I Won't Give Up

How to play I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 2 you play A, G, D, Bm, Em, C and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a great one to learn if you want a steady, heartfelt acoustic feel. It sits in a comfortable groove at about 120 BPM, so you can focus on smooth changes and keeping the song flowing rather than chasing speed.

You’ll move between open shapes and barre shapes, so the main challenge is keeping your left hand relaxed while switching cleanly. The opening progression B - A - E - A gives you a clear pattern to lock in early, and the jump from the harder shapes to the open ones is the change to watch most closely.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until the movement feels automatic. Then add the other chord changes one at a time, keeping your timing even, and only speed up once each switch feels secure.

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.