Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

How to play Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso by Latin City on guitar

This is a fun, upbeat song to learn because it sits in a catchy groove and feels lively from the first chord. You can get a lot of mileage out of it even as a beginner, and the steady tempo helps you lock in quickly.

You’ll mostly be moving between open shapes and a couple of harder barre shapes, so the left hand stays interesting without being overwhelming. The main change to watch is the opening move from A to Cm and back again, since that shift can slow you down if you rush it. Then the move into Dm should feel more settled.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly, then practice the barre shapes on their own until they feel clean. After that, connect A to Cm to A to Dm in time, using small, relaxed changes. Once that feels solid, bring it up to the song’s tempo and keep your strums even.

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.