Major view
Eb major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = D (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Ab (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Anne-Marie - 2002 - Chord
Key Eb major – C minor Chords B, A, E, C#m Easy key F#
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Key: Eb | Cm
Capo: 0
E
I will always remember
The day you kissed my lips
B C#m
Light as a feather
And it went just like this
B A
No, it's never been better
B E
Than the summer of 2002
E
We were only eleven
But acting like grownups
B C#m
Like we are in the present
Drinking from plastic cups
B A B
Singing love is forever and ever
E
Well, I guess that was true
C#m A
Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods
E B
Of an old Mustang, where we sang
A B
Songs with all our childhood friends
And it went like this, say
A E B C#m
Oops I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye
A E
Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me
B C#m
Better hit me, baby, one more time
A E
Paint a picture for you and me
B C#m
Of the days when we were young
A B
Singing at the top of both our lungs
E
Now we're under the covers
Fast forward to eighteen
B C#m
We are more than lovers
Yeah, we are all we need
B A
When we're holding each other
B E
I'm taken back to 2002
C#m A
Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods
E B
Of an old Mustang, where we sang
A B
Songs with all our childhood friends
And it went like this, say
A E B C#m
Oops I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye
A E
Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me
B C#m
Better hit me, baby, one more time
A E
Paint a picture for you and me
B C#m
Of the days when we were young
A B
Singing at the top of both our lungs
E B C#m A
On the day we fell in love
E B C#m A
On the day we fell in love
C#m A
Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods
E B
Of an old Mustang, where we sang
A B
Songs with all our childhood friends
And it went like this, say
A E B C#m
Oops I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye
A E
Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me
B C#m
Better hit me, baby, one more time
A E
Paint a picture for you and me
B C#m
Of the days when we were young
A B
Singing at the top of both our lungs
E B C#m A
On the day we fell in love
E B C#m A
On the day we fell in love
E B C#m A
On the day we fell in love
E B C#m A
On the day we fell in love
A
On the day we fell in love, love, love
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Anne-Marie - 2002 Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Anne-Marie – 2002: key and chord analysis
The song opens on E and ends on A. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
C minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Eb major and C minor. 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 Eb or to Cm; 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 | Eb | Tonic — home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| bII | E | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | E · G# · B | 24× |
| ii | Fm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F · Ab · C | — |
| iii | Gm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | G · Bb · D | — |
| III | G | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · B · D | — |
| IV | Ab | Subdominant — moves away from home | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| #IV | A | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C# · E | 28× |
| V | Bb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Bb · D · F | — |
| bVI | B | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | B · D# · F# | 33× |
| vi | Cm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | C · Eb · G | — |
| bvii | C#m | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C# · E · G# | 21× |
| vii° | Ddim | Leading-tone chord — tension | D · F · Ab | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Cm | Tonic — home | C · Eb · G | — |
| bii | C#m | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C# · E · G# | 21× |
| ii° | Ddim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D · F · Ab | — |
| III | Eb | Relative major — the bright side | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| #III | E | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G# · B | 24× |
| iv | Fm | Subdominant — moves away from home | F · Ab · C | — |
| v | Gm | Minor dominant — soft pull | G · Bb · D | — |
| V | G | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | G · B · D | — |
| VI | Ab | Submediant — warm colour | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| #VI | A | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C# · E | 28× |
| VII | Bb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Bb · D · F | — |
| #VII | B | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D# · F# | 33× |
Analysis
The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 4 different chords appear 106 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. B, E are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
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
- Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
- Over B, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- 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.
- On B, follow the chord's notes (B · D# · F#) 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 Eb major shapes
- Capo 1 + D shapes
- Capo 3 + C shapes
- Capo 6 + A shapes
With C minor shapes
- Capo 3 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones up
- 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
Starting on E, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is B, A, E, C#m — bVI–#IV–bII–bvii from the Eb side, #VII–#VI–#III–bii from the Cm side. B briefly darkens the picture: borrowed from the parallel minor. It closes on A, letting the Eb side have the last word.
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.
Anne-Marie - 2002 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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