Lady Gaga - Abracadabra - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Fm, Bb, Ab, Cm, Bb7, Eb, Fm7 Easy key C

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Fm
Pay the toll to the angels
        Bb7             Fm
Drawing circles in the clouds (Ooh)
          Fm
Keep your mind on the distance
         Bb7         Fm
When the devil turns around (Ooh)

Fm              Eb
Hold me in your heart tonight
       Bb           Ab
In the magic of the dark moonlight (Oh)
Fm                Eb
Save me from this empty fight
Bb     Ab
In the game of life

       Fm7            Cm
Like a poem said by a lady in red
             Bb                     Ab
You hear the last few words of your life
       Fm7                        Cm
With a haunting dance, now you're both in a trance
             Bb                     Ab
It's time to cast your spell on the night

Fm                 Cm
"Abracadabra, amor oo na na
    Bb             Ab
Abracadabra, morta ooh ga ga
Fm                Cm
Abracadabra, abra oo na na"
       Bb               Ab               Fm
In her tongue she said, "Death or love tonight"

Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the beat under your feet, thе floor's on fire
Abracadabra, abracadabra

Fm
Choose the road on thе west side
       Bb7                  Fm
As the dust flies, watch it burn (Ooh)
Fm
Don't waste time on a feeling
         Bb7           Fm
Use your passion, no return

Fm              Eb
Hold me in your heart tonight
       Bb           Ab
In the magic of the dark moonlight (Oh)
Fm                Eb
Save me from this empty fight
Bb     Ab
In the game of life

       Fm7            Cm
Like a poem said by a lady in red
             Bb                     Ab
You hear the last few words of your life
       Fm7                        Cm
With a haunting dance, now you're both in a trance
             Bb                     Ab
It's time to cast your spell on the night

Fm                 Cm
"Abracadabra, amor oo na na
    Bb             Ab
Abracadabra, morta ooh ga ga
Fm                Cm
Abracadabra, abra oo na na"
       Bb               Ab               Fm
In her tongue she said, "Death or love tonight"

Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the beat under your feet, thе floor's on fire
Abracadabra, abracadabra

               Fm           Cm      Bb
Phantom of the dance floor, come to me
Ab             Fm     Cm  Bb Ab
 Sing for me a sinful melody
Fm      Cm
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Bb      Ab
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fm      Cm
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Bb      Ab
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah (Rah)

Fm                 Cm
"Abracadabra, amor oo na na
    Bb             Ab
Abracadabra, morta ooh ga ga
Fm                Cm
Abracadabra, abra oo na na"
       Bb               Ab               Fm
In her tongue she said, "Death or love tonight"

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Lady Gaga - Abracadabra Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Abracadabra: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Fm and ends on Fm. 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 F minor side because it both starts and finishes on Fm and Fm is heard 29 times against 18 for Ab. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

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	18×
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	—
V/V	Bb	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	18×
V7/V	Bb7	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F · Ab	4×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	14×
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	—
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	4×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	25×
vi7	Fm7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C · Eb	4×
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	25×
i7	Fm7	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C · Eb	4×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	18×
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	—
IV	Bb	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Bb · D · F	18×
IV7	Bb7	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Bb · D · F · Ab	4×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	14×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	—
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	4×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 7 different chords appear 87 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Bb, Bb7 act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

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

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 Fm, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bb, land on Bb, D, F — 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.

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

4 semitones up
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Fm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Fm, Bb, Ab, Cm carry the song: vi–V/V–I–iii relative to Ab, i–IV–III–v relative to Fm. Bb adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to Eb. The final chord is Fm; the ear comes to rest in Fm.

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.