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Avril Lavigne - Why Chords

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ChordsE, A, B, F#m, C#m, F, Am, F#, D#m, C, G#m
Strumming↓-↓-↓-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EAEA
EWhyAdoEyoualwaysBdothistome,EwhyAcouldn’tEyoujustBseeyouthrewme
EHowAcomeEyouactlikethislikeyoujustBdon’tcareatEall
ADoAyouexpectmetoAbelieveIwasthetheBonlyonetofall
AIcanfeel,IcanAfeelyounearme,F#meventhoughyou’reBfaraway
AIcanfeel,IcanAfeelyoubabyF#mwhy
EIt’snotsupposedtoEfeelthisway,IC#mneedyouIBneedyouAmoreandmoreeachBday
EIt’snotsupposedtoEhurtthisway,IC#mneedyouIBneedyouIFneedyouBtellme
C#mAreyouandmestillF#mtogether?Tellme.C#mYouthinkwecanlastF#mforever?Tellme,
AWhy?
EAEA
EHeyAlistenEtowhatBwe’renotsaying
ELet’sAplayaEdifferentgamethanwhatBwe’replaying
ETryAtoElookatmeandBreallyseemy Eheart
ADoAyouexpectmetoAbelieveI’mgonnaBletusfallapart
AIcanfeel,IcanAfeelyounearme,F#mevenwhenyou’reBfaraway
AIcanfeel,IcanAfeelyoubabyF#mwhy
EIt’snotsupposedtoEfeelthisway,IC#mneedyouIBneedyouAmoreandmoreeachBday
EIt’snotsupposedtoEhurtthisway,IC#mneedyouIBneedyouIFneedyouBtellme
C#mAreyouandmestillF#mtogether?Tellme.C#mYouthinkwecanlastF#mforever?Tellme,
AWhy?
ASogoandthinkaboutBwhateveryouneedtothinkabout
GoonandEdreamaboutwhateveryouneedtodreamEabout
AndcomebacktomewhenyouAnoticehowyouAmfeel,youBfeel
AIcanfeel,IcanAfeelyounearme,F#meventhoughyou’reBfaraway
AIcanfeel,IcanAfeelyoubabyF#mwhy
EIt’snotsupposedtoEfeelthisway,IC#mneedyouIBneedyouAmoreandmoreeachBday
EIt’snotsupposedtoEhurtthisway,IC#mneedyouIBneedyouIC#mneedyouBtellC#mme
FIt’snotsupposedtoF#feelthisway,ID#mneedyouICneedyouBmoreandmoreeachCday
FIt’snotsupposedtoF#hurtthisway,ID#mneedyouICneedyouIBneedyouCtellme
D#mAreyouandmestillG#mtogether?Tellme.D#mYouthinkwecanlastG#mforever?Tellme,
BWhy?
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ArtistAvril Lavigne
AlbumLet Go
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year2002
KeyE
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Avril Lavigne - Why on guitar requires 11 chords and 20 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.

Why uses these transitions most often: E → A (13), B → E (11), and A → E (10). 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 E - A chord transition.

1. E → A chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Switching from E to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

E to A

2. E → B chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

Here's how to move from E to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

E to B

3. A → B chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

Switching from A to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

A to B

4. A → F#m chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

A to F#m

5. F#m → B chord transition

To move from F#m to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. F#m → E chord transition

To move from F#m to E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

7. E → C#m chord transition

To move from E to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

8. C#m → B chord transition

To move from C#m to B:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

9. B → F chord transition

To move from B to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

10. C#m → F#m chord transition

Here's how to move from C#m to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

11. A → Am chord transition

Switching from A to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 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 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. Am → B chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. C#m → F chord transition

Switching from C#m to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

14. F → F# chord transition

To move from F to F#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. F# → D#m chord transition

To move from F# to D#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. D#m → C chord transition

Here's how to move from D#m to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. C → B chord transition

To move from C to B:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. C → F chord transition

Switching from C 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

19. D#m → G#m chord transition

To move from D#m to G#m:

  1. While playing D#m, lift your middle finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 4 to A string fret 6.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 6.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

20. G#m → B chord transition

Switching from G#m to B:

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 6 to G string fret 4.
  3. Lift your pinky from D string fret 6 and place it on B string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Why chord transition analysis

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

  • Why includes 119 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Why contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Why connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → E: 12%
    • A → F#m: 6%
    After E, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (25%), D (14%), and B (11%).
    • E → A: 25%
    • E → B: 11%
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