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Alessia Cara - Here Chords

ChordsAm, Dm, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

Am
I’mAmsorryifIDmseemuninterested,orAmI’mnotlistening,orEI’mindifferent
AmTrulyIain’tDmgotnobusinesshere,butAmsincemyfriendsarehere,EIjustcametokickit
ButAmreallyIwouldratherbeatDmhomeallbymyself
NotinthisAmroomwithpeoplewhodon’tevenEcareaboutmywellbeing
IAmdon’tdance,don’task,DmIdon’tneedaboyfriend,soAmyoucan,goback,Epleaseenjoyyourparty
I’llbeAmhere,DmSomewhereinthecorner,underAmcloudsofmarijuana,WiththisEboywho’shollering
IcanhardlyAmhear,OverthisDmmusicIdon’tlistento
AndIAmdon’twannagetwithyou,SoEtellmyfriendsthatI’llbeoverAmhere
OhohohDmhere,ohohohAmhere,ohIEaskedmyself,whatamIdoingAmhere?
OhohohDmhere,ohohohAmhere,andIcan’tEwait’tilwecanbreakupoutofhere
AmExcusemeifIseemaDmlittleunimpressedwiththis
AnAmantisocialpessimist,butEusuallyIdon’tmesswiththis
AndAmIknowyoumeanDmonlythebestandyour
AmIntentionsaren’ttobotherme,ButEhonestlyI’dratherbe
AmSomewherewithmypeople,WecanDmkickitandjustlistento
SomeAmmusicwithamessage,likeweEusuallydo
Andwe’lldiscussourAmbigdreams,HowweplantoDmtakeovertheplanet
SoAmpardonmymanners,IEhopeyou’llunderstandthatI’llbeAmhere
DmNotthereinthekitchen,WiththeAmgirlwho’salwaysgossipingEaboutherfriends
SotellthemI’llbeAmhere,DmRightnexttotheboywho’sthrowingAmup
Causehecan’ttakewhat’sinhisEcupnomore,ohGodwhyamIAmhere?
OhohohDmhere,ohohohAmhere,ohIEaskedmyself,whatamIdoingAmhere?
OhohohDmhere,ohohohAmhere,andIcan’tEwait’tilwecanbreakupoutofhere
DmHourslatercongregatingAmnexttotherefrigerator,Esomegirltalking’boutherhaters,sheain’tgotnone
HowDmdiditevercometothis?IAmshould’venevercometothis
SoEhollaatme,I’llbeinthecarwhenyou’redone,I’mstandoffish,don’twantwhatyou’reDmoffering
AndI’mdoneAmtalking,awfullyEsadithadtobethatAmway
Sotellmypeoplewhenthey’reDmreadythatI’mready,andI’mAmstandingbytheTVwithmyEbeanielow
YoI’llbeoverAmhere
OhohohDmhere,ohohohAmhere,ohIEaskedmyself,whatamIdoingAmhere?
OhohohDmhere,ohohohAmhere,andIcan’tEwait’tilwecanbreakupoutofhere
Ifyou’reDmreadythenI’mreadyyeahAmyeah,ifyou’reEreadythenI’mreadyyeahAmyeah
AlbumKnow-It-All
Year2015
KeyAm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Here on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Alessia Cara - Here on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Here uses these transitions most often: Am → E (23), Dm → Am (23), and Am → Dm (19). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. Am → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

Am to Dm

2. Am → E chord transition

Switching from Am to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

Am to E

3. E → Dm chord transition

Switching from E to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

E to Dm

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Here.

  • Here includes 88 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Here contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Here 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 → Dm: 7%
    • Am → E: 1%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → Am: 14%