Jessie J - Sexy Lady - Chord

Key E major – C# minor Chords C#m, A, E, Bm Easy key G

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C#m  A  E

               C#m      A            E
You're feeling nervous, having your doubts
             C#m
Don't be embarrassed
        A                E 
If you don't fit in the crowd
                C#m A            E 
Keep standing tall and hold your ground
               C#m      A           Bm
Show 'em it's not okay to let them kick you down

         C#m
Oh oh oh oh
A                E
Don't let em ruin your touch
         C#m
Oh oh oh oh
A           E
It's now or never, never
         C#m
Oh oh oh oh
A           E
Just let em know it's your life
   C#m            A               Bm
So do it, use it, frown and own it

Ahuh, that's right

C#m     A         E 
Yea, you'd better give it everything you got
C#m       A                E 
Hey, just show em you're a sexy lady
C#m     A         E 
Yea, you'd better work it til it's burning hot
C#m       A                Bm
Hey, just show em you're a sexy lady

C#m       A 
 Time is now baby
E
 Look around baby
C#m       A              E
 Just be proud, you're a sexy lady
C#m       A      E
 Work it on baby, play it loud baby
C#m       A               Bm
 Just be proud, you're my sexy lady


So admit it... it's feeling good
Your hips are rolling
And you love it like you should
Work up a sway, let's enjoy the ride
Good girl, go get it where your comfort is tonight

The rest consists of the same chords

Oh oh oh oh
Don't let em ruin your touch
It's now or never, never
Oh oh oh oh
Just let em know it's your life
So do it, use it, frown and own it
Ahuh, that's right

Yea, you'd better give it everything you got
Just show em you're a sexy lady
Yea, you'd better work it til it's burning hot
Just show em you're a sexy lady

Time is now baby
Look around baby
Just be proud, you're a sexy lady
Work it on baby, play it loud baby
C#m      A            Bm
Just be proud, you're my sexy lady

Solo part

C#m  A  E  C#m  A  E  C#m  A  E  C#m  A  Bm
C#m  A  E  C#m  A  E  C#m  A  E  C#m  A  Bm

Oh oh oh oh

Yea, you'd better give it everything you got
Just show em you're a sexy lady
Yea, you'd better work it til it's burning hot
Just show em you're a sexy lady

Time is now baby
Look around baby
Just be proud, you're a sexy lady
Work it on baby, play it loud baby
Just be proud, you're my sexy lady
You're sexy

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Jessie J - Sexy Lady Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Jessie J – Sexy Lady: key and chord analysis

The song opens on C#m and ends on Bm. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

E major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = A (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = B (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 opens on C#m and C#m is heard 26 times against 19 for E. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from E 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 E or to C#m; 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 E major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	E	Tonic — home	E · G# · B	19×
ii	F#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C#	—
iii	G#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G# · B · D#	—
V/vi	G#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to C#msecondary dominant	G# · B# · D#	—
IV	A	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C# · E	26×
V	B	Dominant — strongest pull home	B · D# · F#	—
v	Bm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D · F#	7×
vi	C#m	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C# · E · G#	26×
vii°	D#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D# · F# · A	—

Seen from C# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	C#m	Tonic — home	C# · E · G#	26×
ii°	D#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D# · F# · A	—
III	E	Relative major — the bright side	E · G# · B	19×
iv	F#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	F# · A · C#	—
v	G#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	G# · B · D#	—
V	G#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G# · B# · D#	—
VI	A	Submediant — warm colour	A · C# · E	26×
VII	B	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	B · D# · F#	—
vii	Bm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D · F#	7×

Analysis

The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 4 different chords appear 78 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Bm step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

A E EIV → Iplagal cadence C#mVI → III ×19

The move to watch is A → E, heard 19 times. From the C#m side it is VI → III; from the E 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

E major pentatonic and C# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (E – F# – G# – B – C#): start from E for a brighter phrase, from C# for a bluesier one.
Over C#m, land on C#, E, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over E, land on E, G#, B — 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 E major shapes

No capo — open E shapes
Capo 2 + D shapes
Capo 4 + C shapes

With C# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones up
2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening C#m lays a solid floor for everything that follows. C#m, A, E, Bm carry the song: vi–IV–I–v relative to E, i–VI–III–vii relative to C#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on A → E (IV → I in E, VI → III in C#m): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is Bm; the ear comes to rest in E.

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.

Jessie J - Sexy Lady Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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