Skip to song content

The Beatles - She Loves You Chords

ChordsEm, A, C, G, Bm, D, Cm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram


She [Em]loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She [A]loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She [C]loves you, yeah, yeah, [G]yeah


You [G]think you’ve lost your [Em]love
Well I [Bm]saw her [D]yesterday
It’s [G]you she’s thinking [Em]of
And she [Bm]told me what to [D]say


[G]She says she loves you
And you know that can’t be [Em]bad
Yes she [Cm]loves you
And you know you should be [D]glad


She [G]said you hurt her so [Em]
She [Bm]almost lost her [D]mind
But [G]now she says she [Em]knows
You’re [Bm]not the hurting [D]kind


[G]She says she loves you
And you know that can’t be [Em]bad
Yes she [Cm]loves you
And you know you should be [D]glad


She [Em]loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She [A]loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
With a [Cm]love like that
You [D]know you should be [G]glad


And [G]so its up to you [Em]
I [Bm]think it’s only [D]fair
Pride [G]can hurt you too [Em]
[Bm]Apologize to her [D]


[G]Because she loves you
And you know that can’t be [Em]bad
Yes she [Cm]loves you
And you know you should be [D]glad


She [Em]loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She [A]loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
With a [Cm]love like that
You k[D]now you should be [G]glad [Em]


With a [Cm]love like that
You k[D]now you should be [G]glad [Em]
With a [Cm]love like that
You [D]know you should be g[G]lad [G]
[Em]Yeah, yeah, yeah
[C]Yeah, yeah, yeah, [G]yeah

Report Error
AlbumTwist and Shout
Year1964
KeyEm

How to play She Loves You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

The Beatles - She Loves You on guitar requires 7 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.

She Loves You uses these transitions most often: G → Em (12), D → G (11), and Cm → D (7). 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 - A chord transition.

1. Em → A chord transition

To move from Em to A;

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

2. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C;

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

3. C → G chord transition

To move 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.
C to G

4. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

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

5. Em → Bm chord transition

To move from Em to Bm;

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

6. Bm → D chord transition

To move from Bm to D;

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

7. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

8. Em → Cm chord transition

To move from Em to Cm;

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

9. Cm → D chord transition

To move from Cm to D;

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

10. D → Em chord transition

To move 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.

11. A → Cm chord transition

To move from A to Cm;

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

12. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in She Loves You.

  • She Loves You includes 58 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • She Loves You contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how She Loves You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Em: 9%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → A: 5%