Major view
Ab major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Db (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Taylor Swift - Enchanted - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords G, D, C9, C, Bm, Em7, Em, D9 … Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
G Bm C G
There I was again tonight
Bm
Forcing laughter, faking smiles
C G
Same old tired, lonely place
Walls of insincerity
Bm
Shifiting eyes and vancancy
C G
Vanished when I saw your face
C
All I can say is it was
Em D
Enchanting to meet you
G
Your eyes whispered "have we met?"
Bm
Across the room your silhouette starts
C G
Starts to make it's way to me
The playful conversation starts
Bm
Counter all your quick remarks
C G
Like passing notes in secrecy
C9 Em7 D9
And it was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is
C9 Em7 D9
I was enchanted to meet you
C9 G
This night is sparkling
D C9
Don't you let it go
G D C9
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
G D C9
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
Em7 D G
I was enchanted to meet you
G
The lingering question kept me up
Bm
Two Am, who do you love
C9 G
I wonder till I'm wide awake
Now I'm pacing back and forth
Bm
Wishing you were at my door
C9 G
I'd open up and you would say
C9
Hey, it was enchanting
Em7 D D4 D
To meet you
C9
All I know is I was enchanted
Em7 D
To meet you
C9 G
This night is sparkling
D C9
Don't you let it go
G
I'm wonderstruck
D C9
Blushing all the way home
G D
I'll spend forever wondering
C9 Em7 D
If you knew
C9 G
This night is flawless
D C9
Don't you let it go
G
I'm wonderstruck
D C9
Dancing around all alone
G D
I'll spend forever wondering
C9
If you knew
Em7 D G
I was enchanted to meet you
D
This is me praying that
C
This was the very first page
Em D
Not where the story line ends
C Em
My thoughts will echo your name
D C
Until I see you again
Em
These are the words I held back as
D C
I was leaving too soon
Em7 D
I was enchanted to meet you
G Bm
Please don't be in love with someone else
C G
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
Bm
Please don't be in love with someone else
C G
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
C9 G
This night is sparkling
D C9
Don't you let it go
G
I'm wonderstruck
D C9
Blushing all the way home
G D
I'll spend forever wondering
C9 Em7 D
If you knew
C9 G
This night is flawless
D C9
Don't you let it go
G D C9
I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone
G D C9
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
Em7 D G
I was enchanted to meet you
Bm
Please don't be in love with someone else
C9 G
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
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Taylor Swift - Enchanted Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Taylor Swift – Enchanted: key and chord analysis
The song opens on G and ends on G. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)
- #7 = E (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 F minor side because the major V chord points straight at Fm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab 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 Ab or to Fm; 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ab | Tonic — home | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | — |
| biii | Bm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D · F# | 10× |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | — |
| III7 | C9 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G · Bb · D | 27× |
| III | C | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G | 12× |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #IV | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 29× |
| #IV7 | D9 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A · C · E | 2× |
| #IV | D4 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 1× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| bvi7 | Em7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B · D | 10× |
| bvi | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 4× |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | — |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| V/iii | G | Secondary dominant V/iii — leads to Cmsecondary dominant | G · B · D | 32× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | — |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| V/v | G | Secondary dominant V/v — leads to Cmsecondary dominant | G · B · D | 32× |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | — |
| #iv | Bm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | B · D · F# | 10× |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | — |
| V7 | C9 | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G · Bb · D | 27× |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | 12× |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #VI | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 29× |
| #VI7 | D9 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A · C · E | 2× |
| #VI | D4 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 1× |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| #vii7 | Em7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B · D | 10× |
| #vii | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 4× |
Analysis
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 9 different chords appear 127 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Fm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull. G 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
- Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
- Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over C9, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- When C comes, swap the scale's Eb for E: 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 Ab major shapes
- Capo 1 + G shapes
- Capo 4 + E shapes
- Capo 6 + D shapes
With F minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Em shapes
- Capo 3 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
Starting on G, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. G, D, C9, C carry the song: V/iii–#IV–III7–III relative to Ab, V/v–#VI–V7–V relative to Fm. G is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (V/iii), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V/v) that makes the minor side sound so determined. It closes on G, letting the Ab side have the last word.
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.
Taylor Swift - Enchanted Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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