Chords of: The Black Dog by: Taylor Swift. (F, C, C/G, Cmaj7) 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 Black Dog” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 77 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, C/G, Cmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 65% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F6 → C/G → C → Am7 → C → Cmaj7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:29 | 65% |
| C/G | 0:24 | 11% |
| F | 0:15 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| G | 0:03 | 1% |
C – F6 – Cmaj7 – C/G – F6 – C – Am7 – C – Fmaj7 – G/F – C – F6 – C – F – C – Cmaj7 – F – C – F6 – Cmaj7 – G – C – F6 – Cmaj7 – C/G – C6 – C/G – F – Am7 – G – C – Gmaj7 – C/G – Em7 – C/E – Fmaj7 – C – G7 – C – F – C – Am – Em – F – C – Cmaj7 – C/G – Am7 – …
