Calling After Me

How to play Calling After Me by Wallows on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play A#, Em, F, C, Gm, G and more, the shapes the player above shows.

Calling After Me is a bright, driving song that feels steady and upbeat at about 120 BPM. You get a clean, rhythmic groove that stays engaging without being too dense, so it is a good intermediate tune to lock in timing and smooth changes.

Most of the chart leans on barre shapes, with only G as an open shape, so your fretting hand needs to stay relaxed and efficient. The opening move C# - Gm - G# - C# is the main change to watch, since it asks you to shift between closely related barre shapes without losing the pulse.

Start by looping just the opening progression slowly until the shapes feel automatic. Then add the rest of the song in short sections, keeping the beat steady before you try full speed. Once the changes are clean, play along with the track and focus on staying even through every transition.

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.