How to Play Mess on Guitar?

Noah Kahan - Mess can be played in the key of Bb using the Bb, F, Gm, Eb chords. For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open. For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Mess with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Noah Kahan - Mess Chords

Chord reference Bb, F, Gm, Eb

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Bb] [F] [Bb] If I could [Bb]give this all back, I would be home in the [F]morning [Gm] I’d wake up in a cold sweat, [Gm]take a flight back to the city I was [F]born in [Bb] [Bb]And I would wipe myself clean, of what I knew was [F]unimportant [Gm] I’d want typical things, I’d try to fit back into all my old [F]clothing

[Eb]And I would prove myself wrong, that [Gm]all along, the problem was me[F] [F]With all my bitterness gone, happy, I’d be

[Bb]I’ll move back home forever, I’ll feed the dogs and I’ll put all [Eb]My pieces back together where they belong, and I’ll say, [Gm]”I’m a mess, [F]I’m a mess Oh [Bb]God, I’m a mess” [Eb]and [Bb]I’ll take 89 to Boston See my love and I’ll help her, [Eb]set up her new apartment And we’ll get drunk and she’ll say, [Gm]”shit, you’re a mess, [F]you’re a mess Good [Bb]God, you’re a mess [Eb] [Gm]oh, you’re a mess, [F]you’re a mess, good [Bb]God”

[Bb]So I paid off my debts but I found the world [F]boring [Gm] So I called my old friends but they only ever ask me how [F]tour is [Bb] And there’s still weight on my back, I just [Eb]try to [F]ignore it [Gm] I guess the stage was my mask, I forgot the way I looked before I [F]wore it

[Eb]And I would prove myself wrong, that [Gm]all along, the problem was me[F] [F]With all my bitterness gone, happy, I’ll be

And we’ll get drunk and she’ll say, [Gm]”shit, you’re a mess, [F]you’re a mess Good [Bb]God, you’re a mess [Eb] [Gm]Oh, you’re a mess, [F]you’re a mess. Good [Bb]God”

Artist Noah Kahan

Album Busyhead

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2019

Key Bb

Noah Kahan - Mess can be played in the key of Bb using the Bb, F, Gm, Eb chords.

For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.

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

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