Where Were You In The Morning by Shawn Mendes

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Intermediate


This version includes:
The Higher Octave Lead Guitar Riff (Guitar 1)
The Lower Octave Lead Guitar Riff (Guitar 2)
The Jazz Chords that Shawn plays on the Acoustic Guitar (Rhythm Guitar)

Chord Progression: Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7



Intro:  x2

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8h10-8---10/12-10/12\10-10-8-8h10-8---|
G|-7h9---9--------9----------------------------9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---5h7--5---7/9---7/9\7----7--5-5h7--5---|
A|-5h7---7--------7----------------------------7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
[The (x)'s indicate to use your thumb to slap-mute the bottom 2 strings, while also using your index and 
middle finger to flick the 3rd and 4th strings]
e|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
B|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
G|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|
D|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|
A|------(x)----------x-----------x----------------|
E|-5--5-(x)----7--7--x--8--------x-----8-----7----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +




Verse 1:

Rhythm Guitar
[The (x)'s indicate to use your thumb to slap-mute the bottom 2 strings, while also using your index and 
middle finger to flick the 3rd and 4th strings]
e|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
B|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
G|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|   x3
D|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|
A|------(x)----------x-----------x----------------|
E|-5--5-(x)----7--7--x--8--------x-----8-----7----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-------------------x----------------------------|
B|-------------------x----------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9-------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9-------------------------|
A|------(x)----------x----------------------------|
E|-5--5-(x)----7--7--x--8-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +



Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8h10-8---10/12-10/12\10-10-8-8h10-8---|
G|-7h9---9--------9----------------------------9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|   x3
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8h10-8---10/12-10/12------------------|
G|-7h9---9--------9------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8h10-8---10/12-10/12\10-10-8-8h10-8---|
G|-7h9---9--------9----------------------------9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|   x2
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---5h7--5---7/9---7/9\7----7--5-5h7--5---|   x3
A|-5h7---7--------7----------------------------7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---5h7--5---7/9---7/9--------------------|
A|-5h7---7--------7------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---5h7--5---7/9---7/9\7----7--5-5h7--5---|   x2
A|-5h7---7--------7----------------------------7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Guitar
[The (x)'s indicate to use your thumb to slap-mute the bottom 2 strings, while also using your index and 
middle finger to flick the 3rd and 4th strings]
e|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
B|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
G|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|
D|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|   x6
A|------(x)----------x-----------x----------------|
E|-5--5-(x)----7--7--x--8--------x-----8-----7----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +



Verse 2:

Rhythm Guitar
[The (x)'s indicate to use your thumb to slap-mute the bottom 2 strings, while also using your index and 
middle finger to flick the 3rd and 4th strings]
e|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
B|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
G|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|   x3
D|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|
A|------(x)----------x-----------x----------------|
E|-5--5-(x)----7--7--x--8--------x-----8-----7----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-------------------x----------------------------|
B|-------------------x----------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9-------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9-------------------------|
A|------(x)----------x----------------------------|
E|-5--5-(x)----7--7--x--8-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +



Chorus 2:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8h10-8---10/12-10/12\10-10-8-8h10-8---|
G|-7h9---9--------9----------------------------9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|   x3
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8h10-8---10/12-10/12------------------|
G|-7h9---9--------9------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8h10-8---10/12-10/12\10-10-8-8h10-8---|
G|-7h9---9--------9----------------------------9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|   x2
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---5h7--5---7/9---7/9\7----7--5-5h7--5---|   x3
A|-5h7---7--------7----------------------------7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---5h7--5---7/9---7/9--------------------|
A|-5h7---7--------7------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---5h7--5---7/9---7/9\7----7--5-5h7--5---|   x2
A|-5h7---7--------7----------------------------7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Guitar
[The (x)'s indicate to use your thumb to slap-mute the bottom 2 strings, while also using your index and 
middle finger to flick the 3rd and 4th strings]
e|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
B|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
G|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|
D|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|   x6
A|------(x)----------x-----------x----------------|
E|-5--5-(x)----7--7--x--8--------x-----8-----7----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +



Bridge:   x2

Rhythm Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------7--7-----9-------------------------|
D|-5-----------7--7-----9-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------7--7-----8-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +



Final Chorus:   x8

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---8h10-8---10/12-10/12\10-10-8-8h10-8---|
G|-7h9---9--------9----------------------------9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---5h7--5---7/9---7/9\7----7--5-5h7--5---|
A|-5h7---7--------7----------------------------7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar
[The (x)'s indicate to use your thumb to slap-mute the bottom 2 strings, while also using your index and 
middle finger to flick the 3rd and 4th strings]
e|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
B|-------------------x-----------x----------------|
G|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|
D|-5-----5-----7--7--x--9--------x-----9-----7----|
A|------(x)----------x-----------x----------------|
E|-5--5-(x)----7--7--x--8--------x-----8-----7----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

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Where Were You In The Morning (Chords)
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Last Updated: February 4, 2026