Chords of: Love Story by: Taylor Swift. (E, D, A, Bm7) 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 26 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, D, A, Bm7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → Bm → G6 → D → G6 → Bm → 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 | 1:00 | 26% |
| A | 0:45 | 19% |
| Bm7 | 0:33 | 14% |
| G | 0:14 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:13 | 6% |
| E | 0:11 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 4% |
D – A – Bm – G6 – D – C#dim – G6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – F#m7 – D – Em – C6 – D – G – G6 – A/G – Bm7 – A – Gdim – G – Amaj7 – D/A – Bm – D – Gmaj7 – A – D/A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – D – A7 – Gmaj7 – C#m7b5 – G6 – A/G – Bm7 – A6 – D6 – A – G – A – D/A – …
