Shawn Mendes - Bring It Back Chords

ChordsAm, D, E, F

Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

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ArtistShawn Mendes

AlbumHandwritten

GenresPop

Year2015

KeyAm

DifficultyEasy

How to play Bring It Back on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Shawn Mendes - Bring It Back on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 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.

Bring It Back uses these transitions most often: Am → D (21), D → Am (11), and E → Am (11). 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 - D chord transition.

1. Am → D chord transition

Switching from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

2. Am → E chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

3. D → F chord transition

To move from D to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.

4. F → E chord transition

Switching from F to E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.

Bring It Back chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Bring It Back.

Bring It Back includes 64 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
Bring It Back contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
These transition patterns show how Bring It Back connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → D: 7%
- Am → E: 1%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → Am: 4%
- D → F: 2%