Taylor Swift - Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) - Chord

Key B major – G# minor Chords E, Gb, Abm, B/D#, Ebm, Bmaj7, B Easy key G (capo 4)

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E                       Gb
  I was supposed to be sent away
      Ebm                    Abm
But they forgot to come and get me
B/D#  E                 Gb
        I was a functioning 

Alcoholic till nobody
 Bmaj7           Abm
Noticed my new aesthetic

B/D#  E                 Gb 
        All of this to say: 
                Ebm
I hope you're okay
                Abm
But you're the reason
B/D#  E             Gb
        And no one here's to blame
      Bmaj7                   Abm
But what about your quiet treason

     B/D#  E                   Gb
And for a fortnight, there we were

Forever running to you
 Ebm            Abm
Sometimes ask about the weather
                B/D#  E  
Now, you're in my    backyard
             Gb
Turned into good neighbours
                   Bmaj7  
Your wife waters flowers 
         Abm     B/D#
I wanna kill her

E                      Gb
  All my mornings are mondays
            Ebm          Abm
Stuck in an endless February
B/D#  E                     Gb
        I took the miracle move on drug
       Bmaj7             Abm
The effects were temporary

    B/D#  E              Gb
And I    love you, it's ruining my life
        Ebm            Abm

B/D#  E              Gb
I    touched you for only a fortnight
    Bmaj7                 Abm
, but I touched you

     B/D#  E                   Gb
And for a fortnight, there we were

Forever running to you
 Ebm            Abm
Sometimes ask about the weather
                B/D#  E  
Now, you're in my    backyard
          Gb
Turned into good neighbours
                   Bmaj7 
Your wife waters flowers
         Abm
I wanna kill her

     B/D#  E                   Gb
And for a fortnight, there we were

Together, running to you
 Ebm                Abm
Sometimes come and tug my sweater
                    E      
Now, you're at the mailbox
          Gb
Turned into good neighbours
                B 
My husband is cheating
         Abm
I wanna kill him

    B/D#  E              Gb
And I    love you, it's ruining my life
        Ebm            Abm

B/D#  E              Gb
I    touched you for only a fortnight
    B               Abm
, I touched you

    B/D#  E              Gb
And I    love you, it's ruining my life
        Ebm            Abm

B/D#  E              Gb
I    touched you for only a fortnight
    B               Abm
, I touched you

B/D#  E                   Gb
I'm  calling ya, but you won't pick up
         Ebm                Abm
‘Nother fortnight lost in America
      B/D#  E               Gb
Move to   Florida, buy the car you want
        B                       Abm
But it won't start up till you touch

Touch, touch me

     E                   Gb
I'm calling ya, but you won't pick up
         Ebm                Abm
‘Nother fortnight lost in America
          E               Gb
Move to Florida, buy the car you want
        B                       Abm
But it won't start up till you touch

Touch, touch you

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Harmony analysis

Taylor Swift – Fortnight (feat. Post Malone): key and chord analysis

The song opens on E and ends on Abm. Its chords belong to both B major and G#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

B major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

G# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = E (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = F# (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between B major and G# minor because it comes to rest on G#m and B is heard 29 times against 22 for G#m. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to B or to G#m; 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 B major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	B/D#	Tonic — home	B · D# · F#	18×
Imaj7	Bmaj7	Tonic — home	B · D# · F# · A#	6×
I	B	Tonic — home	B · D# · F#	5×
ii	C#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G#	—
iii	Ebm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Eb · Gb · Bb	11×
V/vi	D#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Abmsecondary dominant	D# · G · A#	—
IV	E	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G# · B	22×
V	Gb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Gb · Bb · Db	22×
vi	Abm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Ab · Cb · Eb	22×
vii°	A#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A# · C# · E	—

Seen from G# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Abm	Tonic — home	Ab · Cb · Eb	22×
ii°	A#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A# · C# · E	—
III	B/D#	Relative major — the bright side	B · D# · F#	18×
IIImaj7	Bmaj7	Relative major — the bright side	B · D# · F# · A#	6×
III	B	Relative major — the bright side	B · D# · F#	5×
iv	C#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E · G#	—
v	Ebm	Minor dominant — soft pull	Eb · Gb · Bb	11×
V	D#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D# · G · A#	—
VI	E	Submediant — warm colour	E · G# · B	22×
VII	Gb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Gb · Bb · Db	22×

Analysis

The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 7 different chords appear 106 times in total; 7 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

E Gb BIV → VIV → V G#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×22
Ebm Abm Biii → vi G#mv → inatural-minor cadence ×11
Gb Bmaj7 BV → Imaj7authentic cadence G#mVII → IIImaj7 ×6
Gb B BV → Iauthentic cadence G#mVII → III ×5

The move to watch is E → Gb, heard 22 times. From the B side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home); from the G#m side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

B major pentatonic and G# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (B – C# – D# – F# – G#): start from B for a brighter phrase, from G# for a bluesier one.
Over E, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Abm, land on Ab, Cb, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

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 B major shapes

Capo 2 + A shapes
Capo 4 + G shapes
Capo 7 + E shapes

With G# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Em shapes
Capo 6 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
1 semitone up

The song's harmonic story

The opening E lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are E, Gb, Abm, B/D#; read them as IV–V–vi–I in B or VI–VII–i–III in G#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on E → Gb (IV → V in B, VI → VII in G#m): IV → V — the lift that builds tension before home. It closes on Abm, letting the G#m 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.