Major view
F major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = E (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Bb (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - Chord
Key F major – D minor Chords Ebmaj7, F, Gm, Fm, Eb Easy key D (capo 3)
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Key: F | Dm
Capo: 0
Ebmaj7 F
You think I'm pretty, without any make up on
Ebmaj7 F
You think I'm funny, when I tell the puch line wrong
Ebmaj7 F
I know you get me, so I'll let my walls come
Ebmaj7 F
Down, down
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Before you met me I was alright but
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Things were kinda heavy, you brought me to life, now
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Every February, you'll be my
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Valentine, valentine
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Let's go all, the way tonight
Ebmaj7 Gm F
No regrets, just love
Ebmaj7 Gm F
We can dance, until we die
Ebmaj7 Gm F
You and I, we'll be young forever
Ebmaj7 Gm F
You make me feel like I'm living a
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Teenage Dream , the way you turn me on
Ebmaj7 Gm F
I can't sleep Let's runaway
Ebmaj7 Gm F
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
Ebmaj7 Gm F
My heart stops, when you look at me
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Just one touch, now baby I believe
Ebmaj7 Gm F
This is real, so take a chance
Ebmaj7 Gm F
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
Ebmaj7 Gm F
We drove to Cali, and got drunk on the beach
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Got a motel and, built a floor out of sheets
Ebmaj7 Gm F
I finally found you, my missing puzzle
Ebmaj7 Fm Eb
Piece, I'm complete
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Let's go all, the way tonight
Ebmaj7 Gm F
No regrets, just love
Ebmaj7 Gm F
We can dance, until we die
Ebmaj7 Gm F
You and I, we'll be young forever
Ebmaj7 Gm F
You make me feel like I'm living a
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Teenage Dream , the way you turn me on
Ebmaj7 Gm F
I can't sleep Let's runaway
Ebmaj7 Gm F
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
Ebmaj7 Gm F
My heart stops, when you look at me
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Just one touch, now baby I believe
Ebmaj7 Gm F
This is real, so take a chance
Ebmaj7 Gm F
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
Ebmaj7 Gm F
I might get your heart racing, in my skin tight jeans
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Be your teenage dream tonight
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Let you put your hands on me, in my skin tight jeans
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Be your teenage dream tonight
Ebmaj7 Gm F
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Ebmaj7 Gm F
Ebmaj7 Gm F
You make me feel like I'm living a
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Teenage Dream , the way you turn me on
Ebmaj7 Gm F
I can't sleep Let's runaway
Ebmaj7 Gm F
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
Ebmaj7 Gm F
My heart stops, when you look at me
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Just one touch, now baby I believe
Ebmaj7 Gm F
This is real, so take a chance
Ebmaj7 Gm F
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
I might get your heart racing, in my skin tight jeans
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Be your teenage dream tonight
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Let you put your hands on me, in my skin tight jeans
Ebmaj7 Gm F
Be your teenage dream tonight
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Harmony analysis
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Ebmaj7 and ends on F. Its chords belong to both F major and Dm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
D minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Bb (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = C (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F major side because it comes to rest on F and F is heard 52 times while Dm never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from D minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to F or to Dm; 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 | F | Tonic — home | F · A · C | 52× |
| i | Fm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F · Ab · C | 1× |
| ii | Gm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · D | 48× |
| iii | Am | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | A · C · E | — |
| III | A | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C# · E | — |
| IV | Bb | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · D · F | — |
| V | C | Dominant — strongest pull home | C · E · G | — |
| vi | Dm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | D · F · A | — |
| bVIImaj7 | Ebmaj7 | bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord | Eb · G · Bb · D | 53× |
| bVII | Eb | bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord | Eb · G · Bb | 1× |
| vii° | Edim | Leading-tone chord — tension | E · G · Bb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Dm | Tonic — home | D · F · A | — |
| bIImaj7 | Ebmaj7 | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | Eb · G · Bb · D | 53× |
| bII | Eb | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | Eb · G · Bb | 1× |
| ii° | Edim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | E · G · Bb | — |
| III | F | Relative major — the bright side | F · A · C | 52× |
| iii | Fm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F · Ab · C | 1× |
| iv | Gm | Subdominant — moves away from home | G · Bb · D | 48× |
| v | Am | Minor dominant — soft pull | A · C · E | — |
| V | A | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | A · C# · E | — |
| VI | Bb | Submediant — warm colour | Bb · D · F | — |
| VII | C | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | C · E · G | — |
Analysis
The key pair is F major and its relative D minor (1 flat). 5 different chords appear 155 times in total; 2 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Ebmaj7, Eb are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
Chord movement
- Ebmaj7 F FbVIImaj7 → IbVII → I DmbIImaj7 → III ×4
The move to watch is Ebmaj7 → F, heard 4 times. From the F side it reads bVIImaj7 → I (bVII → I: a rock / Mixolydian arrival); from the Dm side it is bIImaj7 → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- F major pentatonic and D minor pentatonic are the same five notes (F – G – A – C – D): start from F for a brighter phrase, from D for a bluesier one.
- Over Ebmaj7, land on Eb, G, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over F, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Gm, land on G, Bb, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On Ebmaj7, follow the chord's notes (Eb · G · Bb · D) 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 F major shapes
- Capo 1 + E shapes
- Capo 3 + D shapes
- Capo 5 + C shapes
With D minor shapes
- No capo — open Dm shapes
- Capo 5 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
- 2 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
The opening Ebmaj7 lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Ebmaj7, F, Gm, Fm; read them as bVIImaj7–I–ii–i in F or bIImaj7–III–iv–iii in Dm. Ebmaj7 briefly darkens the picture: bvii — borrowed (mixolydian / parallel minor). Keep an ear on Ebmaj7 → F (bVIImaj7 → I in F, bIImaj7 → III in Dm): bVII → I — a rock / Mixolydian arrival. The final chord is F; the ear comes to rest in F.
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.
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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