What I Want

How to play What I Want by Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 2 you play D, Am, G, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a good beginner play-along because the harmony stays simple and keeps cycling, so you can focus on clean changes and steady timing. At about 120 BPM, it feels upbeat and easy to lock into once your hands settle in.

You can lean on the open shapes for E and A, while Bm will take more finger strength and control. The main change to watch is moving between the open shapes and the barre shape without breaking the pulse, especially in the opening E - Bm - A - E pattern.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly and getting each shape to ring clearly. Then practice the switch into Bm on its own, add the full cycle, and only speed up when you can change cleanly without stopping.

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.