Chords of: Sparks Fly by: Taylor Swift. (Ddim, F, C, Bb) 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.
“Sparks Fly” by Taylor Swift is in F Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ddim, F, C, Bb.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → Bb → F → Dm7 → Bb → F → C → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:04 | 25% |
| C | 0:58 | 22% |
| Bb | 0:41 | 16% |
| Dm7 | 0:35 | 13% |
| Dm | 0:34 | 13% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| F/C | 0:05 | 2% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
Dm7 – Bb – F – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Bb – F – C – Dm – Bb – F – C – F/C – Dm – Bb – C/Bb – F – F/C – Bb – C – F/C – C/E – Dm – Bb – C – F – C – Dm7 – Bb – F – C – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Dm – Bb – F – C – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Dm7 – Bb – F – C – …
