Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down Chords

ChordsD, G, A

Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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DDGG

DYouaresomebodythatIdon’tknow

Butyou’reDtakingshotsatmelikeit’sPatron

AndI’mjustlikeG”Damn,it’s7Ga.m.”

DSayitinthestreet,that’saknock-out

ButyouDsayitinatweet,that’sacop-out

AndI’mjustlikeG”Hey,areyouGokay?”

AndDIain’ttrynamesswithyourself-expressionbutI’velearnedtheDlesson

ThatstressingandobsessingaboutsomebodyelseisnoGfun

AndAsnakesandstonesneverbrokemybones

SoDoh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,Doh-oh

YouneedtocalmGdown,you’rebeingtooGloud

AndI’mjustlikeDoh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,Doh-oh

YouneedtojustGstop,likecanyoujustGnotsteponmygown?

YouneedtocalmDdownD

DYouaresomebodythatwedon’tknow

Butyou’reDcomingatmyfriendslikeamissile

WhyareyouGmad,whenyoucouldbeGGLAAD?(YoucouldbeGLAAD)

DSunshineonthestreetattheparade

ButDyouwouldratherbeinthedarkages

MakingthatGsign,must’vetakenallGnight

DYoujustneedtotakeseveralseatsandthentrytorestoretheDpeace

AndcontrolyoururgestoscreamaboutallthepeopleyouGhate

‘CauseAshadenevermadeanybodylessgay

SoDoh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,Doh-oh

YouneedtocalmGdown,you’rebeingtooGloud

AndI’mjustlikeDoh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,Doh-oh

YouneedtojustGstop,likecanyoujustGnotsteponhisgown?

YouneedtocalmDdown

Andweseeyouoverthereontheinternet

DComparingallthegirlswhoarekillingit

GButwefiguredyouout,weallknowGnow

Weallgotcrowns,youneedtocalmdown

Oh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh

YouneedtocalmGdown(Youneedtocalmdown)

You’rebeingtooGloud(You’rebeingtooloud)

AndI’mjustlikeDoh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,oh-oh,Doh-oh

YouneedtojustGstop(Canyoustop?)

LikecanyoujustGnotsteponourgowns?

YouneedtocalmDdown

ArtistTaylor Swift

AlbumLover

GenresPop

Year2019

KeyD

DifficultyEasy

How to play You Need To Calm Down on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.

You Need To Calm Down uses these transitions most often: D → G (13), G → D (11), and A → D (2). 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 - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

2. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

3. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

You Need To Calm Down chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You Need To Calm Down.

You Need To Calm Down includes 28 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
You Need To Calm Down contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
These transition patterns show how You Need To Calm Down connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → D: 24%
- G → A: 6%