How to Play Selfish on Guitar?

Madison Beer - Selfish can be played in the key of A using the A, C#m, D, Dm, E7 chords. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Selfish with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Madison Beer - Selfish Chords

Chord reference A, C#m, D, Dm, E7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[A] [C#m] [D] [Dm] Boy, you’re such a [A]lost cause, now your name is [C#m]crossed off How you gonna [D]fix this, you can’t even [Dm]fix yourself It was almost [A]two years, that I chose to [C#m]spend here All alone at [D]New Years, thinking, [Dm]”What the Hell?”

[A]I don’t wanna break you, Thread a [C#m]needle tryna stitch you but I [D]can’t, I [Dm]refuse…

[D]I shouldn’t love you but I couldn’t [E7]help it [A]Had a feeling that you never [C#m]felt it [D]I always knew that you were [E7]too damn selfish [C#m]Don’t know why I looked the [D] [E7]other way [A]I wanted you to [C#m]change, yeah [D]I shouldn’t love you but I couldn’t help it [Dm]I always knew that you were too damn selfish

[A] [C#m] [D] [Dm] I bet you thought you gave me [A]real love But we spent it on the [C#m]night clubs All you ever wanna [D]do is lie Why you always such a [Dm]Gemini? Baby, who you tryna [A]run from? Me, or all your [C#m]problems? You know you will never [D]solve them You don’t even [Dm]know yourself

[A]I don’t wanna break you Thread a [C#m]needle tryna stitch you but I [D]can’t I [Dm]refuse

[A] [C#m] [D] [Dm] But it’s not [A]possible Plus I’m not [C#m]responsible To yourself, made [D]obstacles Put my heart in the [Dm]hospital, woah, woah, oh

[A] [C#m] [D] [Dm] [A] [C#m]Oh-oh [D] [Dm]Ooh-ooh-ooh-woo, woo-woo

Artist Madison Beer

Album Life Support

Genres Pop

Year 2021

Key A

Madison Beer - Selfish can be played in the key of A using the A, C#m, D, Dm, E7 chords.

For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

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

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