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Shawn Mendes - She’ll Be The One Chords

ChordsAm, C, F, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E,C# keys to play this song with easier chords.

AmShe’llbetheonewhoCbreaksmyFheart
AmShe’llbetheloveCIcan’tletFgo
AmShe’llbetheClightwhobreaksmyFdark
AmShe’llbetheloveCIcan’tletFgo
DmButhowcanInottry?
AmCFAmCF
AmShe’llbetheloveCwhobreaksmyFheart
AmShe’llbetheoneCIcan’tletFgo
AmShe’llbethelightCwhobreaksmyFdark
AmShe’llbetheone
CShe’llbetheoneIFcan’tletgo
DmHowcan,howcanInottry?
AmCFAmCFAmCFAmCF
AmCFAmCFAmCFAmCF
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year2017
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play She'll Be The One on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Shawn Mendes - She'll Be The One on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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'll Be The One uses these transitions most often: Am → C (18), C → F (18), and F → Am (15). 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 - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

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 chorus, played 18 times.

Am to C

2. C → F chord transition

Here's how to move from C to F:

  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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 18 times.

C to F

3. F → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 15 times.

F to Am

4. F → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

F to Dm

5. Dm → Am chord transition

To move from Dm to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 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 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in She'll Be The One.

  • She'll Be The One includes 55 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • She'll Be The One contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how She'll Be The One 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 → F: 16%