Sweet Child O' Mine

How to play Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses on guitar

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

Sweet Child O' Mine is a great one to learn because it has a big, familiar rock feel and a driving groove that stays exciting from start to finish. You get to lock into a steady pulse and make the changes feel confident and musical.

This chart uses barre shapes, so the main challenge is clean fretting and smooth movement between them. The opening move is C# - B - F# - C#, so watch that return to C# and keep your hand relaxed as you shift.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until each shape rings clearly, then add the rest of the song in small sections. Once the changes feel automatic, bring it up toward tempo and focus on staying even and steady through the whole progression.

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.