Paramore - Decode Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
[Opening]
[F]How can I decide what’s right, [Dm]when you’re clouding up [Am]my mind
I can’t win your losing, [Em]fight all the time
[F]How can I ever own what’s mine, [Dm]when you’re always [Am]taking sides
But you won’t take away my [Em]pride no not this [F] [Dm]time
Not this [Am] [Em]time
[verse 2]
[F]How did we get here, [Dm]when I used to know you [Am]so [Em]well
[F]But how did we get here, [Dm]I think I [Am]know [Em]
[verse 3]
[Am] [C] [G] [Em]
[F]The truth is hiding in your, [Dm]eyes and its hanging on your [Am]tongue
Just boiling in my [Em]blood but you think that I cant [F]see
What kind of man that you [Dm]are if you’re a man [Am]at all
Well I will figure this one [Em]out on my [F] [Dm]own
I’m screaming I love you [Am]so, [Em]my thoughts you can’t decode
[verse 4]
Do you [F]see what [Dm]we’ve done, we’re gonna make such [Am]fools of [Em]ourselves
Do you [F]see what [Dm]we’ve done, we’re gonna make such [Am]fools of [F]ourselves
[verse 5]
[F] [Dm] [Am] [Em]
[F]How did we get here, [Dm]when I still love you [Am]so [Em]yeah yeah
[F]How did we get here, [Dm]when I still love you [Am]so [Em]
[Closing]
I think I [F] [G] [Dm] [Am] [C]know [F] [Am] [Em] [F] [G] [Dm] [Am] [C]I think I know
[F] [Am] [Em] [F] [G]There [Dm]is [Am]something, [F]I [Am] [Em]see in you
[F]It [G]might [Dm]kill [Am]me, I [F]want it [Am]to [Em]be [Dm]true
How to play Decode on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Paramore - Decode on guitar requires 6 chords and 12 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.
Decode uses these transitions most often: Dm → Am (17), Am → Em (16), and Em → F (15). 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 F - Dm chord transition.
1. F → Dm chord transition
To move from F to Dm;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
2. Dm → Am chord transition
To move from Dm to Am;
- 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.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em;
- While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
4. Em → F chord transition
To move from Em to F;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
5. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. C → G chord transition
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.
7. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
8. Am → F chord transition
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.
9. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G 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.
10. G → Dm chord transition
To move from G to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
11. C → F chord transition
To move from C 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.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
12. Em → Dm chord transition
To move from Em to Dm;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
Decode chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Decode.
- Decode includes 85 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Decode contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Decode 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 → G: 21%
- F → Am: 11%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → F: 26%
- Am → C: 16%