How to Play Why on Guitar?

Avril Lavigne - Why can be played in the key of E using the E, A, B, F#m, C#m, F, Am, F#, D#m, C, G#m chords. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G. For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D. For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. 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. For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G. For D#m, To play D#m | Ebm, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, mute G, B. 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 G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Why with the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Avril Lavigne - Why Chords

Chord reference E, A, B, F#m, E, C#m, F, Am, F#, D#m, C, G#m

Rhythm tips ↓-↓-↓-↓↑

[E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A]Why [E]do you always [B]do this to me, [E] [A]why [E]couldn’t you just [B]see you threw me [E]How [A]come [E]you act like this like you just [B]don’t care at [E]all [A]Do [A]you expect me to [A]believe I was the the [B]only one to fall [A]I can feel, I can [A]feel you near me, [F#m]even though you’re [B]far away [A]I can feel, I can [A]feel you baby [F#m]why

[E]It’s not supposed to [E]feel this way, I [C#m]need you I [B]need you [A]more and more each [B]day [E]It’s not supposed to [E]hurt this way, I [C#m]need you I [B]need you I [F]need you [B]tell me [C#m]Are you and me still [F#m]together? Tell me. [C#m]You think we can last [F#m]forever? Tell me, [A] [B]Why?

[E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A]Hey [E]listen to what [B]we’re not saying [E]Let’s [A]play a [E]different game than what [B]we’re playing [E]Try [A]to [E]look at me and [B]really see my heart[E] [A]Do [A]you expect me to [A]believe I’m gonna [B]let us fall apart [A]I can feel, I can [A]feel you near me, [F#m]even when you’re [B]far away [A]I can feel, I can [A]feel you baby [F#m]why

[A]So go and think about [B]whatever you need to think about Go on and [E]dream about whatever you need to dream [E]about And come back to me when you [A]notice how you [Am]feel, you [B]feel [A]I can feel, I can [A]feel you near me, [F#m]even though you’re [B]far away [A]I can feel, I can [A]feel you baby [F#m]why

[E]It’s not supposed to [E]feel this way, I [C#m]need you I [B]need you [A]more and more each [B]day [E]It’s not supposed to [E]hurt this way, I [C#m]need you I [B]need you I [C#m]need you [B]tell [C#m]me [F]It’s not supposed to [F#]feel this way, I [D#m]need you I [C]need you [B]more and more each [C]day [F]It’s not supposed to [F#]hurt this way, I [D#m]need you I [C]need you I [B]need you [C]tell me [D#m]Are you and me still [G#m]together? Tell me. [D#m]You think we can last [G#m]forever? Tell me, [B] [C]Why?

Artist Avril Lavigne

Album Let Go

Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock

Year 2002

Key E

Avril Lavigne - Why can be played in the key of E using the E, A, B, F#m, C#m, F, Am, F#, D#m, C, G#m chords.

For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
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.
For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
For D#m, To play D#m | Ebm, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, mute G, B.
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 G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.

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

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