Chords of: Dear John (Taylor's Version) by: Taylor Swift. (E, A, Amaj7, B) 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.
“Dear John (Taylor's Version)” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, Amaj7, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 6:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Amaj7 → E → Amaj7 → E → A → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:45 | 27% |
| A | 1:29 | 23% |
| Amaj7 | 1:22 | 21% |
| B | 0:44 | 11% |
| C#m7 | 0:26 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:14 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 2% |
| C#m | 0:08 | 2% |
E – Amaj7 – E – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – E – A – E – C#m – A – E – A – Amaj7 – A – B – C#m – B – A – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A – A/B – E – Abm7b5/Gb – E – A – B – C#m – B – A – Amaj7 – F#m7 – E – B7/D# – B – C#m7 – B6 – A – Amaj7 – E – Abm7 – Amaj7 – A6 – C#m7 – E/B – B – A – E – …
