Shawn Mendes - Youth Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Youth on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Shawn Mendes - Youth on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 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.
Youth uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (18), Bm → C (18), and C → Am (18). 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 Em - Bm chord transition.
1. Em → Bm chord transition
To move from Em to Bm:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
- Place index finger on E string fret 2.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.
2. Bm → C chord transition
To move from Bm to C:
- While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.
3. C → Am chord transition
Here's how to move from C to Am:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.
4. Am → Em chord transition
Here's how to move from Am to Em:
- While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.
Youth chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Youth.
- Youth includes 72 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Youth contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Youth 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 → Bm: 5%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → C: 12%