Moira Dela Torre - Tagpuan - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords C9, Bm7, G, Am7, D, Cm Difficulty already in its easiest key

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G Bm7 C9

G            Bm7
Di, di ko inakalang
    C9           G
Darating din sa akin
       G                     Bm7
Nung ako'y nanalangin kay Bathala
   C9         G
Naubusan ng bakit


C9       G
Bakit umalis ng walang sabi
C9              G
Bakit, di sya lumaban kahit konti?
C9           Am7
Bakit, di maitama ang tadhana?


     G      Bm7      C9
At nakita kita sa tagpuan ni Bathala
      G         Bm7      C9
May kinang sa mata na di maintindihan
    G           Bm7    C9
Tumingin kung saan sinubukan kong lumisan
     Am7   Bm7    C9
At tumigil ang mundo
       Am7   Bm7  C9
Nung ako'y ituro mo
D
Siya ang panalangin ko



G Bm7 C9


      G            Bm7
At hindi, di mapaliwanag
        C9       G
Ang nangyari sa akin
   G               Bm7
Saksi ang lahat ng tala
    C9          G
Sa iyong panalangin


C9        G
Paano nasagot lahat ng bakit?
C9       G
Di makapaniwala sa nangyari
C9          Am7
Paano mo naitama ang tadhana?


       G      Bm7      C9
Nung nakita kita sa tagpuan ni Bathala
      G         Bm7      C9
May kinang sa mata na di maintindihan
    G           Bm7    C9
Tumingin kung saan sinubukan kong lumisan
     Am7   Bm7    C9
At tumigil ang mundo
      Am7   Bm7  C9  Cm
Nung ako'y ituro mo  oohhh


      Am7   Bm7  C9
At hindi ka lumayo
      Am7     Bm7  C9
Nung ako yung sumusuko
     Am7   Bm7    C9
At nagbago ang mundo
      Am7       Bm7   C9  Cm
Nung ako'y pinaglaban mo  ooohhh
     Am7   Bm7    C9
At tumigil ang mundo
       Am7    Bm7  C9
Noong ako'y pinili mo
D
Siya ang panalangin ko

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Harmony analysis

Moira Dela Torre – Tagpuan: key and chord analysis

The song opens on G and ends on D. 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)
#7 = E (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F minor side because the major V chord points straight at Fm. 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	—
bii7	Am7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A · C · E · G	12×
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	—
biii7	Bm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D · F# · A	22×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	2×
III7	C9	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	C · E · G · Bb · D	28×
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	—
#IV	D	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D · F# · A	2×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	—
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	—
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—
V/iii	G	Secondary dominant V/iii — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	20×

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	—
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
V/v	G	Secondary dominant V/v — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	20×
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	—
#iii7	Am7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A · C · E · G	12×
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	—
#iv7	Bm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D · F# · A	22×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	2×
V7	C9	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G · Bb · D	28×
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	—
#VI	D	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D · F# · A	2×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	—

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 6 different chords appear 86 times in total; 1 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Fm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull. G acts as a secondary dominant, 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 C9, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm7, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When C9 comes, swap the scale's Eb for E: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is G; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are C9, Bm7, G, Am7; read them as III7–biii7–V/iii–bii7 in Ab or V7–#iv7–V/v–#iii7 in Fm. C9 is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (III7), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. It closes on D, letting the Ab 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.

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