# the 1 – Taylor Swift: piano chords

the 1 by Taylor Swift uses 6 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F C
- Verse 1: F C F C F C/E F C/E F C/E F C/E Dm7 C Dm7 C F C F C F C F C
- Chorus 1: Am C F C/E Dm7 C Dm7 C Am C/G F C/E Dm7 C Dm7 C F C F C
- Verse 2: F C F C F C F C Dm7 C F C/E Dm7 C F C F C F C
- Chorus 2: Am C F C/E Dm7 C Dm7 C Am C/G F C/E Dm7 C Dm7 C
- Bridge 1: Am C/G F C/E Dm7 C Dm7 C
- Chorus 3: Am C/G F C/E Dm7 C Dm7 C Am C/G F C/E Dm7 C Dm7 C Dm7 C Dm7 C

## Questions

### Which chords does the 1 by Taylor Swift use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is the 1 by Taylor Swift in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is the 1 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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