Chords of: Actually Romantic by: Taylor Swift. (A, E, Amaj7, E/B) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Actually Romantic” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, Amaj7, E/B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → C#m → A → Emaj7 → E → C#m7 → Amaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:32 | 20% |
| C#m7 | 0:18 | 11% |
| Amaj7 | 0:18 | 11% |
| C#m | 0:16 | 10% |
| A | 0:14 | 9% |
| Ab | 0:11 | 7% |
| Abaug | 0:09 | 6% |
| Abm | 0:06 | 4% |
E7 – C#m7 – Ab – A – E – C#m – B – Adim – Abm – A – E – Eb – C#m – B – Adim – C#m – E – C#m – B – Ab – A – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Ab – A – E – C#m7 – Abaug – A – E – C#m7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – E – Ebm7 – C#m7 – Abaug – A – E – C#m – Abm – Amaj7 – E – C#m7 – Ab – A – E – C#m7 – …
