Let It Be

How to play Let It Be by The Beatles on guitar

Let It Be is a great beginner song because it stays calm, familiar, and easy to sing along with. You get a steady, relaxed feel that helps you focus on clean changes instead of speed, so it is a good one for building confidence.

You can play it with open shapes only, so nothing here needs a barre. The main thing to watch is the move through C - G - Am - F, since that last change can take the most time at first. Keep your fingers close to the strings and aim for smooth transitions.

Start by looping C - G - Am - F slowly until each change feels automatic. Then practice in time with a simple steady pulse, adding a little more speed only when the chords stay clean. Once that feels solid, play the full cycle repeatedly and let the progression become muscle memory.

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.