Abracadabra

How to play Abracadabra by Lady Gaga on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play E, Dm, G, C, F, Am and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a fun one to learn because it moves with a steady, driving feel and gives you a clear loop to lock into. At about 120 BPM, you can focus on staying relaxed and keeping the changes clean, which makes it satisfying once it starts to flow.

You will use a mix of open shapes and barre shapes, so the main challenge is the hand strength and accuracy in the harder chords. The opening progression, G - Fm - A# - Fm, is the change to watch closely, especially when you move from the open shape into the barre shapes without losing time.

Start by practicing the opening loop slowly, then repeat it until each change feels automatic. After that, bring the tempo up in small steps and play through longer sections, keeping your strums even and your fretting hand loose.

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.