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Penelope Scott - Sweet Hibiscus Tea Chords

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ChordsF, Dm, A, A#, C, Gm, A#m, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

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

[Opening]
Here’s the [F]thing: I can’t do anything [Dm]right.
Try as I abso[F]lutely totally [Dm]might.
The bones are [A]melting, the [Dm]skeleton is [A]ash.
The [Dm]clavicle de[A#]taches and [C]falls with a [A#]deafening [C]crash.

[chorus]
And I’m [F]not your protagonist, I’m [A]not even my own.
I don’t know any[Dm]thing, I don’t even know [C]what I don’t know.

[verse 2]
And if you [Gm]look outside you’ll [C]see, dis[F]integrating [Dm]trees.
The arti[A#]ficial way the sun[C]light bounces [F]off the [C]waxy [F]leaves.
My heart [Gm]catches on every [C]thorn, you’re already [F]halfway [C]out the [Dm]door.
And I’ve [A#]never looked so [C]old, and I have [F]never been so [Dm]cold.
And it is [A#]85 degrees, I [A]don’t know what I need.

[verse 3]
[F] [A] [A#] [A#m] [F] [A] [A#] [A#m] [C]
There’s lukewarm her[F]bal mango sweet hibiscus [Dm]tea,
On the hot gar[F]bage pile in which I fucking [Dm]sleep [D]
The walls are [A]empty, it’s so [Dm]ugly, I could [A]burn the whole place [Dm]down
It [A#]wouldn’t catch ‘cause all the [C]posters, are on their [A#]way to my home[C]town

[chorus]
And I’m [F]not your protagonist, I’m [A]not even my own.
I don’t know any[Dm]thing, I don’t even know [C]what I don’t know.

[Closing]
And if you [Gm]look outside you’ll [C]see, dis[F]integrating [Dm]trees.
The arti[A#]ficial way the sun[C]light bounces [F]off the [C]glitching [F]leaves.
My wet heart [Gm]catches on every [C]thorn, you’re already [F]halfway [C]out the [Dm]door.
And I’m so [A#]tiny and so [C]old, and God it’s [F]never been so [Dm]cold.
And it is [A#]85 degrees, I [A]don’t know what I need.
[F] [A] [A#] [A#m] [F] [A] [A#] [A#m] [F]

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ArtistPenelope Scott
AlbumThe Junkyard 2
GenresPop
Year2020
KeyF

How to play Sweet Hibiscus Tea on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Penelope Scott - Sweet Hibiscus Tea on guitar requires 8 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.

Sweet Hibiscus Tea uses these transitions most often: C → F (13), A# → C (8), and Dm → A# (8). 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 F - Dm chord transition.

1. F → Dm chord transition

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

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.
F to Dm

2. Dm → A chord transition

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

To move from Dm to A;

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

3. Dm → A# chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm 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 Dm to A#;

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

4. A# → C chord transition

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

To move from A# to C;

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

5. 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.

6. F → A chord transition

To move from F to A;

  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 D string fret 2.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 2.

7. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C;

  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 A string fret 3.

8. C → Gm chord transition

To move from C to Gm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  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 B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

9. F → Gm chord transition

To move from F to Gm;

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

10. A# → A chord transition

To move from A# to A;

  1. While playing A#, 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.

11. A# → A#m chord transition

To move from A# to A#m;

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

12. A#m → F chord transition

To move from A#m 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 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 G string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

13. A#m → C chord transition

To move from A#m to C;

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

14. Dm → D chord transition

To move from Dm to D;

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

15. D → A chord transition

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.

Sweet Hibiscus Tea chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sweet Hibiscus Tea.

  • Sweet Hibiscus Tea includes 90 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Sweet Hibiscus Tea contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Sweet Hibiscus Tea connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Dm: 5%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Dm: 5%
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