How to Play Red on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - Red can be played in the key of F using the F, Am, G, C 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 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 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 Red with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Taylor Swift - Red Chords

Chord reference F, Am, G, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F] [Am] [F] [Am] [G] Loving him is like, [F]driving a new [Am]Maserati, down a dead end [G]street [F]Faster than the wind, [Am]passionate as sin, ended so [G]suddenly Loving him is like, [F]trying to change your mind Once you’re [Am]already flying through the [G]free fall Like the [F]colors in autumn [Am]so bright, just before they [G]lose it all

Losing him was [F]blue, like I’d never [C]known, missing him was [G]dark grey, all alone Forgetting him was [F]like trying to know [Am]somebody, you never [G]met But loving him was [F]red, red, [Am]red, [G]red, loving him was [F]red, red, [Am]red, [G]red

Touching him was like, [F]realizing all you ever [Am]wanted, was right there in [G]front of you Memorizing him was as, [F]easy as knowing all the [Am]words, to your old [G]favorite song Fighting with him was like [F]trying to solve a crossword and [Am]realizing there’s no right [G]answer Regretting him was like [F]wishing you never found [Am]out,t hat love could be [G]that strong

Losing him was [F]blue, like I’d never [C]known, missing him was [G]dark grey, all alone Forgetting him was [F]like trying to know [Am]somebody, you never [G]met But loving him was [F]red, red, [Am]red, oh [G]red, red, burning [F]red, red, [Am]red, [G]red

Remembering him comes in [F]flashbacks and [C]echos, telling myself it’s [Am]time now gotta [G]let go But moving on from [F]him is impossible, when [C]I still see it all in [G]my, head And burning [F]red [Am] [G]burning[F]was [Am]red [G]

Oh losing him was [F]blue, like I’d [C]never known, missing him was [G] [.]dark grey, [G]all alone Forgetting him was [F]like trying to know [Am]somebody, you never [G]met Cause loving him was [F]red, [Am]yeah, yeah, [G]red, oh burning [F] [Am] [G]red

And that’s [F]Why he’s spinning [Am]’round in my [G]head Comes back to me, burning red [F] [Am]yeah, [G]yeah His love was like, [F]driving a new [Am]Maserati, down a dead [G]end street.

Artist Taylor Swift

Album Red

Genres Country, Country Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock

Year 2012

Key F

Taylor Swift - Red can be played in the key of F using the F, Am, G, C 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 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 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 Red with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.