"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video

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

This song is a good beginner pick because it stays in a clear groove and lets you lock into a steady feel without a lot of chord clutter. In D major, it should sound bright and direct, and the opening pattern gives you a strong sense of movement right away.

You can lean on mostly open shapes here: Dm, D, G, Am, A, F, Em, and C. The harder barre shapes are Gm, A#, D#, F#, D#m, Cm, F#m, and Fm, so the main thing to watch is the move from D to Gm in the opening progression, since that change can slow you down at first.

Start by looping Dm - D - Gm - D very slowly until the shape changes feel clean. Then practice the open chords on their own, add the barre shapes only when your fretting hand is relaxed, and finally bring it up to tempo in short sections until the full song feels automatic.

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.