Chords of: New Year’s Day (Live) by: Taylor Swift. (E7, C, Fmaj7, F) 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.
“New Year’s Day (Live)” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, C, Fmaj7, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 60% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → F/G → C → F6 → C → Fmaj7 → C → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:19 | 60% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:31 | 13% |
| Am7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F | 0:12 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| G | 0:02 | 1% |
| G7 | 0:02 | 1% |
C6 – F/G – C – F6 – C – F6 – Fmaj7 – C – Fmaj7 – C – Em – Am7 – C – Am7 – C – Cmaj7 – C – F – C – Gm7b5/F – C – Fmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Cm – C – Gm7 – C – Am7 – C – Am7 – C – Em – Am7 – C – G – C – G – C – G – C – G7 – C – Am7 – F – C – C6 – F – C – …
