Pour Some Sugar On Me

How to play Pour Some Sugar On Me by DEF LEPPARD on guitar

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

This is a great one to learn if you want a big, driving rock feel with a strong, familiar groove. It sits in a steady mid-tempo pocket, so you can focus on clean changes and keeping the energy up without rushing.

You’ll use a mix of open shapes and barre shapes, with the open E, A, and D shapes feeling easier under the fingers and the C#, F#, B, and Bm shapes asking for more grip. The main thing to watch is the opening move from C# to F# to B and back to F#, since that change sets the shape of the whole song.

Start by looping that opening progression slowly until the shifts feel automatic, then add the other chord changes one at a time. Once your hands know the shapes, practice with a steady pulse and bring the tempo up gradually until it feels natural at speed.

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.