Metallica - Turn The Page - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Ebm, Db, Ab, B Easy key G

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Ebm
On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha
        Db
You can listen to the engine moanin' out it's one lone song
        Ab                                                           Ebm
You can think about the woman, or the girl you knew the night before
Ebm
But your thoughts will soon be wandering the way they always do
            Db
When you're riding sixteen hours and there's nothing much to do
                             Ab                                         Ebm
And you don't feel much like riding, you just wish the trip was through


Ebm         Db              Ebm
Say, here I am, on the road again
Db                    Ebm
There I am, up on the stage
       Db          Ab
Here I go, playing star again
        B   Db        Ebm
There I go, turn the page, ah


Ebm
Well, you walk into a restaurant, strung out from the road
        Db
And you feel the eyes upon you as you're shaking off the cold
      Ab                                                        Ebm
You pretend it doesn't bother you but you just want to explode
Ebm
Most times you can't hear 'em talk, other times you can
        Db
All the same old clichés: "Is that a woman or a man?"
        Ab                                                  Ebm
And you always seem outnumbered, you don't dare make a stand


Ebm    Db                 Ebm
Here I am, on the road again
Db                    Ebm
There I am, up on the stage
       Db                  Ab
Here I go, playing star again
        B   Db          Ebm
There I go, turn the page, ah


Ebm
Out there in the spotlight you're a million miles away
Db
Every ounce of energy you try to give away
       Ab                                                    Ebm
As the sweat pours out your body like the music that you play


Ebm
Later in the evening as you lie awake in bed
        Db
With the echoes from the amplifiers ringin' in your head
    Ab                                                      Ebm
You smoke the day's last cigarette, remembering what she said


Ebm        Db                Ebm
Ah, here I am, on the road again
Db                    Ebm
There I am, up on the stage
       Db                  Ab
Here I go, playing star again
        B   Db           Ebm
There I go, turn the page

Ebm        Db                Ebm
Ah, here I am, on the road again
Db                    Ebm
There I am, up on the stage
       Db                  Ab
Here I go, playing star again
        B   Db        Ebm
There I go, there I go

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Harmony analysis

Metallica – Turn The Page: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ebm and ends on Ebm. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Gb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

Eb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

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

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Eb minor side because it both starts and finishes on Ebm and Ebm is heard 28 times while Gb never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Gb 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 Gb or to Ebm; 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 Gb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Gb	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	—
ii	Abm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Ab · Cb · Eb	—
V/V	Ab	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Dbsecondary dominant	Ab · C · Eb	10×
iii	Bbm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F	—
V/vi	Bb	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	—
IV	B	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F#	4×
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	22×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	28×
vii°	Fdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F · Ab · Cb	—

Seen from Eb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Ebm	Tonic — home	Eb · Gb · Bb	28×
ii°	Fdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · Cb	—
III	Gb	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	—
iv	Abm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · Cb · Eb	—
IV	Ab	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Ab · C · Eb	10×
v	Bbm	Minor dominant — soft pull	Bb · Db · F	—
V	Bb	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Bb · D · F	—
VI	B	Submediant — warm colour	B · D# · F#	4×
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	22×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 4 different chords appear 64 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Ab acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

Db Ebm GbV → videceptive cadence EbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×12
B Db GbIV → VIV → V EbmVI → VIIVI → VII ×4

The move to watch is Db → Ebm, heard 12 times. From the Ebm side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home); from the Gb side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected Gb, lands on Ebm). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
Over Ebm, land on Eb, Gb, Bb — 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.
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 Gb major shapes

Capo 2 + E shapes
Capo 4 + D shapes
Capo 6 + C shapes

With Eb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Dm shapes
Capo 6 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Ebm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Ebm, Db, Ab, B carry the song: vi–V–V/V–IV relative to Gb, i–VII–IV–VI relative to Ebm. Ab adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to Db. Keep an ear on Db → Ebm (V → vi in Gb, VII → i in Ebm): Aeolian arrival — rises a whole tone into home. The final chord is Ebm; the ear comes to rest in Ebm.

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.

Metallica - Turn The Page 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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