Major view
Bb major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = A (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Eb (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Madonna - Music - Chord
Key Bb major – G minor Chords Gm Easy key C
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Key: Bb | Gm
Capo: 0
Do you like to Boogie-Woogie Do you like my Acid Rock? Gm Hey Mr. DJ Put a record on I wanna dance with my baby When the music starts I never wanna stop It's gonna drive me crazy Gm Music Music makes the people come together Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel Gm Don't think of yesterday and I don't look at the clock I like to boogie-woogie It's like riding on the wind and it never goes away Touches everything I'm in Got to have it everyday Gm Music makes the people come together Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel Gm Do you like to Boogie-Woogie Do you like to Boogie-Woogie Do you like to Boogie-Woogie Do you like my Acid Rock? Gm Hey Mr. DJ Put a record on I wanna dance with my baby When the music starts I never wanna stop It's gonna drive me crazy Gm Music makes the people come together Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel Gm Do you like to Boogie-Woogie Do you like to Boogie-Woogie Do you like to Boogie-Woogie Do you like to Boogie-Woogie
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Harmony analysis
Madonna – Music: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Gm and ends on Gm. Its chords belong to both Bb major and Gm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
G minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Eb (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = F (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G minor side because it both starts and finishes on Gm and Gm is heard 8 times while Bb never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Bb 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 Bb or to Gm; 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 | Bb | Tonic — home | Bb · D · F | — |
| ii | Cm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | C · Eb · G | — |
| iii | Dm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | D · F · A | — |
| V/vi | D | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gmsecondary dominant | D · F# · A | — |
| IV | Eb | Subdominant — moves away from home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| V | F | Dominant — strongest pull home | F · A · C | — |
| vi | Gm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | G · Bb · D | 8× |
| vii° | Adim | Leading-tone chord — tension | A · C · Eb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Gm | Tonic — home | G · Bb · D | 8× |
| ii° | Adim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | A · C · Eb | — |
| III | Bb | Relative major — the bright side | Bb · D · F | — |
| iv | Cm | Subdominant — moves away from home | C · Eb · G | — |
| v | Dm | Minor dominant — soft pull | D · F · A | — |
| V | D | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | D · F# · A | — |
| VI | Eb | Submediant — warm colour | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| VII | F | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | F · A · C | — |
Analysis
The key pair is Bb major and its relative G minor (2 flats). 1 different chords appear 8 times in total; 1 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
- Bb major pentatonic and G minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Bb – C – D – F – G): start from Bb for a brighter phrase, from G for a bluesier one.
- Over Gm, land on G, Bb, D — 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 Bb major shapes
- Capo 1 + A shapes
- Capo 3 + G shapes
- Capo 6 + E shapes
With G minor shapes
- Capo 3 + Em shapes
- Capo 5 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 2 semitones up
- 3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
Starting on Gm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Gm; read them as vi in Bb or i in Gm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. It closes on Gm, letting the Gm 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.
Madonna - Music 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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