I Ain't Worried

How to play I Ain't Worried by OneRepublic on guitar

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

This song is a great one to learn because it has a bright, steady feel that sits well under the fingers and sounds strong right away. You can use it to build confidence with a pop progression that keeps moving without feeling overly busy, so it is satisfying at an intermediate level.

The chart leans on open shapes for most of the song, with F, G, C, Dm, and D available as easier grips. A# and Gm are the harder barre shapes, so watch for the switch into those chords and make sure your hand stays relaxed when you move from the open shapes to the barre forms. The opening progression is F - A# - G - C.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until the changes feel smooth, then add the rest of the chords in small groups. Once your fingers know the shapes, practice the full sequence at a comfortable tempo and only speed up when the barre changes land cleanly.

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.