Listen to the song for strumming patterns; it?s fairly simple when you hear it.
Although there are 2 guitars they play the same thing the whole time (other then the verse).
INTRO / OUTRO
E B D#m F#
|-------7-----7h9p7---------------7-------6------9-----12--12--11--11h12-------|
|-------9-------------9-7---------7-------7-----11-----x---x---x---x--x--------|
|-------9------------------9------7h8-----8-----11-----x---x---x---x--x--------| 1X
|-------9-------------------------7h9-----8-----11-----------------------------|
|-------7-------------------------7h9-----6------9-----------------------------|
|-------7-------------------------7-------6------9-----------------------------|
E B D#m F#
|-------7-----7h9p7---11---7------7-------6------9------|
|-------9-------------9-----------7-------7-----11------|
|-------9-------------------------7h8-----8-----11------| 1X
|-------9-------------------------7h9-----8-----11------|
|-------7-------------------------7h9-----6------9------|
|-------7-------------------------7-------6------9------|
VERSE
Both guitars play at the same time in the studio version,
but in live versions they usually don?t play the guitar 2 part because Will is on the drums.
Guitar 1
B E
|------7------7------|
|------7------9------|
|------8------9------| 12X
|------9------9------|
|------9------7------|
|------7------7------|
Guitar 2
B
|------7--------------------------------------------|
|------7--------------------------------------------|
|------8-----------------------------9------9-------| 12X
|------9-----------------9h11--9-9-9---9-9----------|
|------9----------9-11------------------------------|
|------7----9h11------------------------------------|
CHORUS
These two chords are just repeated over and over again.
F# E
|------9---------7------|
|------11--------9------|
|------11--------9------| 4X
|------11--------9------|
|------9---------7------|
|------9---------7------|
BRIDGE
During the bridge the strumming switches up some times but it basically stays the same.
B E F# F#
|------7-------7-------9---------9--------|
|------7-------9-------11-------11--------|
|------8-------9-------11-------11--------| 18X
|------9-------9-------11-------11--------|
|------9-------7-------9---------9--------|
|------7-------7-------9---------9--------|
Song layout
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse- Play only 4X not 12X right before the bridge
Bridge
Outro