How to Play Certain Things on Guitar?

James Arthur - Certain Things can be played in the key of A using the A, F#m, E, D chords. 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 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. 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 D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Certain Things with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

James Arthur - Certain Things Chords

Chord reference A, F#m, E, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A] [F#m] [E] [A]Something about you, [A]it’s like an addiction Hit me with your [F#m]best shot honey [E] I’ve got no [A]reason to doubt you, [A]’cause certain things hurt And you’re my only [F#m]virtue, and I’m virtually [E]yours

And you [D]keep coming back, coming back again [F#m]Keep running round, running round, running round my [E]head

And there’s certain things that I [A]adore And there’s certain things that I [F#m]ignore But I’m certain that I’m [E]yours Certain that I’m [E]yours, certain that I’m [D]yours

There’s [A]something about you, [A]it’s when you get angry You have me at your [F#m]mercy, [E]and you’re like a [A]shoulder to turn to [A]’Cause certain things mend us when we’re hanging [F#m]on for dear life [E]We held on so tight

And you [D]keep coming back, coming back again [F#m]Keep running round, running round, running round my [E]head

And there’s certain things that I [A]adore And there’s certain things that I [F#m]ignore But I’m certain that I’m [E]yours Certain that I’m [E]yours, certain that I’m [D]yours

There’s certain things that I [A]adore, there’s certain things that I [F#m]ignore But I’m certain that I’m [E]yours, certain that I’m [E]yours (I adore you), Certain that I’m [D]yours (I adore you), I [A]adore you, I adore you I adore you, I [F#m]adore you, certain that I’m [D]yours [A]

Artist James Arthur

Album James Arthur

Genres Pop

Year 2013

Key A

James Arthur - Certain Things can be played in the key of A using the A, F#m, E, D chords.

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 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.
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 D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

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

You can play Certain Things with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.