Anti-Hero

How to play Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 4 you play F, C, G, Am, the shapes the player above shows.

Anti-Hero is a great beginner play-along because it stays steady and repetitive, so you can focus on clean changes and a relaxed feel. At about 120 BPM, it has a driving pop pulse that makes it satisfying to lock in once you get the cycle under your fingers.

You’ll spend most of your time moving between open shapes A and E, then reaching for the harder barre shapes B and C#m. The main thing to watch is the jump from the open chords into B and C#m, since that shift can slow you down if your hand is not set early.

Start by looping A - E - B - C#m very slowly and making each change without stopping. Then practice the same order with a steady count, and only speed up when the shapes feel automatic. Once that is smooth, keep cycling the progression until you can stay relaxed through the whole song.

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.