Wallows – Calling After Me

How to play Wallows – Calling After Me by Wallows on guitar

This song is a good beginner pick because the tempo stays steady and the harmony gives you a clear, catchy loop to lock into. You can focus on clean changes and a relaxed groove instead of chasing tricky rhythm shifts, so it feels satisfying once the pattern starts to repeat.

The chart mixes open shapes and barre shapes, so your left hand gets a little of both. The open chords are easier to settle into, while the barre shapes will ask for firmer pressure and cleaner muting. Watch the move from C# to C#m and then into Dm and A# - that opening run is the change to get smooth first.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly, one clean change at a time. Then practice the same four chords with a steady count until your hands stop hesitating. After that, bring it up to tempo in short bursts, and only speed up when the full cycle feels even and relaxed.

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.