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Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better - Guitar Cover

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Shawn Mendes Pop Rock 2017 A major
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About Treat You Better

At 104 BPM in A major and standard tuning, "Treat You Better" sits in a comfortable mid-tempo range that rewards clean, rhythmically precise playing. The foundation is a strummed chord progression that sounds deceptively simple, but getting the dynamics right, swelling into the chorus and pulling back in the verses, is where most players need real attention. Shawn Mendes delivers the track with a bright, open-chord feel rooted in Pop Rock sensibility, so your tone should stay clean and punchy rather than heavily driven. The pre-chorus build is a good spot to use the Practice Toolbar to loop it slowed down, since nailing the strum pattern momentum going into the chorus is what makes the whole song feel convincing. Focus on keeping your strumming hand loose and consistent, and let the natural resonance of A major open voicings do the work for you.

  • The song sits in A major with standard E tuning, making open chord voicings like A, D, and E a natural and efficient choice throughout.
  • At 104 BPM, the mid-tempo groove demands a steady strumming pattern where controlling dynamics between verse and chorus is the main technical challenge.
  • The chorus strumming pattern has a driving rhythmic push that benefits from looping it slowed down until your right-hand pattern feels fully locked in.

How to Play Treat You Better

Tuning: E Standard · Key: A major · Tempo: 104 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 104 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
Guitar

Fender Stratocaster

Mendes uses his white Stratocaster for electric performances, leveraging its bright single-coil pickups to cut through pop production with crisp articulation. The versatile design supports both clean textures and mild overdrive tones that sit perfectly upfront in his vocal-driven arrangements.

Fender Telecaster
Guitar

Fender Telecaster

The Telecaster's snappy single-coil character delivers the punchy, defined rhythm tones Mendes needs for songs like 'There's Nothing Holding Me Back.' Its natural brightness pairs with his minimal pedal approach, keeping his guitar parts transparent and radio-friendly.

Fender Twin Reverb
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Fender Twin Reverb

Mendes pairs the Twin Reverb's pristine, headroom-rich clean tone with transparent effects to maintain clarity in dense pop mixes. The amp's built-in reverb adds subtle ambient textures without coloring his core sound.

Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
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Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9

Mendes uses the Tube Screamer for light, musical overdrive that adds grit to rhythm parts without sacrificing definition. This warm, non-saturated breakup aligns with his philosophy of letting clarity and the vocal remain the focal point.

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