Stick Season

How to play Stick Season by Noah Kahan on guitar

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

This is a great beginner song to learn because the same small loop keeps coming back, so you can settle into it quickly and focus on clean changes. It has a steady, reflective feel, and once you lock in the pattern, it feels smooth and familiar to play.

You can lean on open shapes for A, E, and D, while F#m is the harder barre shape that will take the most work. The main change to watch is moving into F#m without breaking the flow, especially when the progression cycles back through A - E - F#m - D again and again.

Start by practicing each chord change slowly, then loop A - E - F#m - D until your fingers move without pausing. After that, bring it up to tempo in short sections, and only speed up when the switch to F#m feels secure.

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.