Chords of: You Need To Calm Down by: Taylor Swift. (Dmaj7, D, G, Gmaj7) 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.
“You Need To Calm Down” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, D, G, Gmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → G → D → G → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:32 | 46% |
| G | 1:05 | 32% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| A7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| F#m7b5/E | 0:03 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:03 | 1% |
A7 – D – G – A7 – D – G – D7 – G – F# – D – G – F#7 – D – C# – D6 – G – F#m7b5/E – D – E6 – G – D – A6 – G – Gmaj7 – D – G – A6 – D – G – D – Gmaj7 – D – G – Dmaj7 – D6 – G/D – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – D – F#m7 – G – D – A7/C# – G – Gmaj7 – D – A7 – …
