Cherry Bomb

How to play Cherry Bomb by The Runaways on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 4 you play G, Gm, D, Dm, F, C and more, the shapes the player above shows.

Cherry Bomb is a great pick if you want a fast, punchy rock tune that feels bold and direct. You get a steady drive and a strong riff-like groove that makes the song feel powerful as soon as you lock in.

The chart mixes open shapes A and E with harder barre shapes like B, Bm, F#, F#m, C#, C#m, and G#. The main thing to watch is the quick back-and-forth between B and Bm in the opening progression, since that change needs to stay clean and confident.

Start by looping B - Bm - B - Bm slowly until the switch feels automatic. Then add the other chord shapes one at a time, keeping your strums even, and only push the tempo once the changes feel smooth.

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.