Chords of: Taylor Swift - Viva La Vida by: Taylor Swift. (F#m7, E, A, D) 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.
“Taylor Swift - Viva La Vida” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7, E, A, D.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → Em → A → F#m → Em → F#m → D → E. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:54 | 26% |
| F#m7 | 0:47 | 22% |
| A | 0:46 | 21% |
| D | 0:36 | 17% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:05 | 2% |
| Em | 0:04 | 2% |
| Am | 0:02 | 1% |
C#m – Dmaj7 – Em – A – F#m – Dmaj7 – Em – Bm7b5/A – F#m – D – E – A – F#m7 – D – E – A – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E – A – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E – Am – F#m7 – D – E – A – F#m7 – D – E – A – F#m7 – D – E – A – F#m7 – D – E – A – D – E – A – D – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E – F#m7 – …
