How to Play The Best Damn Thing on Guitar?

Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing can be played in the key of D using the D, Bm, G, A chords. 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 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play The Best Damn Thing with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing Chords

Chord reference D, Bm, G, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D]Let me hear you say hey hey hey, alright, now let me hear you say hey hey ho [D]I hate it when a guy doesn’t get the door, even though I told him yesterday and the day before [D]I hate it when a guy doesn’t get the tab, and I have to pull my money out and that looks bad

[Bm] Where are the [G]hopes, where are the [D]dreams, my [A]Cinderella story scene [Bm] When do you [G]think they’ll finally [A]see

That you’re [D]not not not gonna get any better, you won’t [G]won’t won’t you won’t get rid of me never [Bm]Like it or not even though she’s a lot like [G]me We’re not the same And [D]yeah yeah yeah I’m a lot to handle, you [G]don’t know trouble but I’m a hell of a scandal [Bm]Me I’m a scene I’m a drama queen, I’m the [G]best damn thing that your eyes have ever seen Alright Alright yeah

[D]I hate it when a guy doesn’t understand, why a certain time of month I don’t want to hold his hand [D]I hate it when they go out and we stay in, and they come home smelling like their ex-girlfriend

[Bm] But I found my [G]hopes I found my [D]dreams My [A]Cinderella story [Bm]scene Now [G]everybody’s gonna [A]see

Give me an [A]A, always give me what I want, give me a V, be very very good to me [A]R, are you gonna treat me right, I, I can put up a fight, give me an L, let me hear you scream loud

One two three four [Bm] Where are the [G]hopes, where are the [D]dreams, my [A]Cinderella story scene [Bm] When do you [G]think they’ll finally [A]see

[D]Let me hear you say hey hey hey, alright, now let me hear you say hey hey ho I’m the best damn thing that your eyes have ever [D]seen

Artist Avril Lavigne

Album The Best Damn Thing

Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock

Year 2007

Key D

Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing can be played in the key of D using the D, Bm, G, A chords.

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 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 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.

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

You can play The Best Damn Thing with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.