How to Play Something Big on Guitar?

Shawn Mendes - Something Big can be played in the key of Em using the Em, D, Bm, C, Am, G chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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 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 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Something Big with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Shawn Mendes - Something Big Chords

Chord reference Em, D, Bm, C, Am, G

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Em]oh whoa [D]oh whoa [Bm]oh oh oh oh, oh whoa [C]oh whoa [Em]oh oh oh oh [Em]Play the lotto you might win it It’s like [D]25 to life so you bust out of [Am]prison Something’s in the [C]air, something’s in the air It’s like that [Em]feeling when you’re just about to kill it Take your [D]last shot you know you’re gonna hit [Am]it Something’s in the air, something’s [C]in the air, woah [Am]oh

[Em]Something big I feel it happening, [D]out of my control [Bm]Pushing pulling and it’s grabbing me, [C]feel it in my bones Like [Em]oh, whoa [D]oh whoa [Bm]oh oh oh oh whoa oh [C]Something big I feel it happening [Em]oh Whoa [D]oh whoa [Bm]oh oh oh oh whoa oh, [C]something big…

It’s like the [Em]feeling when you ’bout to win the medal And you [D]worked so hard that you knew you wouldn’t [Am]settle Hands are in the air, hands are [C]in the air When they [Em]hear you when you thought they wouldn’t listen It’s like an [D]anthem that the whole world’s [Am]singing Hands are in the air, hands are [C]in the air, woah [Am]oh

[Em][G]Woah, [Am]yeah [D]yeah If we [Em]stomp our feet the ground will shake If we [G]clap our hands the walls will break [Am]Yell so loud won’t forget our names ‘Cause [C]something big is happening [Em]Take this pack and start a fire [G]Raise this up we’re feeling higher [Am]They can’t tell us anything [C]’Cause something big is [Am]happening

[Em]Something big I feel it happening, [D]out of my control [Bm]Pushing pulling and it’s grabbing me, [C]feel it in my bones Like [Em]oh, whoa [D]oh whoa [Bm]oh oh oh oh whoa oh [C]Something big is happening [Em]oh Whoa [D]oh whoa [Bm]oh oh oh oh whoa oh [C]Something big I feel it happening [Em]oh [Em]

Artist Shawn Mendes

Album Handwritten

Genres Pop

Year 2015

Key Em

Shawn Mendes - Something Big can be played in the key of Em using the Em, D, Bm, C, Am, G chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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 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 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 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.

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

You can play Something Big with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.