Chords of: Watching the CMA Announcements! by: Taylor Swift. (G/B, D, A, Bm7) 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.
“Watching the CMA Announcements!” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 64 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G/B, D, A, Bm7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → E7/G# → Bm6 → G6 → D → E7/G# → Bm6 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:59 | 32% |
| A | 0:26 | 14% |
| Bm7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:15 | 8% |
| E7/G# | 0:12 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Bm6 | 0:08 | 4% |
D – E7/G# – Bm6 – G6 – D – Bb7/D – E7/G# – Bm6 – E7/G# – Em – D – G6 – Bm7 – Am – G/A – Amaj7 – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – G/A – Baug – Bm7 – D6 – G6 – Amaj7 – Bm7 – G7 – D – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – A6 – D – Ebmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Bm – A – D6 – A – Gm – A – Bm7 – D – G6 – A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A – …
