How to Play What If on Guitar?

Coldplay - What If can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, Am, D, C, F chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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 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 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 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 F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play What If with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Coldplay - What If Chords

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

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[Em]What if [G]there was no [Am]life? [D]Nothing wrong, nothing [C]right. [Em]What if [G]there was no [Am]time? [D]And no reason or [C]rhyme. [Am]What if you should [D]decide, that you [Em]don’t want me [C]there by your [D]side. That you [Em]don’t want me [C]there in your [D]life.

[Em]What if [G]I got it [Am]wrong [D]And no poem or [C]song [Em]Could put [G]right what I got [Am]wrong [D]Or make you feel I [C]belong [Am]What if you should [D]decide, that you [Em]don’t want me [C]there by your [D]side. That you [Em]don’t want me [C]there in your [D]life.

[C]Oooh, that’s [Am]right [Em]Let’s take a breath jump [D]over the side [C]Oooh, that’s [Am]right [Em]How can you know it if you [D]don’t even try [C]Oooh, that’s [Am]right

[Em]Every [G]step that you [Am]take [D]Could be your biggest [C]mistake [Em]It could [G]bend or it could [Am]break [D]But that’s the risk that you [C]take [Am]What if you should [D]decide That you [Em]don’t want me [C]there in your [D]life That you [Em]don’t want me [C]there by your [D]side.

[C]Oooh, that’s [Am]right [Em]Let’s take a breath jump [D]over the side [C]Oooh, that’s [Am]right [Em]How can you know it if you [D]don’t even try [F]Oooh, that’s [C][D]right [D]Ohhhhh [C]Oooh, that’s [Am]right [Em]Let’s take a breath jump [D]over the side [C]Oooh, that’s [Am]right [Em]You know that darkness always [D]turns into light [F]Oooh, that’s [C][D]right

Artist Coldplay

Album X&Y

Genres Alternative, Rock

Year 2005

Key Em

Coldplay - What If can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, Am, D, C, F chords.

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

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

You can play What If with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.