Mere Rashke Qamar

How to play Mere Rashke Qamar by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 7 you play F, G, Am, C, Em, the shapes the player above shows.

Mere Rashke Qamar is a great beginner song to learn because the progression is simple, memorable, and feels smooth once you settle into the groove. At about 104 BPM, you can play it in a relaxed way and focus on clean changes instead of speed.

You will use mostly open shapes - C, D, Em, and G - with Bm as the harder barre shape if it appears in your chart. The main change to watch is the opening back-and-forth between C and D, since that shift sets the feel and can expose any hesitation.

Start by looping C - D - C - D slowly until the movement feels automatic. Then add the rest of the shapes one at a time, keeping your fingers close to the fretboard. When the changes feel steady, raise the tempo little by little until you can play it cleanly at full speed.

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.