Snooze

How to play Snooze by SZA on guitar

This is a great beginner song to learn because the same small chord loop keeps coming back, so you can settle into the groove quickly. It feels smooth and relaxed at about 120 BPM, and once your hands know the cycle, you can focus more on timing and clean changes than on memorizing new parts.

You only need open shapes here, so the left hand stays friendly and manageable. The main thing to watch is the move from Dm to Em and then into F, since that change can feel a little tighter at first. Keep each shape close to the fretboard and aim for even pressure instead of squeezing hard.

Start by looping Dm - Em - F - Dm slowly until the shapes feel automatic. Then practice the same cycle with a steady count, making each change on time before you try to speed up. Once that feels solid, play along with the full tempo and keep repeating the loop until it feels natural.

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.