CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Daylight, chord by chord.

Chords of: Daylight by: Taylor Swift. (G, C, F, Dm7) 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 “Daylight”

“Daylight” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, F, Dm7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G7 → F → C → F → C → G7/B → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:1225%
F0:5619%
G0:5017%
Dm70:4215%
Dm0:279%
Fmaj70:186%
G60:072%
D7/F#0:031%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Dm7 – C – G7 – F – C – Dm7b5/C – F – D7/F# – C – G7/B – F – C – Dm – Fmaj7 – C – G – Dm7 – F – C – G – Dm7 – F – C – Dm – G – Fmaj7 – C – Dm – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – Dm – G7/B – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – C – G6 – C6 – G – Dm7 – F – C – G – C – Dm7 – …