Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle

How to play Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle by GunsNRoses on guitar

This is a great one to learn if you want a riffy, high-energy rock feel that keeps you moving. It has a driving, urgent groove, so once you lock in the changes it feels powerful and fun to play along with.

You’ll spend most of the song on barre shapes, since C#m, F#, A#, and G# are all the harder grips here. The main thing to watch is the opening progression, where those four chords move quickly and cleanly in a tight loop.

Start by practicing C#m to F# slowly until the shape changes feel automatic, then add A# and G#. Once that cycle is smooth, play it with a steady count, then bring it up to tempo in short repeats. Focus on clean chord changes first, speed second.

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.