How to Play Honest on Guitar?

Shawn Mendes - Honest can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, C, Am chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. 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. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Honest with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Shawn Mendes - Honest Chords

Chord reference G, D, Em, C, Am

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [G]Hey, [D]how’s it [Em]going Can you [C]meet down on Adelaide [G]street Can you [G]talk [D]for a [Em]moment There’s no [C]way to say this that [G]easily Everything I [G]said, I [D]swear I [Em]meant it I need to [C]tell you that this isn’t your [G]fault And I [G]know [D]that I’ll [Em]probably regret it And it [C]kills me ’cause the worst part [D]of all

Is [Em]that I [C]hate I hurt you, but I [G]gotta be [D]honest [Em]I can’t give [C]you what you [G]need [D] [Em]You [C]deserve more than [G]I can [D]promise And [Am]I’m just tryna, [G]I’m just [C]tryna Baby, I’m just t[D]ryna be [G]honest [D] [Em] I’m tryna be [C]honest with [G]you You know that I’m [G] [D]sorry [Em] But I’m tryna be [C]honest with [G]you

[G]Hey, [D]can you [Em]listen? I swear to [C]God to you, there’s nobody [G]else You’re gonna [G]say [D]that I’m [Em]lying’ When I [C]tell you every feeling I [G]felt Was [G]honest [D]and sincere, and that you [Em]were different And when we [C]kissed I felt like that kid in [G]love, yeah And I [G]know that I’ll [D]probably [Em]regret it And I [C]wish I never said this at [D]all

Oh I hate I [Em]hurt [C]you , but I [G]gotta be [D]honest [Em]I can’t give [C]you what you [G]need [D] [Em]You [C]deserve more than [G]I can [D]promise And [Am]I’m just tryna, [G]I’m just [C]tryna Baby, I’m just [D]tryna be [G]honest [D] [Em] I’m tryna be [C]honest with [G]you You know that I’m [G] [D]sorry [Em] But I’m tryna be [C]honest with [G]you

[C]Oh, [D]oh, [Em]oh, [G]I don’t wanna see you [C]cry [C]Oh, [D]oh, [Em]oh, swear that [G]I don’t wanna see you [C]cry

‘Cause I [Em]hate to [C]hurt you, but I [G]gotta be [D]honest [Em]I can’t give [C]you what you [G]need [D] [Em]You [C]deserve more than [G]I can [D]promise And [Am]I’m just tryna, [G]I’m just [C]tryna baby I’m just tryna be honest

I [Em]hate I [C]hurt you, but I [G]gotta be [D]honest [Em]I can’t give [C]you what you [G]need [D] [Em]You [C]deserve more than [G]I can [D]promise And [Am]I’m just tryna, [G]I’m just [C]tryna Baby I’m just tryna be honest

[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G]

Artist Shawn Mendes

Album Illuminate

Genres Pop

Year 2016

Key G

Shawn Mendes - Honest can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, C, Am chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
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.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

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

You can play Honest with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.