Chords of: august by: Taylor Swift. (Gm7, F, Bbmaj7, Gm) 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.
“august” by Taylor Swift is in F Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, F, Bbmaj7, Gm.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → Am → F → Bbmaj7 → Gm7 → Fmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Gm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:56 | 22% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:41 | 16% |
| Gm7 | 0:31 | 12% |
| Gm | 0:27 | 10% |
| C | 0:22 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Bb6 | 0:09 | 4% |
D7 – Am – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Gm7 – C/G – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm6 – C/G – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – C6 – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm – C6 – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm – F/G – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Gm6 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – C6 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F/G – F/C – C7 – Fmaj7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – C – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G7 – C – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm – …
