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Avril Lavigne - Give You What You Like Chords

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ChordsEm, G, Am, C, Bm, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmGAmCBmEmGAmCD
EmPleasewrapyourGdrunkenarmsAmaroundmeCD
EmAndI’llletyouGcallmeyoursAmtonightCBm
EmCauseslightlyGbroken’sjustwhatAmIneedC
AndBmifyouEmgivemewhatIGwant,thenI’llAmgiveyouwhatyouClikeD
EmPleasetellmeGI’myouroneandAmonlyCD
EmOrlieandGsayitatleastAmtonightCBm
EmI’vegotaGbrandnewcureforAmlonelyC
AndBmifyouEmgivemewhatIGwant,thenI’llAmgiveyouwhatyouClikeD
AmWhenyouturnoffthelights,CIgetstarsinmyeyes,Gisthislove?
DMaybesomeday,Amsodon’tturnonthelights
CI’llgiveyouwhatyouEmlikeGAmCBm
EmEmotionsGaren’tthathardtoAmborrowCD
EmWhenlove’stheGwordyouneverAmlearnedCBm
EmAndinaGroomofemptyAmbottlesC
IfDyoudon’tEmgivemewhatIGwant,thenyou’llAmgetwhatyouCdeserveBm
AmWhenyouturnoffthelights,CIgetstarsinmyeyes,Gisthislove?
DMaybesomeday,AmI’vegotthesceneinmyhead
CI’’mnotsurehowitends,Gisthislove?
DMaybesomeday,Amsodon’tturnonthelights
CI’llgiveyouwhatyouEmlikeGAm
CGiveyouwhatyouEmlikeGAmCBm
EmI’llgiveyouGonelastchancetoAmholdmeCD
EmIfyougivemeGonelastAmcigaretteCBm
EmBynowit’sGearlyintheAmmorningC
NowDthatIEmgaveyouwhatyouGwant,allIAmwantistoCforgetBm
AmWhenyouturnoffthelights,CIgetstarsinmyeyes,Gisthislove?
DMaybesomeday,AmI’vegotthesceneinmyhead
CI’mnotsurehowitends,Gisthislove?
DMaybesomeday,Amsodon’tturnonthelights
CI’llgiveyouwhatyouEmlikeGAm
CGiveyouwhatyouEmlike,GwhatAmyouClike
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ArtistAvril Lavigne
AlbumAvril Lavigne (Expanded Edition)
GenresPop
Year2013
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Give You What You Like on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Avril Lavigne - Give You What You Like 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.

Give You What You Like uses these transitions most often: Am → C (31), Em → G (23), and G → Am (23). 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 Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

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

Switching from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

Em to G

2. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

G to Am

3. Am → C chord transition

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

Here's how to move from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 31 times.

Am to C

4. C → Bm chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

To move from C to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

C to Bm

5. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

6. C → D chord transition

Switching from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

7. D → Em chord transition

Switching from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

8. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

9. C → G chord transition

Switching from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

10. G → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

11. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

12. Bm → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to Am:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Give You What You Like chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Give You What You Like.

  • Give You What You Like includes 139 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Give You What You Like contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Give You What You Like connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → C: 16%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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