Flowers

How to play Flowers by Miley Cyrus on guitar

“Flowers” is a great beginner song to learn because the groove is steady, the tempo sits around 120 BPM, and the progression feels strong without being too busy. You get a simple, confident back-and-forth feel that makes it fun to lock into the beat and sing along while you play.

Most of the shapes are open, which keeps the left hand comfortable, but the harder move is the jump to Cm. That change can feel like the main challenge, so focus on landing it cleanly from the open chords before worrying about speed. The opening progression is Am - Dm - G - Cm, so that switch is the one to watch.

Start by practicing just the first four chords slowly, one change at a time. Then loop Am - Dm - G - Cm until the move to Cm feels natural, and only after that bring it up to full tempo. Once your hands know the shape order, the song should come together quickly.

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.