How to Play SOS on Guitar?

James Arthur - SOS can be played in the key of Am using the Am, E, C, G, Dm, F, G#, A# chords. 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 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 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, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. 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 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 G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play SOS with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

James Arthur - SOS Chords

Chord reference Am, E, C, G, Dm, F, G#, A#

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]Where are those happy [E]days - they seem so hard to [Am]find [Am]I try to reach for [E]you but you have closed your [Am]eyes [C]Whatever happened [G]to our love, [Dm]I wish I [Am]understood [Am]It used to be so [E]nice it used to be so [Am]good [Dm]

[C]So when your [G]near me, [Dm]darlin’ can’t you [F]hear me, [C]SOS [C]The love you [G]gave me, [Dm]nothing else [F]could save [C]me, SOS [F]When your gone, how can [G#]I even [A#]try to go [C]on [F]When your gone, though it’s [G#]right how can [A#]I carry [C]on

[C]I really tried to [G]make it up - [Dm]I wish I [Am]understood [Am]It used to be so [E]nice, it used to be so [Am]good [Dm] [C]So when your [G]near me, [Dm]darlin’ can’t you [F]hear me, [C]SOS [C]The love you [G]gave me, [Dm]nothing else [F]could save [C]me, SOS

[F]When your gone, how can [G#]I even [A#]try to go [C]on [F]When your gone, though it’s [G#]right how can [A#]I carry [C]on

Artist James Arthur

Album Single

Genres Pop

Year 2012

Key Am

James Arthur - SOS can be played in the key of Am using the Am, E, C, G, Dm, F, G#, A# chords.

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 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 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, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
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 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 G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, 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.

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

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