Chords of: How Did It End? by: Taylor Swift. (F, C, Am, Dm) 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.
“How Did It End?” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, Am, Dm.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Dm → Am → C → F → Dm → Am → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:19 | 34% |
| C | 0:55 | 24% |
| Am | 0:30 | 13% |
| Dm | 0:30 | 13% |
| G | 0:14 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| G6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| C/G | 0:03 | 1% |
F – Dm – Am – C – F – Dm – Am – C – F – Dm – Am – C – F – Dm – Am – C – F – C – G – F – C – G – F – C – C6 – F – C/G – F – Dm – Am – C – F – Dm – Am – C6 – F – Gm7 – Dm – Am – C – F – Dm7 – C6 – F – C – F – C – G – …
