Hooked On a Feeling

How to play Hooked On a Feeling by Blue Swede on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play A, F, A#, C, Am, A#m and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a fun, upbeat play-along that locks into a steady groove and feels great once you settle in. At about 120 BPM, it has enough drive to stay lively without rushing, so you can focus on clean changes and a confident rhythm.

You get one easy open shape with C, then the rest of the chart asks for barre shapes: G#, C#, and D#. The main thing to watch is the move from C into G#, then through the opening run C - G# - C# - D#, since those shifts can feel tight at first.

Start by drilling the opening progression slowly, making each change clean before you try to keep time. Then loop the barre shapes in pairs, return to C, and build speed only when the transitions feel smooth. Once your hands know the order, the song comes together quickly.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.