Risk It All

How to play Risk It All by Bruno Mars on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 7 you play D, Am, G, E, Dm, Bm and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a strong pick if you want a polished, emotional play-along that sits in a steady groove around 120 BPM. It feels confident and dramatic, and the opening progression gives you a clear hook to lock into right away.

You can lean on the open shapes A, Em, and D, but the chart also asks for harder barre shapes like B and F#m, so your fretting hand needs to stay relaxed and ready. The main change to watch is the move between open chords and barre chords, especially when the progression shifts after the opening A - Em - A - D pattern.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until the shape changes feel automatic. Then add the barre chords one at a time, keeping your strums even and your left hand close to the fretboard. Once the switches are clean, bring it up to full tempo and focus on staying steady through the repeats.

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.