Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

How to play Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day on guitar

This is a great beginner song because it sounds familiar right away and feels relaxed under your fingers. You get a steady, reflective groove that makes the whole tune feel rewarding even with a small chord set.

All of the shapes are open, so you can focus on clean fretting and smooth changes instead of barre chords. The main thing to watch is the move between G and D, then back to G, since that turnaround comes up a lot and needs to feel even.

Start by looping G - D - G - C slowly until each change is clean. Then practice the full cycle at a comfortable pulse, and only speed up once your hands can move without hesitation.

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.