Chords of: The Man by: Taylor Swift. (A, 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.
“The Man” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, G, C, F.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C6 → F → C/G → C → Am → Fmaj7 → G. 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:48 | 24% |
| C | 0:35 | 17% |
| Am | 0:23 | 11% |
| F6 | 0:21 | 11% |
| F | 0:18 | 9% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| A7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Gm6 – F6 – G – D/C – Cmaj7 – Gm – A7 – E – F6 – G – C6 – G – A7 – Abmaj7 – F – C/G – D – C – Am – D – Fmaj7 – G – C – Dm7b5/C – D/A – Am – Fmaj7 – G – C – D/A – Am – F6 – G – C – Am – F6 – G – C – Am – F6 – G – D7/F# – Cmaj7 – A7 – C – F6 – Gmaj7 – D7 – …
