Chords of: Ruin The Friendship by: Taylor Swift. (G, D, C, Gmaj7) 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.
“Ruin The Friendship” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, C, Gmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Gmaj7 → C → Gm → D → Gmaj7 → C6 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:37 | 45% |
| D | 0:33 | 16% |
| C | 0:27 | 13% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| C6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bm | 0:04 | 2% |
| Gm | 0:04 | 2% |
D – Gmaj7 – C – Gm – D – Gmaj7 – C6 – G – D – Gmaj7 – C6 – G – D – G – Bm – C – Gmaj7 – G – D – G – Bm – C – Gmaj7 – G – D – Em7b5/D – Gmaj7 – C6 – G – F#dim – Gm – D – G – C6 – D/C – G – D – G – Bm – C – D7 – G – D – G – Bm – C – Gmaj7 – G – …
