CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Anti-Hero, chord by chord.

Chords of: Anti-Hero by: Taylor Swift. (B, E, C#m7, Bbmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Anti-Hero”

“Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift is in B Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 53 different chords across 184 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E, C#m7, Bbmaj7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → E → C#m7 → E6 → C#m7 → E → C#m7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:0623%
C#m70:5218%
B0:207%
Bbmaj70:155%
Bb60:135%
Eb0:114%
Bmaj70:104%
B70:093%

Chord progression, in order

E – F#7/A# – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – E – F#7/A# – B – C#m7 – E – B – C#m7 – E – Bm – C#m7 – A/E – E – B – C#m7 – E – B – C#m7 – E – Bm – F#/C# – E6 – B – C#m7 – E – B – C#m7 – E – B – C#m7 – E – B7 – F#m – E – A – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – B – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – …