Chords of: cardigan by: Taylor Swift. (Abmaj7, Bb, Ab6, Bb6) 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.
“cardigan” by Taylor Swift is in C Minor and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Bb, Ab6, Bb6.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Bb6 → Ab6 → Bb → Fm → Bb6 → Ab6 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:43 | 19% |
| Ab6 | 0:43 | 19% |
| Bb6 | 0:32 | 14% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:15 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:15 | 7% |
| Fm | 0:14 | 6% |
| Eb6 | 0:14 | 6% |
C – Fm – Bbm – Bb6 – Ab6 – Cm – Bb – Fm – Bb/F – C7 – Bb – Bb6 – Ab6 – Bb – Eb6 – Fm – Bb – Eb/F – Fm – Ab6 – Bb – Fm7 – Fm – Bb/F – Fm7 – Bb – Bb6 – Ab6 – Ab – Fm7 – Bb – Bb6 – Fm – Bb6 – Ab6 – Bb6 – Eb – Eb6 – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bb6 – Ab6 – Bb7 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Abmaj7 – Ebm – Ab6 – …
