Too Sweet

How to play Too Sweet by Hozier on guitar

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

Too Sweet is a great song to learn if you want a smooth, steady groove with a laid-back feel. At about 120 BPM, it sits in a comfortable pocket that lets you focus on clean changes and a relaxed pulse rather than speed.

You can lean on mostly open shapes here, with the harder barre shapes showing up when the progression moves beyond the easiest grips. The opening move G - A - A# - D is the main change to watch, since it asks you to shift from open chords into a barre shape without losing time.

Start by looping G - A - A# - D very slowly and making each change clean. Then add the rest of the chord sequence in short sections, and only bring it up to full tempo once your hands can move between the open shapes and barre shapes 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.