What Do You Mean Acoustic Chords by Justin Bieber

What Do You Mean Acoustic chords by Justin Bieber

Guitar chords with lyrics

Artist : Justin Bieber
Song : What Do You Mean
Tabbed by : Dave Tran
instagram : davetran
email : davetran01@gmail.com
Tuning Standard
Capo on 1st
Key : G#major

These are the chords and tabs to Justin Bieber's acoustic version of "What Do You Mean"
The guitarist plays a billion variations so I've simplified the song to the version below, and you can add
your own spin on it.
There's also a beginners version for those starting out which is much more simplified without the licks.

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[Intro/Soft Chorus/Verse]

   Cadd9             G     Em          D                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3---------------|-3-----0---------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
G|-0---------------|-0-----0---------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-3-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


[Chorus Riff 1/Prechorus]
   Cadd9                             G           Em
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------x-------|-3-----3-x---0-------0---x-------|
G|-0-------0---2-----------x-------|-0-----0-x---0-------0---x-------|
D|---------x-----------2---x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
A|-3-----------------------x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----------0-------------------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

   D                                 Cadd9
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-----3-x---3-------3---x---3---|-3-----3-x---3-------3---x-------|
G|-2-----2-x---2-------2---x---2---|-0-----0-x---0-------0---x-------|
D|-0-------x---0-----------x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
A|---------x---------------x-------|-3-------x---3-----------x-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a


[Chorus Riff 2]
   Cadd9                             G           Em
e|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-x---3-------0---x-------|-3-----3-x---0-------0---x-------|
G|---------x---0-----------x---0---|-0-----0-x---0-------0---x---0---|
D|---------x---------------x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
A|-3-----------3-----------x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----------0-------------------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

   D                                 Cadd9
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-x---3-------0---x-------|-3-----3-x---3-------3---x---3---|
G|-2-------x---2-----------x---0---|-0-----0-x---0-------0---x---0---|
D|-0-------x---0-----------x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
A|---------x---------------x-------|-3-------x---3-----------x-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a


[Bridge]
   Cadd9             G     Em          D                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----3-----3---|---8---8-----8---|-7-----7-----7---|-5-----5-----5---|
G|---0-----0-----0-|-----7---7-----7-|---7-----7-----7-|---5-----5-----5-|
D|-----2-----2-----|-----------9-----|-----7-----7-----|-----5-----5-----|
A|-3-----3---------|-10----7---------|-5---------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

   Cadd9             G     Em          D                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----3-----3---|---8---8-----8---|-----------------|-------3-3-------|
G|---0-----0-----0-|-----7---7-----7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---0-0-0-0-------|
D|-----2-----2-----|-----------9-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|-3-----3---------|-10----7---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +



*******FOR BEGINNERS*******

Alternative Simple Chorus Riff For Beginners
   Cadd9             G     Em          D                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3---x-3-----x---|-3---x-0-----x---|-3---x--3----x---|-3---x-3-----x---|
G|-0---x-0-----x---|-0---x-0-----x---|-2---x--2----x---|-0---x-0-----x---|
D|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-0---x--0----x---|-----x-------x---|
A|-3---x-3-----x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-3---x-3-----x---|
E|-----------------|-3-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Alternative Simple Bridge Riff For Beginners
   Cadd9             G     Em          D                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---2-----2-----2-|---0-----0-----0-|
D|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-0---0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----|
A|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-3-----0----------|----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

   Cadd9             G     Em          D                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----0-----0---|-------3-3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-------|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---0-0-0-0-------|
D|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|-----------------|-3-----0----------|----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +



****Chords & Lyrics****

[Intro]
Cadd9 G Em D Cadd9


[Chorus Riff 1]
            Cadd9 G   Em
What do you mean? Oh, oh
         D
When you nod your head yes
        Cadd9
But you wanna say no
            Cadd9 G   Em
What do you mean? Hey-ey
               D
When you don't want me to move
        Cadd9
But you tell me to go

[Chorus Riff 2]
            Cadd9 G
What do you mean?
Em              D
Oh, what do you mean?
           Cadd9                            Cadd9
Said we're running out of time, what do you mean?
G       Em              D
Oh, oh, oh, what do you mean?
       Cadd9
Better make up your mind
            Cadd9
What do you mean?


[Verse 1]
G           Em                   D
You?re so indecisive of what I?m saying
      Cadd9                        Cadd9
Tryna catch the beat, make up your heart
G                    Em          D
Don't know if you're happy or complaining
      Cadd9                          Cadd9
Don't want for us to end, where do I start?


[Pre-Chorus]
                G         Em                  D
First you wanna go to the left then you wanna turn right
      Cadd9                          Cadd9
Wanna argue all day, making love all night
             G              Em          D
First you're up then you?re down and in between
      Cadd9
Oh, I really want to know?


[Chorus Riff 2]
            Cadd9 G   Em
What do you mean? Oh, oh
         D
When you nod your head yes
        Cadd9
But you wanna say no
            Cadd9 G   Em
What do you mean? Hey-ey
               D
When you don't want me to move
        Cadd9
But you tell me to go

[Soft Chorus]
            Cadd9 G
What do you mean?
Em              D
Oh, what do you mean?
           Cadd9                            Cadd9
Said we're running out of time, what do you mean?
G       Em              D
Oh, oh, oh, what do you mean?
       Cadd9
Better make up your mind
            Cadd9
What do you mean?


[Verse 2]
G          Em                  D
You?re overprotective when I?m leaving
Cadd9                            Cadd9
Trying to compromise but I can?t win
    G            Em                 D
You wanna make a point but you keep preaching
    Cadd9                                 Cadd9
You had me from the start, won?t let this end


[Pre-Chorus]
                G         Em                  D
First you wanna go to the left then you wanna turn right
      Cadd9                          Cadd9
Wanna argue all day, making love all night
             G              Em          D
First you're up then you?re down and in between
      Cadd9
Oh, I really want to know?


[Chorus Riff 2]
            Cadd9 G   Em
What do you mean?
         D
When you nod your head yes
        Cadd9
But you wanna say no
            Cadd9 G   Em
What do you mean?
               D
When you don't want me to move
        Cadd9
But you tell me to go


[Bridge]
            Cadd9 G
What do you mean?
Em              D
Oh, what do you mean?
           Cadd9                            Cadd9
Said we're running out of time, what do you mean?
G       Em              D
Oh, oh, oh, what do you mean?
       Cadd9
Better make up your mind
            Cadd9
What do you mean?


[Chorus Riff 2] (Vocal adlibs till the end)
            Cadd9 G   Em
What do you mean? Oh, oh
         D
When you nod your head yes
        Cadd9
But you wanna say no
            Cadd9 G   Em
What do you mean? Hey-ey
               D
When you don't want me to move
        Cadd9
But you tell me to go
            Cadd9 G
What do you mean?
Em              D
Oh, what do you mean?
           Cadd9                            Cadd9
Said we're running out of time, what do you mean?
G       Em              D
Oh, oh, oh, what do you mean?
       Cadd9
Better make up your mind
            Cadd9
What do you mean?

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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