Wasted Summers

How to play Wasted Summers by juju on guitar

Wasted Summers is a great beginner song because it stays in a small, repeating loop and lets you focus on clean changes instead of memorizing a lot of material. With its steady tempo and simple cycle, it feels relaxed but still gives you a solid workout for timing and smooth transitions.

You can play every shape as an open chord, so there are no barre shapes to worry about. The main thing to watch is the back-and-forth between C and F, since that change comes up right away in the opening progression and keeps returning throughout the song.

Start by looping C - F - C - F slowly until your fingers land cleanly every time. Then add the rest of the chord cycle in the same way, keeping the pulse steady. Once the changes feel automatic, bring it up to full tempo and aim for even, relaxed movement between shapes.

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.