Youth Chords
by Matisyahu
Youth by Matisyahu is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro with wah
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------------5-5-5------|
--7--7-7--5-5-5-5-5-7--|
--7--7-7--5-3-3-3-5-7--|
--5--5-5--3-------3-5--| listen for the feel of the rhythm and repeat.
Verse: Am (barred)two strokes
G (barred) two strokes
Chorus lick: I reccomend you keep this shape by barring the 5th with your index and your
finger on the 7th:
--5--------------|
--5--------------|
--5--------------|
--5--------------|
--7--------------|
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when you get the shape play something like this:
-----8------7--5---5-----5--|
---5------5----5---5-----5--|
--5------5-----5---5h7---5--|
---------------5------------|
---------------7-------7----|
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"You Gotta Make the right Move" end with an open E major.
it is all really centered around that shape. You can add hammerons on the 7th fret and
8th on the top E string.
"Youth is the engine of the world" lick:
-----------------10-10-8------------| reapeat one more time
--------10-10-10--------------------|
-7-7-7--------------------10-9-7----|
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Verse Am and G
Solo is an a Am penatonic
repeat Chorus licks
This should be near 100% correct.