Teenage Dream Chords
Teenage Dream by 5 Seconds Of Summer is a guitar song played in the key of D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
I have included the strumming pattern I use next to the chords in the verse and
Pre-Chorus, it is up to you
how you play it but it feels and sounds better playing it like this!
Intro: (palm muted)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x6
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
Verse: Calum (you can slap the strings between each chord)
E|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
B|----(D)3--------(U)7-----(U)5--(D)5----(U)5--(U)5-|
G|----(D)4--------(U)7-----(U)6--(D)6----(U)6--(U)6-| x4
D|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
A|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
D|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
Pre-Chorus (Luke: "So let's go all the way tonight..." Same as the verse)
E|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
B|----(D)3--------(U)7-----(U)5--(D)5----(U)5--(U)5-|
G|----(D)4--------(U)7-----(U)6--(D)6----(U)6--(U)6-| x3
D|----(D)X--------(U)X-----(U)X--(D)X----(U)X--(U)X-|
A|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
D|----(D)5--------(U)9-----(U)7--(D)7----(U)7--(U)7-|
("You and I will be young forever!")
E|----X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X-|
B|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-|
G|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-| (let ring)
D|----X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X-|
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-|
Chorus: