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Dodie Clark - An Awkward Duet Chords

Chord reference C, E, F, Gm, Dm, Am, A#, A#m, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F]Do you want to go [Dm]first? [F] Cause I’m happy to [Dm]wait, I. [Am] [A#]Practiced really hard. But I’m [C]finding it strange to start with you.

[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F]So how does it [Dm]go? [F] I’ve forgotten the [Dm]tune, I. [Am] [A#]Haven’t warmed up today So I [C]might sound a bit strange! yes I do…

[F] [Dm] [F] Cause [A#]I (can), [A#m]sing (I) [F]swear it’s [G]true. I’m [A#]just a [C]little nervous in front of you.

[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] So who’s on the [Dm]3rd? [F] I think I’m better at [Dm]melody. [Am] Oh i’m [A#]going to get it wrong. Shall we [C]try another song? No? Okay.

[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F]Let’s just go for a [Dm]take [F] And see how we [Dm]sound my. [Am] [A#]Heart is beating fast. Oh [C]vocal chords please last, here we go.

[F] [Dm] [F] Cause [A#]I (can), [A#m]sing (I) [F]swear it’s [G]true. I’m [A#]just a [C]little nervous in front of you.

[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F] [Gm] [F] [Gm] [F] [Gm] [F] [Gm] [F] [Gm] [C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F]I think I messed [Dm]up. [F] I just wanted to [Dm]impro[Am]vise. shall we [A#]try another day? (I [C]think I sounded great, so…)

[F] [Dm] [F] Cause [A#]I (can), [A#m]sing (I) [F]swear it’s [G]true. I’m [A#]just a [C]little nervous in front of you.

Artist Dodie
Album Single
Genres Pop
Year 2015
Key C

How to Play Awkward Duet on Guitar?

Dodie - Awkward Duet can be played in the key of C using the C, E, F, Gm, Dm, Am, A#, A#m, G chords.

  • 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 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 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 Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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 A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A#m, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, 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 Awkward Duet with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.