What It Sounds Like

How to play What It Sounds Like by HUNTR/X on guitar

This song is a great beginner play-along because the groove sits in a steady, upbeat pocket and the progression is easy to hear once you lock in the feel. At about 120 BPM, it should feel lively but still manageable, so you can focus on clean changes and keeping time.

You will mostly move between open shapes and barre shapes, so the main challenge is making those switches smooth. E is open, while B and G# are barre shapes, so watch the jump from the open E into the first barre chord. The opening move E - B - G# - B is the change to practice first.

Start by looping that opening progression slowly until each shape lands cleanly. Then add one more pass at a slightly faster tempo, keeping your strums even and relaxed. Once the changes feel automatic, play along with the full track and let the rhythm carry you.

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.