End of Beginning

How to play End of Beginning by Djo on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 2 you play C, Am, A, G, D, F, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a great beginner pick because the progression is simple, steady, and easy to loop once you get the feel. You can focus on clean changes and a relaxed pulse, which makes it satisfying to play even at a moderate tempo.

You get a mix of open shapes and harder barre shapes, so the main challenge is moving smoothly between them. The opening progression is D - Bm - B - A, and the change from the open D into the barre Bm is the one to watch most closely.

Start by practicing D - Bm - B - A very slowly until each move feels automatic. Then repeat the loop with a steady count, and only speed up when you can switch without pausing. Once that feels solid, play along with the track and keep your hand relaxed.

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.