Chords of: The Archer by: Taylor Swift. (C, F, Am7, Am) 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.
“The Archer” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, Am7, Am.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am → F → G → Am → F → G → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:58 | 28% |
| F | 0:36 | 18% |
| Am7 | 0:25 | 12% |
| Am | 0:22 | 11% |
| C/G | 0:20 | 10% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| G | 0:13 | 7% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 4% |
C – G – C/G – Am – F6 – F – C – G – Am – F – F6 – G – Am – F6 – F – Cm – G – Am7 – F – C – G – C/G – G – C/G – Am7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – C – C/G – F – Am – C/G – F – G – C/G – Am – F6 – F – C – G – Am7 – F – C – G7 – C – Am7 – F6 – C – …
