CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Midnight Rain, chord by chord.

Chords of: Midnight Rain by: Taylor Swift. (Am7, C, C/G, Fmaj7) 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 “Midnight Rain”

“Midnight Rain” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 64 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, C, C/G, Fmaj7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Fmaj7 → C → Am → Fmaj7 → C → Am7 → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:3722%
C/G0:3319%
Am70:2615%
Fmaj70:1710%
F60:138%
C60:127%
Am0:106%
G0:063%

Chord progression, in order

D – C – Gm – C – Am – C – Fmaj7 – C – Am – Fmaj7 – C – G – Cmaj7 – C/G – Am7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – C – G – G6 – Am – D/A – Am – Am7b5/G – D – C – Gm – C – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – G – C/G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – C6 – G6 – Am – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – C6 – C/G – Am7 – F6 – C – C6 – …