How to Play Afterglow on Guitar?

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

Taylor Swift - Afterglow Chords

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

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A]I blew things out of proportion, now you’re blue [D]Put you in jail for something you didn‘t do [A]I pinned your hands behind your back, oh [D]Thought I had reason to attack, but no

[A]Fighting with a true love is boxing with no gloves [D]Chemistry ’til it blows up, ’til there’s no us [E]Why’d I have to break what I [F#m]love so much? [E]It’s on your face, and [D]I’m to blame, I need to say

[A]Hey, it’s all [E]me, in my [Bm]head [D]I’m the one who burned us [A]down But it’s [E]not what I [Bm]meant [D]Sorry that I hurt you [A]I don’t wanna do, I don’t wanna do this to [E]you (Ooh) [Bm]I don’t wanna lose, I don’t wanna lose this [D]with you (Ooh) I need to say, [A]hey, it’s all [E]me, just don’t [Bm]go [D]Meet me in the afterglow

[A]It’s so excruciating to see you low [D]Just wanna lift you up and not let you go [A]This ultraviolet morning light below [D]Tells me this love is worth the fight, oh

[A]I lived like an island, punished you in silence [D]Went off like sirens, just crying [E]Why’d I have to break what I [F#m]love so much? [E]It’s on your face, [D]don’t walk away, I need to say

[A]Tell me that you’re still mine [E]Tell me that we’ll be just fine [Bm]Even when I lose my mind, I need to say [A]Tell me that it’s not my fault [E]Tell me that I’m all you want [Bm]Even when I break your heart, I need to say

[A] [E] [Bm] [D] [A] [E] [Bm] [D]

Artist Taylor Swift

Album Lover

Genres Pop

Year 2019

Key A

Taylor Swift - Afterglow can be played in the key of A using the A, D, E, F#m, Bm 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 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 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.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
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.

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

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