Chords of: Surprising Gena by: Taylor Swift. (Ab, C#, F#, B) 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.
“Surprising Gena” by Taylor Swift is in B Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#, F#, B.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 4:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7/E# → F6 → Fm7 → Fm6 → Dm → Fm6 → Fm7b5 → Fm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:40 | 15% |
| F# | 0:35 | 13% |
| Ab | 0:32 | 12% |
| B | 0:21 | 8% |
| Fm6 | 0:16 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:13 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:12 | 4% |
C#7/E# – E – F6 – Cm7b5 – Fm7 – Fmaj7 – Eb/F – Fm6 – E – Bmaj7 – Dm – Fm6 – F#6 – Fm7b5 – F#maj7 – Fm6 – B – B/F# – Emaj7 – F#/E – E6 – B – Bm7 – F#maj7 – E/B – B – F#6 – F#aug – E7 – B – F# – B – F/Eb – Emaj7 – Ab – Ebaug – D7/F# – B – F# – E6 – G7/B – B – F#6 – E6 – B – F#6 – Bb7/D – C# – …
