Renegade

How to play Renegade by Styx on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 5 you play F, D, Dm, Am, G, A and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a strong one to learn because it has a driving, classic rock feel and keeps your picking hand moving. At about 120 BPM, it should feel energetic but still manageable once you lock into the groove. You get a solid workout without needing anything too flashy.

The chart uses mostly open shapes like G, Dm, C, D, and F, with the harder barre shapes A# and Gm showing up where the progression tightens up. The change to watch is the opening move between A# and G, then back into Gm, since that shift can make you hesitate if your fretting hand is not ready.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly, then add the rest of the chord changes one at a time. Once your hands know the shapes, practice the full song with a steady count and only speed up when the A# to G to Gm move feels clean.

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.