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Taylor Swift - Dress Chords

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ChordsF, Am, G, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G,D,A keys to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

[Opening]
[F]Our secret moments [Am]in a crowded room
[G]They’ve got no idea [C]about [C]me and you
[F]There is an indentation [Am]in the shape of you
[G]Made your mark on me, [C]a golden tattoo

[chorus]
[F]All of this silence and patience, [Am]pining and anticipation
[G]My hands are shaking from holding [C]back from you, ah, [C]ah, ah
[F]All of this silence and patience, [Am]pining and desperately waiting
[G]My hands are shaking a from all this, ah, ah, ah, ahh…

[chorus]
[F]Say my [Am]name and everything just [G]stops
I don’t [C]want you like a [C]best friend
[F]Only bought this [Am]dress so you could take it [G]off
Take it off ah, ah, ah, ahh…
[F]Carve your [Am]name into my [C]bedpost
[G]’Cause I don’t [C]want you like a [C]best friend
[F]Only bought this [F]dress so you could [C]take it [G]off
[C]Take it [G]off ah, ah, [C]ah..ahh…

[verse 2]
[F]Inescapable, [Am]I’m not even gonna try
[G]And if I get burned, at [C]least we were [C]electrified
[F]I’m spilling wine in the bathtub [Am]you kiss my face and we’re both drunk
[G]Everyone thinks that they know us, but they know nothing about

[chorus]
[F]All of this silence and patience, [Am]pining and anticipation
[G]My hands are shaking from holding [C]back from you, ah, ah, ah
[F]All of this silence and patience, [Am]pining and desperately waiting
[G]My hands are shaking from all this ah, ah, ah, ahh…

[chorus]
[F]Say my [Am]name and everything just [G]stops
I don’t [C]want you like a [C]best friend
[F]Only bought this [Am]dress so you could take it [G]off
Take it off, ah, ah, ah, ahh…
[F]Carve your [Am]name into my [C]bedpost
[G]’Cause I don’t [C]want you like a [C]best friend
[F]Only bought this [Am]dress so you could [C]take it [G]off
[C]Take it [G]off ah, ah, ah, ahh…

[verse 3]
[F]Ah..ahh, [Am]ah, ahh, [C]ah, ah, [G]ah, ahh…
[C]Only bought this [G]dress so you could take it off
Take it off, [F]ah, [Am]ah, [C]ah, [G]ahh…
[C]Only bought this [C]dress so you could take it off

[verse 4]
[F]Flashback when you met me, [Am]your buzz cut and my hair bleached
[G]Even in my worst times, [C]you could see the [C]best of me
[F]Flashback to my mistakes, my [Am]rebounds, my earthquakes
[G]Even in my worst lies, [G]you saw the truth of me
And I [F]woke up just in time, now I [Am]wake up by your side [G]
My [C]one and only, my [C]lifeline, I [F]woke up just in time
Now I [Am]wake up by your side, my [G]hands shakes
I can’t explain this ah, ah, ah, ahh…

[chorus]
[F]Say my [Am]name and everything just [G]stops
I don’t [C]want you like a [C]best friend
[F]Only bought this [Am]dress so you could take it [G]off
Take it off ah, ah, ah, ahh…
[F]Carve your [Am]name into my [C]bedpost
[G]’Cause I don’t [C]want you like a [C]best friend
[F]Only bought this [Am]dress so you could [C]take it [G]off
[C]Take it [G]off ah, ah, ah, ahh…

[Closing]
[F]There is an indentation, [Am]in the shape of you
([G]Only bought this [C]dress so you could [C]take it off)
[F]Made your mark on me [Am]golden tattoo
([G]Only bought this dress so you could take it off)

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ArtistTaylor Swift
Albumreputation
GenresPop
Year2017
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Dress on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Taylor Swift - Dress on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 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.

Dress uses these transitions most often: F → Am (27), Am → G (20), and G → C (20). 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 F - Am chord transition.

1. F → Am chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
F to Am

2. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

3. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

4. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
C to F

5. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

6. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

Dress chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Dress.

  • Dress includes 114 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Dress contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Dress connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → F: 9%
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