How to Play Bruises on Guitar?

Lewis Capaldi - Bruises can be played in the key of C#m using the C#m, A, E, B, G#m, F#m chords. For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G. For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E. For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Bruises with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Lewis Capaldi - Bruises Chords

Chord reference C#m, A, E, B, G#m, F#m

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C#m]Counting days, counting days Since my love up and got [A]lost on [E]me [C#m]And every breath that I’ve been taking Since you [B]left feels like a [A]waste on [E]me

[C#m]I’ve been holding on to hope That you’ll come [G#m]back when you can [A]find some [E]peace [C#m]Cause every word that I’ve heard spoken Since you [B]left feels like a [A]hollow [E]street

[A]I’ve been told, I’ve been told to get you off my mind [C#m] But I hope I never lose the [B]bruises that you left behind [A] Oh my lord, oh my lord, I need you by my [C#m]side [G#m]

There must be something in the [A] [C#m]water Cause every day it’s getting [G#m] [A]colder And if only I could [B]hold [C#m]you You’d keep my head from going [G#m] [A]under

[C#m]Maybe I, maybe I’m just being [B]blinded By the [A]brighter [E]side [C#m]Of what we had because it’s over Well, there [B]must be something [A]in the [E]tide

[A]I’ve been told, I’ve been told to get you off my mind [C#m] But I hope I never lose the [B]bruises that you left behind [A] Oh my lord, oh my lord, I need you by my [C#m]side [G#m]

There must be something in the [A] [C#m]water Cause every day it’s getting [G#m] [A]colder And if only I could [B]hold [C#m]you You’d keep my head from going [G#m] [A]under

[A]Ooh-ooh-ooh-[C#m]ooh-ooh [G#m]Ooh-ooh-ooh-[A]ooh-ooh [B]Ooh-ooh-ooh-[C#m]ooh-ooh [G#m]Ooh-ooh-ooh-[A]ooh-ooh [F#m]It’s your love I’m lost in [E]Your love I’m lost in [C#m]Your love I’m lost in [B]And I’m tired of being so exhausted [F#m]Your love I’m lost in [E]Your love I’m lost in [C#m]Your love I’m lost in [B]Even though I’m nothing to you [A]now [C#m] Even though I’m nothing to you [G#m]now [A]

There must be something in the [A] [C#m]water Cause every day it’s getting [G#m] [A]colder And if only I could [B]hold [C#m]you You’d keep my head from going [G#m] [A]under There must be something in the [A] [C#m]water Cause every day it’s getting [G#m]co[A]lder And if only I could [B]hold [C#m]you You’d keep my head from going [G#m] [A]under

[A] [C#m] [G#m] [A] [B] [C#m] [G#m] [A]

Artist Lewis Capaldi

Album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2019

Key C#m

Lewis Capaldi - Bruises can be played in the key of C#m using the C#m, A, E, B, G#m, F#m chords.

For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Bruises with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.