Pop · 2015 · beginner

What Do You Mean?

by Justin Bieber
Key of F#m beginner 4 chords

Roman Numeral Analysis

iVIIIIVII
F#mDAE
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BPM 100
Key
F#m
Chords
4
Genre
Pop
Year
2015

What Do You Mean? Chord Progression Breakdown

What Do You Mean? (2015) is a beginner pop song that uses the progression i – VI – III – VII (F#m, D, A, E in F#m).

Analysis

  • i (F#m) \u2014 Minor chord, darker emotional quality
  • VI (D) \u2014 Borrowed chord from parallel key
  • III (A) \u2014 Tonic chord, harmonic home
  • VII (E) \u2014 Borrowed chord from parallel key

Tags

pop2010sdance-pop

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What is the chord progression for What Do You Mean??

What Do You Mean? by Justin Bieber uses the chords F#m, D, A, E in the key of F#m.

The Roman numeral analysis is i – VI – III – VII.

What key is What Do You Mean? in?

What Do You Mean? by Justin Bieber is in the key of F#m.

The primary chords are F#m, D, A.

Is What Do You Mean? beginner-friendly?

Yes! What Do You Mean? is rated beginner.

It uses 4 chords with simple transitions.

What genre is What Do You Mean??

What Do You Mean? is a pop song from 2015.

Its progression reflects the harmonic conventions of pop music.

Can I transpose What Do You Mean? to another key?

Yes! Click the transpose buttons on the detail page to shift all chords up or down by semitone while preserving the same Roman numeral relationships.