Chords of: Down Bad by: Taylor Swift. (B, Abm7, E, E6) 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.
“Down Bad” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Abm7, E, E6.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 52% of the 4:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F# → Abm7 → E → B → Bmaj7 → B → B/F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2:11 | 52% |
| Abm7 | 0:29 | 11% |
| E6 | 0:21 | 8% |
| E | 0:16 | 6% |
| E/B | 0:14 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| B/F# | 0:09 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:08 | 3% |
B – F# – Abm7 – E – B – E6 – B – C#/B – Bmaj7 – C#7/E# – B – E6 – B – B/F# – Abm7 – E6 – Emaj7 – B – B/F# – Abm7 – E6 – B – Abm7 – B – E – B – E6 – B – C#m7b5/B – Bmaj7 – E6 – B – E – B – B/F# – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Emaj7 – B – Abm7 – E6 – B – E/G# – Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – E – B – …
