Learn A Thousand Years by Christina Perri on Guitar Fast

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An easy beginner guitar tutorial to help you learn the song A Thousand Years by Christina Perri (Twilight Breaking Dawn soundtrack) on guitar fast with easy chords options, no complicated theory and without a capo (if you don’t have one or don’t want to use one). Learn how to play and sing this song in 2 easy steps.

STEP 1: WATCH THE GUITAR TUTORIAL

Click here to watch the video on YouTube

STEP 2: REFER TO TUTORIAL NOTES

INTRO:

C Am F C G

VERSE 1:

F C Am G
F C Am G Dm
C G (–clooo…ser..)

CHORUS 1:

C G
Am G
F Dm G

INTERLUDE:

F (this is optional, use it to fill space between chorus and verse)

[VERSE 2]

CHORUS 2: (chorus 2 is twice as long as chorus 1 but same chords)

C G
Am G
F Dm G

C G
Am G
F Dm G

SOLO: (Optional)

C Am F C G F (Same as intro, but ends in F to enter into bridge)

BRIDGE:

F Am G (–one step clooo…ser)
F C G (–one step clooo…ser)

CHORUS: (FINAL) (Same as Chorus 2)

C G
Am G
F Dm G

C G
Am G
F Dm G

OUTRO: (Played right after final chorus)

F C Am C G F

Click Here for FULL lyrics on Lyrics.com

Click Here for Chords & Lyrics on Ultimate-Guitar.com

Note: Chords on Ultimate Guitar may be different from the tutorial above due to being in a different key or because the author has simply used different chords from my version. Use the transposing tool available on their site to transpose chords to the key you wish to play in.

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BEGINNER TIPS:

Replace F Major with F7 if F Major is too difficult to play. Replace Dm with F7 in the verse and skip Dm altogether in the chorus if Dm is to difficult. In the chorus, to simplify it you can skip the first two G chords and the Dm chord. The original key of the song is A# so capo the 10th fret and use the chords in the tutorial if you want to play in the same key as the original song.

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CHORDS USED (5): C G Am F Dm

Tutorial Song Key: C
Original Song Key: A# (Capo 10th fret)

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STRUMMING PATTERN

Down Strokes Only:

down down DOWN down down DOWN

Up and Down Strokes:

down (down up) (down up) down (down up) (down up)

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