CHORD LIBRARY

Play along So High School, chord by chord.

Chords of: So High School by: Taylor Swift. (G, D, C6, Em) 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 “So High School”

“So High School” by Taylor Swift is in E Minor and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, C6, Em.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Gmaj7 → D → G → D6 → G → D → 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 — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:0328%
D0:5525%
C60:2411%
Em0:167%
C0:167%
Em70:146%
D60:104%
Gmaj70:052%

Chord progression, in order

G – Gmaj7 – Cm – G – D – C – G – D6 – D7/F# – G – D – Cm – G – D – Gmaj7 – D7/F# – G – D – Gm – C6 – Em7 – D – G – C6 – Em7 – D – C6 – G – D – C6 – G – D – C6 – G – D6 – D – D7 – G – D – G – C – Em – D – G – C6 – Em – D – G – …