Chords of: Begin Again (Live from New York City) by: Taylor Swift. (G/D, G, 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 (Live from New York City)” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G/D, G, D, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C → G → Cmaj7 → C → G/B → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:35 | 41% |
| D | 0:39 | 16% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| C | 0:22 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| G/B | 0:07 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| C6 | 0:05 | 2% |
G – C – G – C – G – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – G – C – G/B – Cmaj7 – G – C – F6 – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – C – D – G – D – Em7 – C6 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D/C – C6 – G – Bm – G – Cmaj7 – G6 – C – D/C – D – Em7 – G – Bm7 – C – D – G – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – …
