How to Play Better Together on Guitar?

Jack Johnson - Better Together can be played in the key of F using the F, Am, Dm, C, Bb, Gm chords. 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 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 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 Bb, 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Better Together with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Jack Johnson - Better Together Chords

Chord reference F, Am, Dm, C, Bb, Gm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F]There’s no combi[Am]nation of words I could [Dm]put on the back of a [C]postcard [Bb]No song that [F]I could sing, but [Gm]I can try for [C]your heart [F]Our dreams, [Am]and they are[Dm]made out of real [C]things Like a, [Bb]shoebox of [F]photographs with [Gm]sepiatoned [C]loving

[F]Love is the [Am]answer, At least for [Dm]most of the questions in [C]my heart [Bb]Why are we [F]here? and where do we [Gm]go? and how come it’s [C]so hard? [F]It’s not always [Am]easy and sometimes [Dm]life can be de[C]ceiving [Bb]I’ll tell you one [F]thing It’s always [Gm]better when we’re to[C]gether

[Bb]Mmm it’s always [C]better when we’re together [Bb]Yeah, we’ll look at them [C]stars when we’re together [Bb]Well, it’s always [C]better when we’re together [Bb]Yeah, it’s always [C]better when we’re together

[F] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [C]

And all of these [F]moments Just might [Am]find their way into my [Dm]dreams to[C]night But I [Bb]know that they’ll be gone When the [Gm]morning light [C]sings and brings new [F]things, [Am]for to[Dm]morrow night you [C]see [Bb]that they’ll be gone too, Too many [Gm]things I have to [C]do

[F]But if all of these [F]dreams Might find their [Dm]way into my day to day [C]scene I’d be [Bb]under the impression I was [Gm]somewhere in be[C]tween With only [F]two just me and you [Am] Not so many [Dm]things we got to [C]do Or [Bb]places we got to [F]be We’ll sit be[Gm]neath the mango [C]tree now

[Bb]Mmm it’s always [C]better when we’re together [Bb]Mmm we’re somewhere [C]in between together [Bb]Well, it’s always [C]better when we’re together [Bb]Yeah, it’s always [C]better when we’re together

[F] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [C]

[Gm]I believe in [C]memories, they look so, [Gm]so pretty when I [C]sleep [Gm]Hey now, and [Gm]when I [C]wake up, you look so [Gm]pretty sleeping next to [C]me But there is [Bb]not enough [C]time, and there is no, [Bb]no song I could [C]sing And there is no, [Bb]combination of [C]words I could say But I will [Bb]still tell you one [C]thing we’re better together. [C]

[F] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [C]

Artist Jack Johnson

Album In Between Dreams

Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock

Year 2005

Key F

Jack Johnson - Better Together can be played in the key of F using the F, Am, Dm, C, Bb, Gm chords.

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 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 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 Bb, 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 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.

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

You can play Better Together with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.