Chords of: The Story Of Us by: Taylor Swift. (C#m7b5/B, A, E, B) 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 Story Of Us” by Taylor Swift is in E Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7b5/B, A, E, B.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → Amaj7 → E → B → A → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:19 | 30% |
| E | 0:57 | 22% |
| B | 0:47 | 18% |
| Amaj7 | 0:26 | 10% |
| C#m7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| E/B | 0:09 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:06 | 2% |
| B6 | 0:04 | 2% |
B – E – A – B – C#m7 – E – A6 – Amaj7 – E – B – A – Amaj7 – E – B – A – E – B – A – E – B – A – B – C#m7 – E – A – E – A – Adim – Amaj7 – B – E – B6 – A – E – B – Amaj7 – C#m7 – B – E – A – C#m – B – A – C7 – B – C#m7 – E – A6 – …
