CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Opalite, chord by chord.

Chords of: Opalite by: Taylor Swift. (Dmaj7, C6, D7, G) 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 “Opalite”

“Opalite” by Taylor Swift is in G Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 187 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, C6, D7, G.

C6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 5:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → F/C → C6 → D7/F# → Am7b5 → F#m7b5 → C/E → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C60:4112%
D70:3710%
G0:309%
E0:288%
Em0:288%
C0:288%
D0:226%
Am0:195%

Chord progression, in order

C6 – F/C – C6 – D7/F# – Am7b5 – F#m7b5 – C/E – C6 – Bbm7b5 – F7/A – Bb6 – Ab7 – Abmaj7 – Faug – Fm6 – C – D – C – Bm – Am – Cmaj7 – D – C – D7 – C6 – C – D6 – A/E – Em – D/F# – Am – Cmaj7 – D – C – D – Am – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – F#m7 – C6 – D – C6 – D – C6 – D – Am – G6 – …