CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Better Man (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video), chord by chord.

Chords of: Better Man (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video) by: Taylor Swift. (E, A, B, Amaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Better Man (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video)”

“Better Man (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) (Lyric Video)” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, B, Amaj7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B6 → E → Amaj7 → E → B6 → Amaj7 → E. 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 — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:1526%
B1:0021%
A0:5920%
Amaj70:3512%
B60:186%
C#m70:114%
A60:083%
E/B0:083%

Chord progression, in order

E – B6 – E – F#m7 – Amaj7 – A6 – E – B6 – Amaj7 – A6 – Amaj7 – E – B – Amaj7 – A – F#m7 – C#m – A – E – B – A – E – B – C#m – F#m – E/B – B – A – E – B – C#m – B – A – E – B6 – Amaj7 – E6 – Emaj7 – B – E – Amaj7 – A6 – A – E – B – B6 – C#m7 – A – …