Maroon 5 - Memories - Chord

Key B major – G# minor Chords B, F#, E, G#m, D#m, G#, D# Easy key C

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B  F#  G#m  D#m  E  B  E  F#

B                          F#
Here's to the ones that we got
G#m               D#m
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not
           E                         B                E
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories of everything
           F#
We've been through

B                    F#
Toast to ones here today
G#m                       D#m
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
           E                         B
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
        E                   F#
And the memories bring back memories, bring back your

          B               F#           G#m             D#m
There's a time that I remember, when I did not know no pain
       E             B               E                   F#
When I believed in forever, and everything would stay the same
       B                   F#             G#m           D#m
Now my heart feel like December, when somebody say your name
         E                 B               E               F#
'Cause I can't reach out to call you, but I know I will one day, ay

B           F#               G#                  D#
  Everybody hurts sometimes, everybody hurts someday, ay-ay
E      B                      E      F#
  Everything gon' be alright, go and raise a glass and say, hey

B                          F#
Here's to the ones that we got
G#m               D#m
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not
           E                         B                E
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories of everything
           F#
We've been through

B                    F#
Toast to ones here today
G#m                       D#m
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
           E                         B
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
        E                   F#
And the memories bring back memories, bring back your

B      F#                      G#m
  Do do, do do do do, do, do do do do
D#m         E            B
Do do do, do do do do do, do do do
E                   F#
Memories bring back memories, bring back your

           B             F#            G#m           D#m
There's a time that I remember when I never felt so lost
       E                    B                E          F#
When I felt like all of the hatred, was too powerful to stop (Ooh yeah)
       B                   F#              G#m             D#m
Now my heart feel like November, and it's lighting up the dark
       E           B                       E           F#
Yeah I read these stories for ya, and you know I never drop, yeah

B           F#               G#                  D#
  Everybody hurts sometimes, everybody hurts someday, ay-ay
E      B                      E      F#
  Everything gon' be alright, go and raise a glass and say, hey

B                          F#
Here's to the ones that we got
G#m               D#m
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not
           E                         B                E
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories of everything
           F#
We've been through (no no)

B                    F#
Toast to ones here today
G#m                       D#m
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
           E                         B
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
        E                   F#
And the memories bring back memories, bring back your

B      F#                      G#m
  Do do, do do do do, do, do do do do
D#m         E            B
Do do do, do do do do do, do do do
E                   F#
Memories bring back memories, bring back your

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Maroon 5 - Memories Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Maroon 5 – Memories: key and chord analysis

The song opens on B and ends on F#. Its chords belong to both B major and G#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

B major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

G# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = E (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = F# (natural-minor colour)
#7 = G (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 B major side because it opens on B, B is heard 30 times against 13 for G#m and the major V chord points straight at G#m. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from G# minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to B or to G#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 B major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	B	Tonic — home	B · D# · F#	30×
ii	C#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G#	—
iii	D#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D# · F# · A#	13×
V/vi	D#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to G#msecondary dominant	D# · G · A#	2×
IV	E	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G# · B	30×
V	F#	Dominant — strongest pull home	F# · A# · C#	30×
vi	G#m	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G# · B · D#	13×
VI	G#	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G# · B# · D#	2×
vii°	A#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A# · C# · E	—

Seen from G# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	G#m	Tonic — home	G# · B · D#	13×
I	G#	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G# · B# · D#	2×
ii°	A#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A# · C# · E	—
III	B	Relative major — the bright side	B · D# · F#	30×
iv	C#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E · G#	—
v	D#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	D# · F# · A#	13×
V	D#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D# · G · A#	2×
VI	E	Submediant — warm colour	E · G# · B	30×
VII	F#	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F# · A# · C#	30×

Analysis

The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 7 different chords appear 120 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of G#m brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from B, the same D# is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for G#m. G# step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

E B BIV → Iplagal cadence G#mVI → III ×15
E F# BIV → VIV → V G#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×15
F# B BV → Iauthentic cadence G#mVII → III ×14
F# G#m BV → videceptive cadence G#mVII → iAeolian arrival ×13

The move to watch is E → B, heard 15 times. From the B side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the G#m side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

Capo 2 + A shapes
Capo 4 + G shapes
Capo 7 + E shapes

With G# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Em shapes
Capo 6 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is B; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is B, F#, E, G#m — I–V–IV–vi from the B side, III–VII–VI–i from the G#m side. D# is the interesting twist: in B it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in G#m it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on E → B (IV → I in B, VI → III in G#m): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on F#, letting the B 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.