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Taylor Swift - Soon You’ll Get Better Chords

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ChordsC, G, Am, F, Dm, Fm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

CGAmG
CThebuttonsofmycoatwereGtangledinmyhair
AmIndoctor’sofficelighting,GIdidn’ttellyouIwasFscared
GThatwasthefirsttimewewerethereCholyorangebottles
GEachnightIpraytoyou,Amdesperatepeoplefindfaith
GSonowIpraytoJesustooFandGIsaytoyou
COoh,Gsoonyou’llgetbetter
FOoh,Gsoonyou’llgetbetter
AmOoh,Gyou’llgetbetterFsoon
G‘Causeyouhaveto
CGAmG
CIknowdelusionwhenIGseeitinthemirror
AmYoulikethenicerGnurses,youmakethebestofabadFdeal
GIjustpretenditisn’treal,CI’llpaintthekitchenneon
GI’llbrightenupthesky,AmIknowI’llnevergetit
GThere’snotadaythatIwon’tFtryGandI’llsaytoyou
COoh,Gsoonyou’llgetbetter
FOoh,Gsoonyou’llgetbetter
AmOoh,Gyou’llgetbettersoonF
G‘Causeyouhaveto
DmAndIhatetomakeGthisallaboutCme
ButwhoamIsupposedtoAmtalkto?
GWhatamIsupposedtoFdo?FmIfthere’snoyou
CThiswon’tgobacktonormal
GIfiteverwas,AmIt’sbeenyearsofhoping
GAndIkeepsayingitFbecause,G‘causeIhaveto…
COoh,Gyou’llgetbetter
FOoh,Gsoonyou’llgetbetter
AmOoh,Gyou’llgetbetterFsoon
COoh,Gsoonyou’llgetbetter
FOoh,Gsoonyou’llgetbetter
AmOoh,Gyou’llgetbetterFsoon
G‘Causeyouhaveto
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ArtistTaylor Swift
AlbumLover
GenresPop
Year2019
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Soon You’ll Get Better on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Taylor Swift - Soon You’ll Get Better on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 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.

Soon You’ll Get Better uses these transitions most often: G → F (14), Am → G (12), and F → G (12). 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 C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

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

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

C to G

2. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Switching from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

G to Am

3. G → F chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

G to F

4. G → Dm chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Switching from G to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

G to Dm

5. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. F → Fm chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Fm:

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

7. Fm → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to C:

  1. While playing Fm, 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

8. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Soon You’ll Get Better chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Soon You’ll Get Better.

  • Soon You’ll Get Better includes 75 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Soon You’ll Get Better contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Soon You’ll Get Better 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 → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
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