Baby Blue

How to play Baby Blue by Cody Simpson on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play C, Dm, F, G, Am, the shapes the player above shows.

“Baby Blue” is a great beginner play-along because it sits in a bright, pop-friendly groove and stays easy to follow at about 120 BPM. You can focus on clean changes and steady timing, so it feels relaxed once the pattern locks in.

The chart uses barre shapes throughout, so your main job is getting comfortable shifting between D#, Fm, G#, A#, and Cm without losing pressure. The opening move to watch is D# - Fm - D# - G#, since that return to D# can trip you up if your fretting hand lifts too much.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly and making each shape ring clearly. Then practice the full chord set in pairs, keeping your hand close to the fretboard. Once the changes feel smooth, bring it up to tempo and aim for even, confident transitions.

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.