People Watching

How to play People Watching by Sam Fender on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 6 you play F, C, G, Am, Dm, the shapes the player above shows.

People Watching is a strong song to learn because the progression feels direct and musical, and the steady pace makes it approachable for a beginner. You can focus on clean changes and a confident, even feel rather than speed, which helps the song come together quickly.

The chart uses barre shapes for every chord, so your main challenge is getting each grip to sound clear without extra string noise. The change to watch most closely is the opening move from B to F#, then into C# and D#m, since that sequence asks you to keep your hand relaxed while shifting smoothly.

Start by practicing the opening progression slowly and looping it until the shapes feel familiar. Then add the next change in the song one at a time, keeping your strums even and your fretting hand close to the neck. Once the moves feel automatic, bring it up to full tempo and aim for consistency over force.

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.