Chords of: Welcome To New York by: Taylor Swift. (G, C, Cmaj7, C6) 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.
“Welcome To New York” by Taylor Swift is in C Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, Cmaj7, C6.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → C → G → C → G → C → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:30 | 45% |
| C | 0:41 | 21% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| D | 0:10 | 5% |
| G/D | 0:06 | 3% |
| Em | 0:05 | 3% |
| C7 | 0:05 | 2% |
G – D – C7 – G – D – C7 – G – D – C – G – D – C – G – C – G – D – C – G – A7 – G – C – G – C – G – C – G – D7 – C – G – G/D – Cmaj7 – G/D – Em – D – Cmaj7 – C6 – G – Cmaj7 – G – C – G – Cmaj7 – G – D – C – G – C – G – …
