Santana - Just Feel Better (Steven Tyler) - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Ab, Eb, Fm, Bb, Cm, Gm Easy key G

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Cm               Eb
She said I feel stranded
             Fm
And I can't tell anymore
    Ab                   Cm
If I'm coming or I'm going
                Eb
It's not how I planned it
                    Fm
I got a key to the door
        Ab
But it just won't open

Bb
I know, I know, I know
         Fm
Part of me says let it go
            Ab
That life happens for a reason
Bb
I don't, I don't, I don't
       Fm
'Cause I never went before
     Ab
But this time, this time,
Ab                                         Eb
I'm gonna try anything to just feel better

Eb              Bb
Tell me what to do
                       Fm
You know I can't see through the haze around me
         Ab                              Eb
And I'll do anything to just feel better
                     Bb
And I can't find my way
                Fm
God, I need a change
         Ab
And I'll do anything to just feel better
Ab                                   Cm
Any little thing to just feel better

Cm                       Eb
She said I need you to hold me
              Fm
I'm a little far from the shore
    Ab                    Cm
And I'm afraid of sinking
                         Eb
You're the only one who knows me
         Fm
And who doesn't ignore
Ab
That my soul is weeping

  Bb
I know I know I know
        Fm
Part of me says let it go
     Ab
Everything must have it's season
  Bb
'Round, and 'round it goes
           Fm
And every day's the one before
          Ab
But this time, this time
Ab                                         Eb
I'm gonna try anything to just feel better

Eb              Bb
Tell me what to do
                        Fm
You know I can't see through the haze around me
         Ab                              Eb
And I'll do anything to just feel better
                     Bb
And I can't find my way
              Fm
God, I need a change
                Ab
And I'll do anything to just feel better
Ab                                   Gm
Any little thing to just feel better
              Ab
I'm tired of holding on
   Eb                         Bb    Gm
To all the things I'll leave behind
                      Ab
It's really getting lonely
           Eb                     Ab
I think I need a little help this time

Eb  Bb  Fm  Ab   Eb  Bb  Fm  Ab

Eb
I'm gonna try anything to just feel better
                Bb
Tell me what to do
                       Fm
You know I can't see through the haze around me
         Ab                              Eb
And I'll do anything to just feel better
                     Bb
And I can't find my way
                Fm
God, I need a change
         Ab
And I'll do anything to just feel better
Ab                                  Cm
Any little thing to just feel better

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Harmony analysis

Santana – Just Feel Better (Steven Tyler): key and chord analysis

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

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)

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: to us the song feels closer to the C minor side because it both starts and finishes on Cm and Eb is heard 16 times against 6 for Cm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb 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 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.

Seen from Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	16×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	16×
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	2×
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	—
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	24×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	13×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	6×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Cm	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G	6×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	16×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	16×
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	2×
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	—
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	24×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	13×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 6 different chords appear 77 times in total; 6 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

Ab Eb EbIV → Iplagal cadence CmVI → III ×10
Ab Cm EbIV → vi CmVI → iVI → i ×4
Ab Bb EbIV → VIV → V CmVI → VIIVI → VII ×4

The move to watch is Ab → Eb, heard 10 times. From the Cm side it is VI → III; from the Eb side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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

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

The song's harmonic story

The opening Cm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Ab, Eb, Fm, Bb — IV–I–ii–V from the Eb side, VI–III–iv–VII from the Cm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Ab → Eb (IV → I in Eb, VI → III in Cm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on Cm, letting the Cm 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.

Santana - Just Feel Better (Steven Tyler) 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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