CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Sweet Nothing, chord by chord.

Chords of: Sweet Nothing by: Taylor Swift. (C, Dm7, Fmaj7, F) 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 “Sweet Nothing”

“Sweet Nothing” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Dm7, Fmaj7, F.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C → Dm7 → C → Fm → C → Dm7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:1140%
Dm70:2815%
F0:1910%
Fmaj70:169%
C/E0:137%
G0:084%
Dm0:074%
Am0:063%

Chord progression, in order

F – C – Dm7 – C – Fm – C – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – Am – C – F – C – Dm7 – Am – C – Fmaj7 – C/E – Dm – C – F – C/E – Dm – C – F – C/E – Dm – C – Fm – C – Dm7 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C – Fmaj7 – C/E – Dm7 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C – Fmaj7 – C/E – Dm7 – C – …