CHORD LIBRARY

Play along gold rush, chord by chord.

Chords of: gold rush by: Taylor Swift. (A, D6, E, G) 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 “gold rush”

“gold rush” by Taylor Swift is in G Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D6, E, G.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A6 → F#m7 → Amaj7 → E → F#m7 → D6 → C#m7 → A/E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:4324%
D60:3318%
E0:1911%
G0:179%
F#m70:169%
A60:074%
A/E0:074%
C#m70:063%

Chord progression, in order

A6 – D/A – F#m7 – A – D/A – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – A – E – F#m7 – E/F# – F#m7 – D – E/D – D6 – A/C# – C#m7 – A/E – F#m7 – D6 – F#m – C#m7 – Bm – A/C# – E6 – E7 – A – G – D6 – D – A – G – D6 – A – G – D6 – A – G – D6 – A – E – A/E – E – F#m7 – …