Dai Dai

How to play Dai Dai by Shakira & Burna Boy on guitar

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

This song is a strong pick if you want a steady, modern groove that feels confident and driving at about 120 BPM. You get a repeating pattern that locks in quickly, so it is satisfying to play once the shape of the song starts to click.

Most of the work comes from the barre shapes, especially C#m and B, with A and E giving you a little relief when they appear. The main change to watch is the back-and-forth between C#m and B in the opening progression, since that shift needs to stay clean and even.

Start by looping C#m - B - C#m - B slowly until your hand knows the move. Then add the open shapes where they show up, and only after that bring the tempo up in small steps. Keep the rhythm steady first, then focus on making the chord changes feel smooth.

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.