I have included the strumming pattern I use next to the chords in the verse and
Pre-Chorus, it is up to you
how you play it but it feels and sounds better playing it like this!
Intro: (palm muted)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x6
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
Verse: Calum (you can slap the strings between each chord)
E|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
B|----(D)3--------(U)7-----(U)5--(D)5----(U)5--(U)5-|
G|----(D)4--------(U)7-----(U)6--(D)6----(U)6--(U)6-| x4
D|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
A|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
D|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
Pre-Chorus (Luke: 'So let's go all the way tonight...' Same as the verse)
E|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
B|----(D)3--------(U)7-----(U)5--(D)5----(U)5--(U)5-|
G|----(D)4--------(U)7-----(U)6--(D)6----(U)6--(U)6-| x3
D|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
A|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
D|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
('You and I will be young forever!')
E|----X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X-|
B|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-|
G|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-| (let ring)
D|----X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X-|
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-|
Chorus: (X's in the Chorus are optional - they are a quick muted slap which sounds great!)
E|----(D)X--X--(U)X--X--(D)X--X--(U)X--X--(U)X----(D)X--(D)X-|
B|----(D)3--X--(U)3--X--(D)3--X--(U)3--X--(U)3----(D)7--(D)5-|
G|----(D)4--X--(U)4--X--(D)4--X--(U)4--X--(U)4----(D)7--(D)6-| x8
D|----(D)X--X--(U)X--X--(D)X--X--(U)X--X--(U)X----(D)X--(D)X-|
A|----(D)5--X--(U)5--X--(D)5--X--(U)5--X--(U)5----(D)9--(D)7-|
D|----(D)5--X--(U)5--X--(D)5--X--(U)5--X--(U)5----(D)9--(D)7-|
Verse: (Calum 'We drove to...')
E|----------------------------------|
B|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (only once)
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
Back to:
E|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
B|----(D)3--------(U)7-----(U)5--(D)5----(U)5--(U)5-|
G|----(D)4--------(U)7-----(U)6--(D)6----(U)6--(U)6-|
D|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
A|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
D|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
Pre-Chorus (Luke 'So let's go all the way tonight...)
E|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
B|----(D)3--------(U)7-----(U)5--(D)5----(U)5--(U)5-|
G|----(D)4--------(U)7-----(U)6--(D)6----(U)6--(U)6-| x3
D|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
A|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
D|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
Bridge: (Michael 'I'ma get your heart racing in my skin tight jeans')
E|----X- E|----X- E|----X- E|----X--|
B|----3- B|----5- B|----7- B|----10-|
G|----4- x8 G|----6- x8 G|----7- x8 G|----11-| x8
D|----X- D|----X- D|----X- D|----X--|
A|----5- A|----7- A|----9- A|----12-|
D|----5- D|----7- D|----9- D|----12-|
(Repeat the bridge twice)
(Goes back to the Chorus)
(Ends with Intro)
Composição de Lukasz Gottwald/Benjamin Levin/Max Martin/Bonnie McKee/Katy Perry