CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Teardrops On My Guitar, chord by chord.

Chords of: Teardrops On My Guitar by: Taylor Swift. (Bb, Gm7, F, Eb) 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 “Teardrops On My Guitar”

“Teardrops On My Guitar” by Taylor Swift is in Eb Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Gm7, F, Eb.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Gm7 → Eb6 → F7/A → Bb → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:0131%
Gm70:4523%
F0:2613%
Eb0:2513%
Ebmaj70:137%
F7/A0:084%
Eb60:042%
F/A0:032%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Gm7 – Eb6 – F7/A – F6 – Bb – Gm7 – C/G – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F7/A – Bb – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – F7/A – Gm7 – Eb – Ebaug – Eb6 – Bb – F/A – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – F7/A – F – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – F6 – F – Gm7 – Eb – Eb6 – Bb – F – Bb – F – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Bb – F – C/D – Gm7 – Eb – …