CHORD LIBRARY

Play along ivy, chord by chord.

Chords of: ivy by: Taylor Swift. (D, Bm, Bm7, D6) 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 “ivy”

“ivy” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm, Bm7, D6.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 4:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G6 → Bm → D → Bm → D → Bm → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:4041%
Bm0:4317%
Bm70:2510%
D60:156%
Gmaj70:104%
D/E0:094%
G60:094%
Em70:083%

Chord progression, in order

D – Bm – D – G6 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – D – G6 – E7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – D/E – Bm – D – Bm7 – A – D/A – Em7 – D – Bm7 – D/E – D – Bm – D/A – G6 – D – Bm7 – D/A – Bm – D – Bm – D6 – G6 – Bm – D/E – Bm7 – A – D6 – G6 – C#m – Bm – D6 – …