What It Sounds Like

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

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

What It Sounds Like is a strong pick if you want a song that feels steady and musical without being too hard to follow. In E major at about 120 BPM, it has a confident drive that sits well under the fingers and rewards clean changes. The opening progression E - C#m - E - B gives you a clear sense of the song’s movement right away.

You can lean on the open E and A shapes where they appear, but most of the chart asks for barre shapes like C#m and B, so your fretting hand needs to stay relaxed and accurate. The change to watch most is the move from E into C#m and then back into B, since that shift can expose any hesitation in your barre grip.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly and making each chord ring cleanly before worrying about speed. Then practice the barre shapes on their own, especially C#m and B, and connect them in pairs until the changes feel automatic. Once that is solid, bring the full sequence up toward tempo and keep your strumming even.

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.