CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mastermind, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mastermind by: Taylor Swift. (E, Amaj7, C#m7, B) 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 “Mastermind”

“Mastermind” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Amaj7, C#m7, B.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → E → A → F#m7 → C#m7 → B → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:3049%
Amaj70:3117%
C#m70:179%
B0:179%
A0:105%
A/E0:032%
B70:032%
Abm0:031%

Chord progression, in order

E – Emaj7 – A – E – Abm – E – A – F#m7 – C#m7 – A – B/A – B – E – Eb – C#m7 – A – B – B6 – E – Amaj7 – C#m7 – E/B – Amaj7 – E – Abm – E – A – E – B – E – Eb – C#m7 – A – B – B7 – E – Amaj7 – C#m7 – B – Amaj7 – E – A/E – E – A/E – E – Amaj7 – Abm – E/G# – …