How to Play Brutal on Guitar?

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

Olivia Rodrigo - Brutal Chords

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

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[E] [G] [B] [E] [G] I want it to be like messy

[B] [A#] [A] [B]I’m so insecure [A#]I [A]think [B]That I’ll die before [A#]I [A]drink And [B]I’m so caught up [A#]in the [A]news Of [B]who likes me and who [A#]hates [A]you

And [A]I’m so tired that I might [A]Quit my job, start a new life And [G#]they’d all be so disappointed Cuz [G]who am I, if [F#]not exploited?

And [B]I’m so sick of [A#]seven[A]teen [B]Where’s my fucking [A#]teenage [A]dream? If [B]someone tells me [A#]one more [A]time [B]”Enjoy your youth”, I’m [A#]gonna [A]cry

And [A]I don’t stick up for myself I’m [A]anxious and nothing can help And [G#]I wish I’d done this before. And [G]I wish people [F#]likеd me more.

[E]All I did was try my best. [E]This thе kinda thanks I get? [B]Unrelentlessly upset (huh, huh, [A#]huh)(huh, huh, huh) They [A]say “These are the golden years” But I [E]wish I could disappear. [B]Ego crush is so severe. [B]God, it’s brutal out here.

[B] [A#] [A] [B] [A#] [A] [B] [A#] [A]Yeah! [B] [A#] [A] [B] [A#] [A] [B]I feel like no one [A#]wants [A]me And [B]I hate the way I’m [A#]percei[A]ved I [B]only have two [A#]real [A]friends And [B]lately I’m a [A#]nervous [A]wreck

‘Cause [A]I love people I don’t like And [A]I hate every song I write And [G#]I’m not cool and I’m not smart And [G]I can’t even [F#]parallel park

[B] [A#] [A] [B] [A#] [A] [B] [A#] [A]Yeah! [B] [A#] [A]Just have a really good time [B] [A#] [A]Yeah! [B] [A#] [A] [B] [A#] [A] [B] [A#] [A] [B] [A#] [A]

[E]Got a broken [G]ego, broken [B]heart. (God, it’s brutal out here, And hey, it’s brutal out here) And [E]God, I don’t [G]even know where to start.

Artist Olivia Rodrigo

Album Sour

Genres Pop

Year 2021

Key E

Olivia Rodrigo - Brutal can be played in the key of E using the E, G, B, A#, A, G#, F# chords.

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

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

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