How to Play Simple Pleasures on Guitar?

Jake Bugg - Simple Pleasures can be played in the key of Bm using the Bm, G, D, F#, A, E chords. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute 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 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 F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Simple Pleasures with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Jake Bugg - Simple Pleasures Chords

Chord reference Bm, G, D, F#, A, E

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Bm]You’ve been huntin’ round for treasure [G]Find it all in the simple pleasures [D]I don’t understand this life you [F#]lead [Bm]Tryna be somebody else and [G]Tryna be the one’s who help [D]Tryna find the one who helps you [F#]breathe

Maybe it’s [G]all a big mistake And you [B]live on all you take From the [A]lives that [E]have always been [B]close

[G]I’ve been roaming around for hours [D]Singing [A]all your [Bm]songs [A]of [G]praise How on earth can I com[D]plain How in hell can I be [A]safe This sudden fear of [F#]change This sudden fear is [Bm]strange

[Bm] [G] [D] [A] [E] [G] [D] [A] [E] [Bm] [Bm]Tryna understand your ways [G]You hide them with convulsive rage [D]Tried to be the best you could [F#]be [Bm]People finding the most pleasure [G]All within the smallest treasures [D]This don’t seem possible to [F#]me

And maybe it’s [G]all that you’ve done wrong So just [B]bite your silver tongue That you [A]lied with, [E]lied to your[B]self

[G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [F#]

[Bm]You’ve been hunting round for treasure [G]Find it all in the simple pleasures [D]I don’t understand this life you [F#]lead

Maybe it’s [G]all a big mistake And you [B]live on all you take From the [A]lives that [E]have always been [B]close

[G]I’ve been roaming around for hours [D]Singing [A]all your [Bm]songs [A]while [G]Standing at the edge about to [D]fall Faces crushed against the [A]wall The sudden fear of [F#]singing all your songs of [G]Staring into space I hear the [D]sound From a voice that’s never [A]found The sudden fear is [F#]strange

But maybe it’s [G]all a big mistake And you [B]live on all you take From the [A]lives that[E]have always been [B]close

[G]I’ve been roaming around for hours [D]Singing [A]all your [Bm]songs [A]of [G]praise How on earth can I com[D]plain How in hell can I be [A]safe This sudden fear is [F#]strange This sudden fear of [Bm]change

[Bm] [G] [D] [F#]

Artist Jake Bugg

Album Shangri La

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2013

Key Bm

Jake Bugg - Simple Pleasures can be played in the key of Bm using the Bm, G, D, F#, A, E chords.

For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute 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 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 F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
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 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.

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

You can play Simple Pleasures with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.