Ranjha

How to play Ranjha by B Praak on guitar

Ranjha is a great beginner song to learn because the tempo sits at a relaxed pace and the progression repeats in a way that helps you lock into the feel quickly. You can focus on smooth changes and a steady pulse rather than speed, which makes it satisfying to play along with early on.

The chart uses one open shape, Dm, but most of the song sits on barre shapes like C#, A#m, G#, and F#. That means your main challenge is clean fretting and quick shifts between those harder grips. The change to watch most closely is the opening move from C# to A#m and then to G#, since it sets the pattern for the rest of the song.

Start by practicing the opening progression slowly, one change at a time, until your hands know the movement. Then loop C# - A#m - G# - A#m with a steady count, and only speed up when each chord rings clearly. Once that feels easy, add the rest of the chart and bring it up to the song's tempo.

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.