Chords of: Sad Beautiful Tragic (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video) by: Taylor Swift. (G, C, Am7, D) 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.
“Sad Beautiful Tragic (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video)” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, Am7, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm6 → Gmaj7 → C → G → D → Am7 → C → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:49 | 18% |
| C | 0:44 | 16% |
| D | 0:38 | 13% |
| Am7 | 0:33 | 12% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:32 | 11% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:26 | 9% |
| Am | 0:22 | 8% |
| G/D | 0:08 | 3% |
Abm6 – Gmaj7 – D6 – G – Am – Em – C – Em – C – Gmaj7 – G – D – G – Am7 – C – G – D – G – Am – C – G – C – Gmaj7 – D – Am7 – C – G – C – D – Am – C – Em – G – D – Gmaj7 – Am7 – C – Gmaj7 – D – G/D – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – G/D – D – G/D – Am7 – …
