Chords of: The Tortured Poets Department by: Taylor Swift. (F6, C, Fmaj7, 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 Tortured Poets Department” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F6, C, Fmaj7, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 4:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7b5/C → C → D/C → C → F6 → C → Fmaj7 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 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 | 2:16 | 47% |
| F6 | 0:50 | 17% |
| F | 0:21 | 7% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:21 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| G | 0:10 | 4% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:07 | 3% |
| G7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Dm7b5/C – C – D/C – C – F6 – C – F – Cm – Fmaj7 – Am7 – G – C – F – Am7 – G – C – F6 – C – Fmaj7 – F6 – Am7 – Dm – C – G7 – C – F6 – F – C – Cmaj7 – F6 – F – C – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – G – C – Fmaj7 – Am – C/G – G – C – C6 – D/A – Am7 – G – C – F6 – …
