Opalite

How to play Opalite by Taylor Swift on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 7 you play F, G, Am, Bm, C, Dm and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a good one to learn if you want a steady, upbeat feel with a progression that settles quickly under your hands. You get a familiar pop motion in G major, so it feels approachable even at a moderate tempo, and it rewards clean changes more than flashy technique.

Most of the chart uses open shapes like C, D, Em, G, and Am, with the harder barre shapes F#m and Bm only if they appear later in the song. The main thing to watch is the repeated move between C and D in the opening progression, since that change sets the pace and can expose any hesitation.

Start by looping C - D - C - D slowly until the switch feels automatic. Then add the rest of the open shapes at a comfortable tempo, and only bring in the barre shapes once your hands are relaxed. When that feels solid, raise the speed little by little until you can keep the groove steady.

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.