Chords of: The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by: Taylor Swift. (Bb, Bb/F, F, Gm) 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 Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” by Taylor Swift is in F Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Bb/F, F, Gm.
Bb/F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F6 → F → F6 → Bb/F → F → Bb → F → Bb/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb/F | 0:58 | 25% |
| Bb | 0:46 | 20% |
| F | 0:41 | 17% |
| Gm | 0:29 | 12% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:15 | 7% |
| F6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
F6 – Bb/F – F6 – Bb/F – F – F6 – Bb/F – F – F6 – Bb/F – F – F6 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb/F – Gm – C/G – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb/F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb/F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb/F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb/F – Fm – Bb/F – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb/F – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Fm – Bb/F – F – Bb – F – Bb/F – Gm – C/G – Ebmaj7 – F – Gm – …
