How It’s Done

How to play How It’s Done by HUNTR/X on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 5 you play G, A, C, Em, Am, E and more, the shapes the player above shows.

“How It’s Done” is a strong pick if you want a driving, modern minor-key groove that feels punchy and focused. At about 120 BPM, it sits in a steady pocket that rewards clean changes and a confident attack, so it feels energetic without being too fast to control.

You can lean on mostly open shapes here, with C, D, F, Am, Dm, and A all available, while Gm, A#, D#, and Cm are the harder barre shapes if they show up later. The opening move to watch is the shift from C to D to F and back to D, since that quick return can trip up your timing if you rush it.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until your hands stop hesitating, then add the rest of the open shapes in small groups. Once the changes feel smooth, bring the tempo up in steps and only then work on any barre shapes, keeping your strums even and 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.