Major view
C major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = B (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = F (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang - Chord
Key C major – A minor Chords Fmaj7, Em7, Dm7, C, G7sus4 Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: C | Am
Capo: 0
G7sus4
Let me tell you... Girl!
Fmaj7 Em7
You my lil' boo thang
Dm7 C
So, I don't give a hoot what your dude say
Fmaj7
Girl, I know
Em7
You a lil' too tame
Dm7 C
I be shooting that shot like 2K
Fmaj7
Girl, I know
Em7
Tell 'em I'm, tell 'em I'm next
Dm7 C
Tell 'em you found a lil' something fresh
Fmaj7
I know
Em7
Tell 'em I'm, tell 'em I'm next
Dm7 C
Tell 'em you found a lil' something fresh
Fmaj7
I know
Em7
Put a lil' gold in the teeth
Dm7 C Fmaj7
And they fit good so I took the doors off the Jeep, okay
Em7 Dm7
I see your brother holding your seat, no beef
C
But I'm tryna get to know you at least
Fmaj7 Em7
Don't take my talkin' to you wrong
Dm7 C
I can keep it chill like a Sauvignon Blanc
Fmaj7 Em7
Imma keep it real when your man long gone
Dm7 C
If you're looking for a friеnd then you got the wrong song
Fmaj7 Em7
Baby girl, what's good, what's with ya?
Dm7 C
If you booked tonight, that's fiction
Fmaj7 Em7
I'm outsidе, not with ya
Dm7 C
You want me, go figure
Fmaj7 Em7
To the back, to the front
Dm7 C
You a ten baby girl, but I'm the one (Hey)
To the back, to the front
You a ten baby girl, but I'm the one (One)
Fmaj7 Em7
You my lil' boo thang
Dm7 C
So, I don't give a hoot what your dude say
Fmaj7
Girl, I know
Em7
You a lil' too tame
Dm7 C
I be shooting that shot like 2K
Fmaj7
Girl, I know
Em7
Tell 'em I'm, tell 'em I'm next
Dm7 C
Tell 'em you found a lil' something fresh
Fmaj7
I know
Em7
Tell 'em I'm, tell 'em I'm next
Dm7 C
Tell 'em you found a lil' something fresh
Fmaj7
I know
Em7
Hey
Dm7 C Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
Girl you got me
C
I'm singing
Fmaj7
It's like
Em7 Dm7 C Fmaj7
Oh, ooh oh, ooh, you got the best of my love
Em7 Dm7 C Fmaj7
Oh, ooh oh, ooh, you got the best of my (My)
Em7 Dm7 C Fmaj7
Oh, ooh oh, ooh, you got the best of my love
Em7 Dm7 C
Oh, ooh oh, ooh, and it that dress I'm like
You my lil' boo thang (Yeah)
So, I don't give a hoot what your dude say
Girl, I know
You a lil' too tame
I be shooting that shot like 2K
Fmaj7
Girl, I know
Em7
Tell 'em I'm, tell 'em I'm next
Dm7 C
Tell 'em you found a lil' something fresh
Fmaj7
I know
Em7
Tell 'em I'm, tell 'em I'm next
Dm7 C
Tell 'em you found a lil' something fresh
Fmaj7
I know
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Harmony analysis
Paul Russell – Lil Boo Thang: key and chord analysis
The song opens on G7sus4 and ends on Fmaj7. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
A minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = G (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C major side because C is heard 23 times while Am never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from A minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to C or to Am; 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 | C | Tonic — home | C · E · G | 23× |
| ii7 | Dm7 | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D · F · A · C | 23× |
| iii7 | Em7 | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | E · G · B · D | 23× |
| III | E | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G# · B | — |
| IVmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | F · A · C · E | 24× |
| V7sus4 | G7sus4 | Dominant — strongest pull home | G · C · D · F | 1× |
| V | G | Dominant — strongest pull home | G · B · D | — |
| vi | Am | Relative minor — the melancholy side | A · C · E | — |
| vii° | Bdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | B · D · F | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Tonic — home | A · C · E | — |
| ii° | Bdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F | — |
| III | C | Relative major — the bright side | C · E · G | 23× |
| iv7 | Dm7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F · A · C | 23× |
| v7 | Em7 | Minor dominant — soft pull | E · G · B · D | 23× |
| V | E | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | E · G# · B | — |
| VImaj7 | Fmaj7 | Submediant — warm colour | F · A · C · E | 24× |
| VII7sus4 | G7sus4 | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | G · C · D · F | 1× |
| VII | G | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | G · B · D | — |
Analysis
The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 94 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.
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
- C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
- Over Fmaj7, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Em7, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Dm7, land on D, F, A — 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 C major shapes
- No capo — open C shapes
- Capo 3 + A shapes
- Capo 5 + G shapes
With A minor shapes
- No capo — open Am shapes
- Capo 5 + Em shapes
- Capo 7 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is G7sus4; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Fmaj7, Em7, Dm7, C; read them as IVmaj7–iii7–ii7–I in C or VImaj7–v7–iv7–III in Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Ending on Fmaj7, the song seals C 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.
Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang 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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