Chords of: Mean by: Taylor Swift. (Bmaj7, E, A, 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.
“Mean” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, E, A, B.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → E → C#m → E → C#m → A → B → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:03 | 27% |
| E | 1:02 | 26% |
| B | 0:53 | 23% |
| C#m | 0:17 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| C#m7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Emaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Bm – C#m – Emaj7 – E – C#m – B – E – A6 – C#m – B – E – C#m – B – A – B – E – B – A6 – Em – Dmaj7 – E – B – A – E – B – A – E – B – A/C# – B6 – A – E – B – A – E – D – E – Abm – C#m – B – A – E – C#m7 – B – F#m7 – A – C#m – B – …
