bbm  Ab
Going with what I always longed for 

                       Cm
Feel like a brand new person 
         Db            Ab    Cm
(But you make the same old mistakes) 
Cm       Db      Ab  Cm
I don't care I'm in love 
Db           Ab        Cm   Eb  Db
(Stop before it's too late) 
Db           Ab         Cm
Feel like a brand new person 
         Db            Ab    Cm
(But you make the same old mistakes) 
    Cm      Db      Ab  Cm
I finally know what is love 

(You don't have what it takes) 
Db           Ab        Cm  Eb  Db
(Stop before it's too late) 

       Ebm             Gb       E
Man, I know that it's hard to digest 
    Ebm        Gb               E               Abm
But baby this story ain't so different from the rest 
       Ebm            Gb       E
And I know it seems wrong to accept 
       Ebm             Gb              E        Abm
But you've got your demons, and she's got her regrets 
       Ebm             Gb       E
And I know that it's hard to digest 
   Ebm   Gb           E        Abm
A realization is as good as it gets 
       Ebm           Gb       E
And I know it seems hard to accept 
       Ebm             Gb              E        Abm
But you've got your demons, and she's got her regrets 
       Ebm             Gb              E        Abm
But you've got your demons, and she's got her regrets 

G#  Cm
C#  G#  Cm
C#  G#  Cm
C#  G#  Cm
D#  C#  D#
Cm
C#  G#  Cm
C#  G#

                        Cm   Db  Ab
Feel like a brand new person 
   Cm          Db       Ab     Cm   Db  Ab  Cm  Eb  Db  Ab
So how will I know that it's right? 
     Ab     Cm     Db  Ab
In a new direction 
   Cm          Db             Ab  Cm   Db  Ab
So how will I know I've gone too far? 
Cm       Eb     Db             Ab
(Stop thinking that the only option was) 
             Ab         Cm   Db  Ab
Feel like a brand new person 
    Cm     Db       Ab    Cm  Db  Ab
I finally know what it's like 
Cm       Eb     Db             Ab         Cm  Db  Ab
(Stop thinking that the only option was) 
   Cm          Db             Ab  Cm  Db  Ab
So how will I know I've gone too far? 
Cm       Eb     Db             Ab        Cm  Db  Ab
(Stop thinking that the only option was) 
       Cm        Db       Ab     Cm  Db  Ab
And I know it's hard to describe 
Cm       Eb     Db             Ab        Cm  Db  Ab
(Stop thinking that the only option was)
    Cm          Db        Ab    Cm   Db  Ab  Cm
So how will I know that it's right? 

D#  C#  G#  Cm
C#  G#  Cm
C#

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Tame Impala - New Person Same Old Mistakes Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Tame Impala – New Person Same Old Mistakes: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Db and ends on C#. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.

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)

Minor view

F minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

  • b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
  • b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Ab major side because Ab is heard 82 times while Fm never appears. 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 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.

Seen from Ab major
Degree Chord Role Notes In song
I Ab Tonic — home Ab · C · Eb 74×
I G# Tonic — home G# · B# · D# 8×
i Abm Chromatic colour chordoutside the key Ab · Cb · Eb 5×
ii Bbm Supertonic — prepares the dominant Bb · Db · F 2×
iii Cm Mediant — a tonic-family shade C · Eb · G 85×
III C Chromatic colour chordoutside the key C · E · G —
IV Db Subdominant — moves away from home Db · F · Ab 73×
IV C# Subdominant — moves away from home C# · E# · G# 9×
V Eb Dominant — strongest pull home Eb · G · Bb 18×
V D# Dominant — strongest pull home D# · G · A# 3×
v Ebm Chromatic colour chordoutside the key Eb · Gb · Bb 9×
bVI E Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord E · G# · B 9×
vi Fm Relative minor — the melancholy side F · Ab · C —
bVII Gb bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord Gb · Bb · Db 9×
vii° Gdim Leading-tone chord — tension G · Bb · Db —
Seen from F minor
Degree Chord Role Notes In song
i Fm Tonic — home F · Ab · C —
bII Gb Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord Gb · Bb · Db 9×
ii° Gdim Supertonic — prepares the dominant G · Bb · Db —
III Ab Relative major — the bright side Ab · C · Eb 74×
III G# Relative major — the bright side G# · B# · D# 8×
iii Abm Chromatic colour chordoutside the key Ab · Cb · Eb 5×
iv Bbm Subdominant — moves away from home Bb · Db · F 2×
v Cm Minor dominant — soft pull C · Eb · G 85×
V C Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor C · E · G —
VI Db Submediant — warm colour Db · F · Ab 73×
VI C# Submediant — warm colour C# · E# · G# 9×
VII Eb Subtonic — steps back to the tonic Eb · G · Bb 18×
VII D# Subtonic — steps back to the tonic D# · G · A# 3×
vii Ebm Chromatic colour chordoutside the key Eb · Gb · Bb 9×
#VII E Chromatic colour chordoutside the key E · G# · B 9×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 12 different chords appear 304 times in total; 8 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Gb, E are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

  1. Db Ab AbIV → Iplagal cadence FmVI → III ×70
  2. C# G# AbIV → Iplagal cadence FmVI → III ×7
  3. C# D# AbIV → VIV → V FmVI → VIIVI → VII ×1

The move to watch is Db → Ab, heard 70 times. From the Ab side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Fm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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 Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
  • Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
  • Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
  • On Gb, follow the chord's notes (Gb · Bb · Db) 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 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

    • 6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch
    • 1 semitone up

    The song's harmonic story

    Starting on Db, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Cm, Ab, Db, Eb; read them as iii–I–IV–V in Ab or v–III–VI–VII in Fm. Gb briefly darkens the picture: bvii — borrowed (mixolydian / parallel minor). Keep an ear on Db → Ab (IV → I in Ab, VI → III in Fm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is C#; 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.

    Tame Impala - New Person Same Old Mistakes 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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