Chords of: Back To December (Live on Letterman) by: Taylor Swift. (G, D, A, Bm7) 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 (Live on Letterman)” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, A, Bm7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → G6 → D → Bm7 → G6 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:22 | 29% |
| G | 1:15 | 26% |
| A | 0:38 | 13% |
| Bm7 | 0:37 | 13% |
| F#m | 0:21 | 7% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:04 | 1% |
D – Bm7 – G – D – Bm7 – G6 – D – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – G6 – D – A – D – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – G – Am – D – A – Bm7 – A – D – G – Bm7 – A – G – D – F#m – G – D – A – D – F#m – G – D – A – D/A – G – Bm – A – D – Bm7 – G – D – Bm7 – G – D – Dmaj7 – …
