How to Play New Year's Day on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - New Year's Day can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, Em 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 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, 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, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play New Year's Day with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Taylor Swift - New Year’s Day Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, G, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Am] [F]There’s glitter on the floor after the [C]party [Am] [F] Girls carrying their shoes down in the [C]lobby [Am] [F] Candle wax and Polaroids on the [C]hardwood [Am]floor [F] You and me from the night before but

[C]Don’t [Am]read[F]the [C]last page [C]But I [Am]stay [F]when you’re lost and I’m scared and you’re turning [C]away I [Am]want [F]your [C]midnights [C]But I’ll be cleaning up [Am]bottles with you on [F]New Year’s [C]Day

[C] [Am] [F]You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the [C]taxi [Am] [F] I can tell that it’s gonna be a long road [C] [Am] [F] I’ll be there if you’re the toast of the town babe [C] [Am] [F] Or if you strike out and you’re crawling home

[C]Don’t [Am]read [F]the [C]last page [C]But I [Am]stay [F]when you’re lost and I’m scared and you’re turning [C]away I [Am]want [F]your [C]midnights [C]But I’ll be cleaning up [Am]bottles with you on [F]New Year’s [C]Day

Hold on [C] [Am]to the [F]memories, they will [G]hold on to you [C]Hold on [Am]to the [F]memories, they will [G]hold on to you [C]Hold on [Am]to the [F]memories, they will [G]hold on to you [Am] [Em] [F]And I will [G]hold on to you

[C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C]Please [Am]don’t [F]ever become a [G]stranger whose [C]Laugh [Am]I could [F]recognize [G]anywhere [C]Please [Am]don’t [F]ever become a [G]stranger whose [C]Laugh [Am]I could [F]recognize [G]anywhere

[C]Don’t [Am]read [F]the [C]last page [C]But I [Am]stay [F]when you’re lost and I’m scared and you’re turning [C]away I [Am]want [F]your [C]midnights [C]But I’ll be cleaning up [Am]bottles with you on [F]New Year’s [C]Day

[C]Please [Am]don’t [F]ever become a [G]stranger To the memories they will hold on to you) Whose [C]Laugh [Am]I could [F]recognize [G]anywhere (Hold on to the memories they will hold on to you) [C]Please [Am]don’t [F]ever become a [G]stranger (Hold on to the memories they will hold on to you) Whose [C]Laugh I [Am]could [F]recognize [G]anywhere (And I will hold on to you)

[C] [Am] [F] [C] [Am] [F]

Artist Taylor Swift

Album Reputation

Genres Pop

Year 2017

Key C

Taylor Swift - New Year's Day can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, Em 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 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, 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, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

You can play New Year's Day with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.