How to Play Pearl on Guitar?

Katy Perry - Pearl can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Dm, G, F, Em, C 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 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 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Pearl with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Katy Perry - Pearl Chords

Chord reference Am, Dm, G, F, Em, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[Am]She is a pyramid, [Dm]but with him she’s just a grain of sand [G]This love’s too strong like mice and men Squeezing [Am]out the life that should be let in

She was a [Am]hurricane, but [Dm]now she’s just a gust of wind She used to [G]set the sails of a thousand ships Was a [Am]force to be reckoned with

[F]She could [G]be a statue [Em]of liberty, she could [F]be a Joan of Arc [F]But he’s [G]scared of the light that’s [Em]inside of her So he [F]keeps her in the [C]dark

[C]Oh, she [G]used to be a [Am] [F]Pearl, ohh [C]Yeah, she [G]used to rule the [Am] [F]world, ohh [C]Can’t [G]believe she’s [Am]become a [F]shell of herself [C]’Cause she [G]used to be a [Am]pearl

She was [Am]unstoppable, moved [Dm]fast just like an avalanche But [G]now she’s stuck deep in cement [Am]Wishing that they’d never ever met

[F]She could [G]be a statue [Em]of liberty She could [F]be a Joan of Arc [F]But he’s [G]scared of the light that’s [Em]inside of her So he [F]keeps her in the [C]dark

[C]Oh, she [G]used to be a [Am] [F]Pearl… Ohh [C]Yeah, she [G]used to rule the [Am] [F]world… Ohh [C]Can’t [G]believe she’s [Am]become a [F]shell of herself [C]’Cause she [G]used to be a [Am]

[Am]Do you know that, there’s [Em]a way out, There’s [F]a way out, there’s [F]a way out [G]There’s a way out

[Am]You don’t have to be [Em]held down, [F]Be held down, [F]be held down, [G]be held down

[C]’Cause I [G]used to be a [Am] [F]shell [C]Yeah, I [G]let him rule my [Am]world [F]My world, ohh, yeah

[C]But I [G]woke up and [Am]grew strong And [F]I can still go [C]on And [G]no one can take [Am]my [F]pearl

[C]You don’t [G]have to be [Am] [F]shell, No [C]You’re the [G]one that rules your [Am] [F]world, ohh [C]You are [G]strong and [Am]you’ll learn That [F]you can still go [C]on, and you’ll [G]always be a [F]pearl She is [Am]unstoppable

Artist Katy Perry

Album Teenage Dream

Genres Pop

Year 2010

Key Am

Katy Perry - Pearl can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Dm, G, F, Em, C 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 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 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, 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.

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

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