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Jaymes Young - What Should I Do Chords

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ChordsAm, C, Em, D, G, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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AmSummertimeChasgoneaway
EmThewestcoastisDcolder
AmIwatchourClovestarttofade
EmLikefrecklesonyourGshoulder
I’mdrivingthisAmcar,offtheGoldenGateDbridge
GonnaEmhitthewaves,GI’llsetthehouseonAm
Fire,watchitburnDdown,ifyouEmgoawayG
I’llscreamandCshoutitcan’tbeDtrue
IfIEmwakeupandyou’regone.WhatshouldIGdo?
I’lllosemyChead,I’llmaketheDnews
IfIEmwakeupandyou’regone.WhatshouldIGdo?
WhatshouldIAmdo?CWhenIEmwakeupwithoutDyou
WhatshouldIAmdo?CWhenIEmwakeupwithoutGyou
AmI’mnotCafraidtodieinvain
EmLoveisaDmadness
AmAndwhenitCdies,Icutmyveins
EmTobreakuptheGsadness
I’mdrivingthisAmcarofftheGoldenGateDbridge
GonnaEmhitthewaves,GI’llsettheworldonAm
Fire,watchitburnDdown,ifyouEmgoawayG
I’llscreamandCshoutitcan’tbeDtrue
IfIEmwakeupandyou’regone.WhatshouldIGdo?
I’lllosemyChead,I’llmaketheDnews
IfIEmwakeupandyou’regone.WhatshouldIGdo?
WhatshouldIAmdo?CWhenIEmwakeupwithoutDyou.
WhatshouldIAmdo?CWhenIEmwakeupwithoutGyou.
AmBrokenEmglass.DBrokenhearts
DTakeEmmeAmbacktothestart
AmBrokenEmglass.DMakingscars
DTakeEmmebackAm
I’llscreamandCshoutitcan’tbeDtrue
IfIEmwakeupandyou’regone.WhatshouldIGdo?
I’lllosemyChead,I’llmaketheDnews
IfIEmwakeupandyou’regone.That’swhatI’llGdo!
I’llscreamandCshoutitcan’tbeDtrue
IfIEmwakeupandyou’regone.WhatshouldIGdo?
I’lllosemyChead,I’llmaketheDnews
IfIEmwakeupandyou’regone.WhatshouldIGdo?
WhatshouldIAmdo?CIfIEmwakeupandyou’regone
WhatshouldIDdo?WhatshouldIAmdo?
CIfIEmwakeupandyou’regone
WhatshouldIDdo?WhatshouldIAmdo?EmD
DEmA
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ArtistJaymes Young
AlbumHabits of My Heart - EP
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year2014
KeyAm
DifficultyEasy

How to play What Should I Do on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jaymes Young - What Should I Do on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 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.

What Should I Do uses these transitions most often: Em → G (16), D → Em (15), and Am → C (11). 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

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

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 verse, played 11 times.

Am to C

2. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Switching from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

C to Em

3. Em → D chord transition

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

Here's how to move from Em to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

Em to D

4. D → Am chord transition

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

Switching from D to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E 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 verse, played 6 times.

D to Am

5. Em → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

6. G → Am chord transition

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 chorus, played 9 times.

7. G → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G to C:

  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 A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

8. C → D chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

9. Am → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

10. Em → A chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the outro.

What Should I Do chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in What Should I Do.

  • What Should I Do includes 101 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • What Should I Do contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how What Should I Do connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → D: 18%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → Am: 4%
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