How to Play Youth on Guitar?

Shawn Mendes - Youth can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Bm, C, Am chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Youth with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Shawn Mendes - Youth Chords

Chord reference Em, Bm, C, Am

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em]Here I am, stuck on this couch, [Bm]scrolling through my notes Heart was [C]broken, still not [Am]growing, nah [Em]Waking up to headlines, filled with [Bm]devastation again My heart is [C]broken but I keep [Am]going

[Em]Pain, but I [Bm]won’t let it turn into [C]hate No, I [Am]won’t let it change me [Em]Never losing sight of the [Bm]one I keep inside Now, I [C]know it Yeah, I [Am]know it

It’s [Em]hard to sleep at night, [Bm]knowing what’s outside Feeling [C]hopeless I need [Am]focus [Em]You hit me with words I never [Bm]heard Come out your mouth, to be [C]honest I don’t [Am]want it, no

[Em]Pain, but I [Bm]won’t let it turn into [C]hate No, I [Am]won’t let it change me

[Em]Pain, but I [Bm]won’t let it turn into [C]hate No, I [Am]won’t let it change me [Em]Pain, but I [Bm]won’t let it turn into [C]hate No, I [Am]won’t let it change me

[Em]You can’t take my youth away, this [Bm]soul of mine will never break As [C]long as I wake up today, you [Am]can’t take my youth away [Em]You can’t take my youth away, this [Bm]soul of mine will never break As [C]long as I wake up today, you [Am]can’t take my youth away [Em]You can’t take my youth away, this [Bm]soul of mine will never break As [C]long as I wake up today, you [Am]can’t take my youth away [Em]You can’t take my youth away, this [Bm]soul of mine will never break As [C]long as I wake up today, you [Am]can’t take my youth away You can’t [Em]take my youth away

Artist Shawn Mendes

Album Shawn Mendes

Genres Pop

Year 2018

Key Em

Shawn Mendes - Youth can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Bm, C, Am chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Youth with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.