Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy

How to play Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy by LukeCombs on guitar

This song is a great beginner pick because it has a warm, steady feel and a progression you can settle into quickly. At about 120 BPM, it should feel relaxed once you lock into the groove, and the repeating movement gives you a strong sense of the song’s shape.

You’ll use both open shapes and barre shapes, so the main challenge is switching cleanly without losing time. The opening run A - Cm - B - Dm is the change to watch closely, since it moves from an open shape into two harder barre grips before landing back on an open chord.

Start by practicing each shape on its own, then loop A - Cm - B - Dm slowly until the changes feel smooth. Next, keep a steady count and focus on the barre shapes landing cleanly. Once that feels solid, bring it up to tempo and stay relaxed through every change.

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.