Chords of: Should've Said No by: Taylor Swift. (E, D, G, Em7) 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.
“Should've Said No” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 168 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, D, G, Em7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → G → Em7 → Gm → G → Em7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:40 | 17% |
| G | 0:38 | 17% |
| D | 0:36 | 16% |
| Em7 | 0:31 | 13% |
| Em | 0:20 | 9% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| D/F# | 0:09 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:08 | 4% |
G – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – G – F#aug – Em7 – C – Gm – F#aug – Gm – Em – C6 – G – Em7 – C – Em7 – C – G – D/F# – G – C – G/A – D – Emaj7 – Em – C – D – G – D/F# – Em – C – D – Em – C – D – G – D/F# – Em – C – A7 – B7 – C – Fmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Em – C – …
