DESCRIPTION:
An easy way to play Red by Taylor Swift on guitar with Chords, strumming/plucking patterns, techniques, tabs...

Chords with no Capo: (Verse: A, C#m, B) (Chorus: A, E, B, C#m)
A chord:
Index finger on the 2nd fret 4th string
Middle Finger on the 2nd fret 3rd string
ring finger on 2nd fret 2nd string

E Chord:
Index Finger on 1st fret, 3rd string
Middle finger on 2nd fret 5th string
ring finger on 2nd fret 4th string

B Chord:
Index finger covering second fret
Middle Finger on the 4th fret 4th string
ring finger on 4th fret 3rd string
pinky finger on 4th fret 2nd string

C#M chord:
Index finger covering 4th fret
Middle Finger on the 5th fret 2nd string
ring finger on 6th fret 4th string
pinky finger on 6th fret 3rd string

Chords with Capo on the 2nd fret are:
Verse: G, Bm, A,
Chorus: G, D, A, Bm

Intro Plucking pattern:
Holding A chord - Play 4th string, 3rd string, 1st string
Holding E chord - Play 4th string, 3rd string, 1st string
Holding B chord - Play 5th string, 4th string, 2nd string

Verse chords:
(option 1): Play 2 beats of chords A, C#m. and 4 beats of B.

Verse strumming pattern: (palm mute) down strums DDD DDD [for each chord]

Chorus chords:
Losing him was (A) blue like id never known,(E) missing him was (B) dark grey all alone. (C#m) Forgetting him was like (A) trying to know (E) somebody you never met (B) But loving him was Red. (A)

Chorus strumming pattern: DDUUDU

Strumming Pattern for Transition between chorus to verse:
3 DDD strums on A, DUUDUDU on E
3 DDD strums on B, DUUDUDU on C#m

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