Chords of: Mean (Taylor's Version) by: Taylor Swift. (E, A, B, C#m7) 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 (Taylor's Version)” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 156 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, B, C#m7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E → B → A → B → A → C#m → A. 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 | 1:07 | 29% |
| E | 1:01 | 27% |
| B | 0:57 | 25% |
| C#m | 0:13 | 6% |
| A6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Amaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
E – B – E – A – C#m – B – A – C#m – B – A – C#m – B – A – B – E – A – B – A6 – B – Ebm7b5 – E – B – A – Emaj7 – A – E – B – A – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – B – A – Ab – E – D – E – Ebaug – C#m – B – Amaj7 – E – C#m7 – B – E/F# – A6 – …
