Chords of: Back To December by: Taylor Swift. (G, D, A, Bm) 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.
“Back To December” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, A, Bm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → G → D → Bm7 → G6 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:24 | 30% |
| G | 1:11 | 25% |
| A | 0:37 | 13% |
| Bm | 0:28 | 10% |
| F#m | 0:23 | 8% |
| Bm7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
D – Bm7 – G – D – Bm7 – G – D – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m – Dm – G6 – D – A – D – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m – Bm7 – G6 – D – A – Bm – A – D – G – Bm7 – A – G – D – F#m – G – D – A – D – F#m – G – D – A – G – Bm – A – D – Bm7 – G – D – Bm7 – G6 – …
