Chords of: Lover by: Taylor Swift. (B, G, Cmaj7, 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.
“Lover” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 69 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, G, Cmaj7, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → Cmaj7 → G → D → Cmaj7 → G → Cmaj7. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:13 | 32% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:55 | 24% |
| D | 0:17 | 7% |
| C | 0:16 | 7% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Em | 0:08 | 3% |
| D/F# | 0:07 | 3% |
G – D – Cmaj7 – G – D – Cmaj7 – G – F#m – E7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – D – Bm – Cmaj7 – G – D – G – Cmaj7 – G – D7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G – D6 – Cmaj7 – G – C6 – Cmaj7 – F#m7 – G – C6 – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – C6 – Gmaj7 – Em – D – G – C – G – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – G – D6 – C6 – Cmaj7 – …
