Chords of: Forever & Always (Piano Version) (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video) by: Taylor Swift. (D/E, A, D, E) 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.
“Forever & Always (Piano Version) (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video)” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D/E, A, D, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → E → Amaj7 → D6 → Bm → A → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:03 | 24% |
| E | 1:01 | 23% |
| D | 0:52 | 20% |
| F#m | 0:24 | 9% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| E6 | 0:07 | 3% |
D – A – E – D – A – E – D – A – E – Bm – D – Amaj7 – D6 – A – E – Bm – A – D – E – D6 – Amaj7 – D6 – A – E – A – D – A – E6 – D – A – C#m – E – F#m – D – A – A/E – E – D – A – E – A/E – F#m – D – A – E – D6 – Amaj7 – D6 – …
