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Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi Chords

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ChordsD, A, B, Bb, C, F, Db
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram

[Opening]
[D] [A] [B] [Bb] [A] [D] [A] [B] [Bb] [A]
[D]He was a [A]boy, she was a [B]girl, can I make it [Bb]anymore obvious?
[D]He was a [A]punk, and she did [B]ballet, what [C]more can I say?
[D]He wanted [A]her, she’d never [B]tell, secretly [Bb]she wanted him as well.
[D]But all of her [A]friends, stuck up their [B]nose,
They had a [C]problem with his baggy clothes.

[verse 2]
[F]He was a [C]skater boy, she said see ya [Bb]later boy,
He wasn’t [A]good enough for her
[F]She had a [C]pretty face, but her head was [Bb]up in spaces,
She needed [A]to come back down [Bb]to earth

[verse 3]
[D]Five years from [A]now, she sits at [B]home, feeding the [Bb]baby she’s all alone.
[D]She turns on [A]TV, guess who she [B]sees, skater boy [C]rocking up MTV.
[D]She calls up her [A]friends, they already [B]know,
They’ve all got [Bb]tickets to see his show.
[D]She tags [A]along, and stands in the [B]crowd,
Looks up at the man [C]that she turn down.

[verse 4]
[F]He was a [C]skater boy, she said see ya [Bb]later boy,
He wasn’t [A]good enough for her.
[F]Now he’s a [C]superstar, slamming on his [Bb]guitar
Does your pretty [A]face see what he’s worth?
[F]He was a [C]skater boy, she said see ya [Bb]later boy,
He wasn’t [A]good enough for her.
[F]Now he’s a [C]superstar, slamming on his [Bb]guitar
Does your pretty [A]face see what he’s [Bb]worth?

[verse 5]
[F] [C] [Bb] [Db] [F] [C] [Bb] [Db]
[D]Sorry girl but you missed [F]out, [F]well tough luck that boy’s mine [C]now.
[C]We are more than just good [Bb]friends, this is [A]how the story [D]ends.
[D]Too bad that you couldn’t [F]see, [F]see the man that boy could [C]be.
[C]There is more than meets the [Bb]eye, I see the [A]soul that is [D]inside.

[verse 6]
[D]He’s just [A]a boy, and I’m just a [B]girl, can I make it [Bb]anymore obvious?
[D]We are in [A]love, [B]haven’t you heard? How we [C]rock each other’s world?

[Closing]
[F]I’m with the [C]skater boy, I said see ya [Bb]later boy,
I’ll be back [A]stage after the [F]show.
[F]I’ll be at the [C]studio, singing the [Bb]song we wrote,
About a [A]girl you used to know.
[F]I’m with the [C]skater boy, I said see ya [Bb]later boy,
I’ll be back [A]stage after the [F]show.
[F]I’ll be at the [C]studio, singing the [Bb]song we wrote,
About a [A]girl you used to [Bb]know.

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ArtistAvril Lavigne
AlbumLet Go
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year2002
KeyA

How to play Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy) on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy) on guitar requires 7 chords and 15 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.

Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy) uses these transitions most often: Bb → A (14), C → Bb (14), and F → C (14). 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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from D to A;

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

2. A → B chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

To move from A to B;

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

3. B → Bb chord transition

Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from B to Bb;

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

4. Bb → A chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from Bb to A;

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

5. Bb → D chord transition

To move from Bb to D;

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

6. B → C chord transition

To move from B to C;

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

7. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

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

8. C → F chord transition

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.

9. C → Bb chord transition

To move from C to Bb;

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

10. A → F chord transition

To move from A to F;

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

11. Bb → F chord transition

To move from Bb to F;

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

12. Bb → Db chord transition

To move from Bb to Db;

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

13. Db → F chord transition

To move from Db to F;

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

14. Db → D chord transition

To move from Db to D;

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

15. D → F chord transition

To move from D to F;

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

Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy) chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy).

  • Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy) includes 110 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy) contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy) connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → B: 4%
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → A: 2%
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