Chords of: Begin Again (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video) by: Taylor Swift. (G, D, Cmaj7, 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 (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video)” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Cmaj7, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Em7 → C → G → Cmaj7 → G → C → G. 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 | 1:31 | 38% |
| D | 0:39 | 16% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:32 | 14% |
| C | 0:25 | 11% |
| Em7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Em | 0:03 | 1% |
G – Cmaj7 – Em7 – C – G – Cmaj7 – G – C – G – Cmaj7 – G6 – C – Gm – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – C – Cmaj7 – G/D – D – G – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – G6 – C – Em7 – D – Em7b5/D – D – Em7 – G – Gmaj7 – C – D – G – D – Em – Cmaj7 – D – G – C – G – …