Chords of: Love Story by: Taylor Swift. (E, D, A, Bm) 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.
“Love Story” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, D, A, Bm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → E7/G# → Bm → G6 → D → G → Bm7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:57 | 25% |
| A | 0:45 | 19% |
| Bm | 0:24 | 10% |
| Bm7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| G | 0:11 | 5% |
| E | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:07 | 3% |
D – E7/G# – Bm – G6 – D – G – Bm7 – Em – A7 – D – Gmaj7 – C#dim – Bm7 – A – G – A – D/E – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – D – A – D/A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – A6 – D – Gmaj7 – Bm – A – D6 – A – D – A – Bm7 – D – G6 – A7 – D/A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A – D – A – Bm – …
