"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video

How to play "How It's Done" Official Lyric Video by Unknown on guitar

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

This song is worth learning because it sits in a strong, steady groove and gives you a clear minor-key feel without being overly complex. At about 120 BPM, it should feel driving and focused once you lock into the pulse, and the opening progression gives you a good sense of the song’s shape right away.

You can keep most of the part in open shapes, since C, D, A, Dm, G, Am, and F are all available that way. The harder moves are the barre shapes - Gm, A#, D#m, and D# - so watch for those if the chart shifts into them. The change to watch most closely is the opening C - D - A - Dm move, because it asks you to switch cleanly and keep the rhythm even.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly and making each change sound clean before worrying about speed. Then add the barre shapes only after the open chords feel automatic. Once your hands know the shapes, bring it up to tempo in short reps and focus on staying relaxed through the transitions.

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.