Issues
by Julia Michaels • Lesson #76 • Jun 13, 2017
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About this lesson
In this lesson, I’ll teach you how to pick up your guitar and play “Issues” by Julia Michaels. This is a “easy” acoustic guitar tutorial for this song, where you’ll need a capo on the 1st fret. I’ll teach you the chords needed to play the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus of the song. Tabs included!
Capo 1st fret
This is so you can use open standard chord shapes and still be able to play along with the album version of this song.
Chords needed
E |–––3––––––2–––––3–––––3–––
B |–––3––––––3–––––3–––––3–––
G |–––0––––––2–––––0–––––0–––
D |–––2––––––0–––––2–––––0–––
A |–––2––––––––––––3–––––2–––
E |–––0––––––––––––––––––3–––
Em D Cadd9 G
Acoustic tabs
Here’s how to play each section of the song.
Verse
E |––––––––––3––––––|––––––––––2––––––|––––––––––3–––––––|––––––––––3–––––|
B |––––––––––3––––––|––––––––––3––––––|––––––––––3–––––––|––––––––––3–––––|
G |––––––––––0––––––|––––––––––2––––––|––––––––––0–––––––|––––––––––0–––––|
D |––––––––––2––––––|––0––––––––––––––|––––––––––0–––––––|––––––––––2–––––|
A |––3––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––2–––––––––––––––|––3–––––––––––––|
E |–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|
Cadd9 D G/B Cadd9
Pre-Chorus
E |––––––––––3––––––|––––––––––2––––––|––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––3–––––|
B |––––––––––3––––––|––––––––––3––––––|––––––0–––––––––––|––––––––––0–––––|
G |––––––––––0––––––|––––––––––2––––––|–––––––––2––0–––––|––––––––––0–––––|
D |––––––––––2––––––|––0––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––4––|––2–––––––––––––|
A |––3––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|
E |–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––3–––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|
Cadd9 D G Em
Chorus
E |––3–––3–––3–––3––|––3–––3–––3–––3––|––3–––3–––3–––3–––|––3–––3–––3–––3–|
B |––3–––––––3––––––|––3–––––––3––––––|––3–––––––3–––––––|––3–––––––3–––––|
G |––0–––––––0––––––|––2–––––––2––––––|––0–––––––0–––––––|––0–––––––0–––––|
D |––2–––––––2––––––|––0–––––––0––––––|––0–––––––0–––––––|––2–––––––2–––––|
A |––3–––––––3––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––2–––––––2–––––––|––2–––––––2–––––|
E |–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––3–––––––3–––––––|––0–––––––0–––––|
Cadd9 Dsus4 G Em
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