Tate McRae - Dear Ex Best Friend Chords

ChordsAm, F, C, G

Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.

Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]
Yeah, I wonder [Am]if, my name has [F]ever crossed your mind
Even for a [C]second, know it’s been a [G]second
Since we last [Am]talked, or faced each [F]other eye to eye
Know it’s been [C]hectic, ya, I shoulda [G]said this

[chorus]
It kinda [Am]hurts ’cause it’s insane, yeah we [F]walk by and it’s like
I [F]don’t even [C]know you, like I’ve never [G]met you
I see our [Am]pictures on my phone, and question [F]why we didn’t try
But we were just [C]habits, thought we’d always [G]have it

[chorus]
So to my [Am]ex-best friend, I thought I’d [F]know til the end
Sorry [C]I know things aren’t going as we [G]planned, to my once [Am]ride or die
The one who [F]always knew me right, we would [C]swear it’d always end up you and [G]I
We really messed up this [Am]time, [F]we really messed up this [C]time [G]

[Closing]
What about [Am]all the nights, where we’d [F]talked about our lives
We were just [C]wishing, wish I would have [G]listened

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ArtistTate McRae

AlbumSingle

GenresPop

Year2019

KeyAm

How to play Dear Ex Best Friend on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Tate McRae - Dear Ex Best Friend 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.

Dear Ex Best Friend uses these transitions most often: Am → F (12), C → G (12), and F → C (12). 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 - F chord transition.

1. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.

To move from Am to F;

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

2. F → C chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0

To move from F to C;

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

3. C → G chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3

To move from C to G;

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

4. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

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

Dear Ex Best Friend chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Dear Ex Best Friend.

Dear Ex Best Friend includes 47 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
Dear Ex Best Friend contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
These transition patterns show how Dear Ex Best Friend connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → C: 40%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → F: 26%