Chords of: Begin Again by: Taylor Swift. (G, Cmaj7, D, C) 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.
“Begin Again” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 157 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Cmaj7, D, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Cmaj7 → C → G → Cmaj7 → G → C → G/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:17 | 33% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:45 | 19% |
| D | 0:38 | 16% |
| C | 0:19 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| G/B | 0:10 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Em | 0:05 | 2% |
G – Cmaj7 – C – G – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – C – G/B – Cmaj7 – C6 – C – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – G – Bm – G/B – Cmaj7 – G6 – C – Em7 – D – Em7 – G – C – D – G – D/F# – Em – Cmaj7 – D – G – D – Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – …
