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Shawn Mendes - Aftertaste Chords

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ChordsAm, G, C, F, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]Re-rewind [G]Friday night, never forget it
[C]How you let me go
[Am]No more lies, [G]i’ll be fine, know where i’m headed
[C]Probably should’ve known
[Am]Now you’re gonna say pretty [F]please forgive [C]me
[Am]Told you once, [G]told you twice, gonna regret it
[G]Now you’re all alone, yeah

[chorus]
[Am]Turns out [G]that no one can [F]replace [C]me.
[Am]I’m [G]permanent you can’t [F]erase me. [C]
I’ll help you [Am] [G]remember me, one more kiss [F]is all it [C]takes.
I’ll leave you with [Am]the [G]memory, and the [F] [C]aftertaste.

[verse 2]
[Am]Close your eyes, [G]you can’t hide, try to forget me
[C]But i’m everywhere
[Am]I’m the smell on your [G]sheets, you weren’t ready
[C]When you left me there
[Am]Now you’re gonna say pretty [F]please forgive [C]me, yeah
[Am]But it hurts, it gets [G]worse , you know nobody
[G]Said it would be fair, oh, yeah

[chorus]
[Am]Turns out [G]that no one can [F]replace [C]me.
[Am]I’m [G]permanent you can’t [F]erase me. [C]
I’ll help you [Am] [G]remember me, one more kiss [F]is all it [C]takes.
I’ll leave you with [Am]the [G]memory, and the [F] [C]aftertaste.

[Closing]
[Dm]And now there’s something in your [Am]way [G]
[Dm]Cause you threw it all to [Am]waste [G]
[Dm]And you wonder if you could
[Am]take back what you did [G]that day, [G]and it hurts, ’cause

[chorus]
[Am]Turns out [G]that no one can [F]replace [C]me.
[Am]I’m [G]permanent you can’t [F]erase me. [C]
I’ll help you [Am] [G]remember me, one more kiss [F]is all it [C]takes.
I’ll leave you with [Am]the [G]memory, and the [F] [C]aftertaste.

[chorus]
[F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C]
Truth is that no one can replace me
[Am]I’m [G]permanent, you can’t [F]erase me [C]
I’ll help you [Am][G]remember me, one more kiss is [F]all it [C]takes
I’ll leave you with [Am]the [G]memory
And the [F] [C]aftertaste [Am] [G]
And the [F] [C]aftertaste

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ArtistShawn Mendes
AlbumHandwritten
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyAm

How to play Aftertaste on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Shawn Mendes - Aftertaste on guitar requires 5 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Aftertaste uses these transitions most often: Am → G (26), C → Am (21), and F → C (20). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - G chord transition.

1. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

2. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

3. C → Am chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
C to Am

4. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

5. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

6. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

7. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

8. Dm → Am chord transition

To move from Dm to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

9. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

Aftertaste chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Aftertaste.

  • Aftertaste includes 100 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Aftertaste contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Aftertaste connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
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