Chords of: long story short by: Taylor Swift. (G7, C, F6, Am) 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.
“long story short” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, C, F6, Am.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → Fmaj7 → Am7 → C → Am7 → F → Am. 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 — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:02 | 29% |
| F6 | 0:30 | 14% |
| G | 0:25 | 12% |
| Am | 0:22 | 11% |
| F | 0:13 | 6% |
| C/G | 0:09 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| G7 | 0:06 | 3% |
C – Cm – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Gmaj7 – C – F – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – G – F – C – F6 – Am – G – C – F – C/G – Am – G – C – F6 – C – D7 – Am7b5 – D/A – G – F6 – C – Am7 – D/A – C/G – F6 – C – Am – Cm – G – C – F6 – G – C – F6 – G – C – Cm6 – G – …
