CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Babe (feat. Taylor Swift), chord by chord.

Chords of: Babe (feat. Taylor Swift) by: Taylor Swift, Sugarland. (Em, E, A, C#m7) 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.

About the chords of “Babe (feat. Taylor Swift)”

“Babe (feat. Taylor Swift)” by Taylor Swift, Sugarland is in E Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, E, A, C#m7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → A → E → A → E → A → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:4445%
A0:3315%
C#m70:2410%
B0:146%
C#m0:136%
Abm70:115%
E/B0:052%
B60:042%

Chord progression, in order

Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – A – C#m7 – Bmaj7 – Em – E – C#m – E – B – E – C#m – F#7/A# – E – Emaj7 – E – C#m – E – B – F#7/A# – E – C#m – E – A – E – A – E – A – C#m7 – E – A – C#m – E – A – C#m7 – F#m7 – E – A6 – C#m7 – E – B – C#m – B6 – E – A – B – E – …