Chords of: I Knew You Were Trouble by: Taylor Swift. (E, Ebm, B, C#) 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.
“I Knew You Were Trouble” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 76 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 171 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Ebm, B, C#.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 5:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Baug → A → B7 → E → D → C → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:11 | 20% |
| C# | 0:51 | 15% |
| F# | 0:47 | 13% |
| Ebm | 0:35 | 10% |
| C | 0:29 | 8% |
| D | 0:15 | 4% |
| C#6 | 0:12 | 3% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:12 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – Baug – A – B7 – E – D – C – B – Baug – Em – B – B7 – Am7 – B/A – B – E – F#m7b5/E – E – D – D7 – C – Cm6 – A – B – E – F#m7b5/E – Em – D – C – B – G7/B – B – A7/C# – F# – C#6 – F#/G# – Abm – Bmaj7 – F# – C# – Ebm7 – B – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – C# – Ebm7 – Abm – Ebm7 – …
