New Religion

How to play New Religion by Bebe Rexha & Faithless on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 2 you play Am, G, C, F, Dm, E and more, the shapes the player above shows.

New Religion is a strong pick if you want a modern, driving song that sits in B minor and feels steady at about 120 BPM. It has an intermediate level of challenge, so you get a good workout without it feeling overwhelming. The opening Bm - A - Bm - D pattern gives you a clear hook to lock into right away.

You will mostly move between open shapes and barre shapes, so the main challenge is keeping the grip changes clean and relaxed. A and D are open, while Bm is one of the harder barre shapes, so that switch deserves the most attention. Watch the jump from Bm to A and back again, since that is where the timing can slip.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until your hands know the shape order. Then practice the barre shape on its own, followed by the open shapes, and finally connect them in pairs. Once the changes feel smooth, bring it up to tempo in small steps and keep the pulse even.

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.