Taylor Swift - Blank Space - Chord

Key F major – D minor Chords D, G, Bm, Em, A, A7sus4 Easy key Bb (capo 7)

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D
 Nice to meet you where you been
                          Bm
I can show you incredible things

Magic, madness, heaven sin

Saw you there and I thought
G
Oh my God, look at that face

You look like my next mistake
A7sus4                    A
Love’s a game, want to play?

D
 New money, suit and tie
                          Bm
I can read you like a magazine

Ain't it funny rumors fly

And I know you heard about  
G
Me so hey, lets be friends

I'm dying to see how this one ends
A
Grab your passport and my hand
G                       A
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend


D                                                        Bm
 So it's gonna be forever or it's gonna go down in flames

You can tell me when it's over mmm
                              Em
If the high was worth the pain

Got a long list of ex-lovers
                           G
They'll tell you I'm insane
                                                       D
Cause you know I love the players and you love the game

D
Cause we're young and we're reckless
                           Bm
We'll take this way too far

 It'll leave you breathless, mmm
                    Em
Or with a nasty scar

 Got a long list of ex-lovers
                           G
They'll tell you I'm insane  
                          G                D
But I got a blank space baby and I'll write your name


D
Cherry lips, crystal skies
                            Bm
I could show you incredible things

Stolen kisses, pretty lies
                              G
You're the king baby I'm your queen

Find out what you want       
           
Be that girl for a month
A7sus4                     A        
Wait the worst is yet to come, oh no

 D                         
Screaming crying perfect storms
                          Bm
I can make all the tables turn

Rose garden filled with thorns

Keep you second guessing
      G
Like "Oh my god who is she?"

I get drunk on jealousy
    A
But you'll come back each time you leave
                               G
Cause darlin' I'm a nightmare, dressed like a daydream


D                                                        Bm
 So it's gonna be forever or it's gonna go down in flames

You can tell me when it's over, mm
                              Em
If the high was worth the pain

Got a long list of ex-lovers
                           G
They'll tell you I'm insane
                                                       D
Cause you know I love the players and you love the game

 D
Cause we're young and we're reckless
                           Bm
We'll take this way too far

It'll leave you breathless, mmm
                    Em
Or with a nasty scar

Got a long list of ex-lovers
                           G
They'll tell you I'm insane
                          G
But I got a blank space baby and I'll write your name


D           
 Boys only want love if it's torture

Don't say I didn't, say I didn't warn you
D  
 Boys only want love if it's torture
D
 Don't say I didn't, say I didn't warn you


D                                                        Bm
 So it's gonna be forever or it's gonna go down in flames

You can tell me when it's over mmm
                              Em
If the high was worth the pain

Got a long list of ex-lovers
                           G
They'll tell you I'm insane
                                                       D
Cause you know I love the players and you love the game


Cause we're young and we're reckless
                           Bm
We'll take this way too far

It'll leave you breathless, mmm
                    Em
Or with a nasty scar

Got a long list of ex-lovers
                           G
They'll tell you I'm insane  
                          G
But I got a blank space baby and I'll write your name

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Taylor Swift - Blank Space Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Taylor Swift – Blank Space: key and chord analysis

The song opens on D and ends on G. Its chords belong to both F major and Dm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

F major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = E (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Bb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

D minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Bb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = C (natural-minor colour)
#7 = C# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the D minor side because the major V chord points straight at Dm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from F major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to F or to Dm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from F major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	F	Tonic — home	F · A · C	—
ii	Gm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · D	—
II	G	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G · B · D	15×
iii	Am	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	A · C · E	—
V/vi	A	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	5×
V7/vi	A7sus4	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · D · E · G	2×
IV	Bb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · D · F	—
#iv	Bm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D · F#	10×
V	C	Dominant — strongest pull home	C · E · G	—
vi	Dm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	D · F · A	—
V/ii	D	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A	16×
vii°	Edim	Leading-tone chord — tension	E · G · Bb	—
vii	Em	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	E · G · B	6×

Seen from D minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Dm	Tonic — home	D · F · A	—
V/iv	D	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A	16×
ii°	Edim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · Bb	—
ii	Em	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	E · G · B	6×
III	F	Relative major — the bright side	F · A · C	—
iv	Gm	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · Bb · D	—
IV	G	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	G · B · D	15×
v	Am	Minor dominant — soft pull	A · C · E	—
V	A	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	A · C# · E	5×
V7sus4	A7sus4	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	A · D · E · G	2×
VI	Bb	Submediant — warm colour	Bb · D · F	—
#vi	Bm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D · F#	10×
VII	C	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	C · E · G	—

Analysis

The key pair is F major and its relative D minor (1 flat). 6 different chords appear 54 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Dm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from F, the same A / A7sus4 is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Dm. D acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.

Improvisation tips

F major pentatonic and D minor pentatonic are the same five notes (F – G – A – C – D): start from F for a brighter phrase, from D for a bluesier one.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When A7sus4 comes, swap the scale's C for C#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With F major shapes

Capo 1 + E shapes
Capo 3 + D shapes
Capo 5 + C shapes

With D minor shapes

No capo — open Dm shapes
Capo 5 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on D, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. D, G, Bm, Em carry the song: V/ii–II–#iv–vii relative to F, V/iv–IV–#vi–ii relative to Dm. D is the interesting twist: in F it is a chromatic chord (V/ii), while in Dm it becomes the dominant (V/iv) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Ending on G, the song seals F as home.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.