CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Man, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Man by: Taylor Swift. (Am, G, C, 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 “The Man”

“The Man” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, G, C, F.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → A7 → G → C6 → F → C/G → C → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:3922%
C0:3016%
Am0:2111%
F60:179%
F0:179%
Fmaj70:095%
A70:074%
Cmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Am – F6 – G – C6 – D/C – Cmaj7 – Gm – A7 – F6 – G – C6 – B – Gm – A7 – Abmaj7 – F – C/G – D – C – Am – Dm – Fmaj7 – G – C – Dm7b5/C – D/A – Am – Fmaj7 – G – Dm7 – C – D/A – Am – F6 – G – C – Am – F6 – G – Cmaj7 – A7 – C – F6 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A7 – Abmaj7 – F – …