Wonderful Tonight

How to play Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 7 you play C, G, F, Em, Am, Dm, the shapes the player above shows.

This is a great beginner song because it moves at a relaxed pace and feels smooth and familiar under your fingers. You get a steady, gentle groove that lets you focus on clean chord changes and keeping the song flowing.

Most of the chart uses open shapes, so you can stay comfortable on G, D, C, Em, and Am. The main challenge is Bm, since it is the harder barre shape, so watch for that switch and make sure your hand is ready before the change comes up. The opening progression is G - D - C - D.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until the changes feel automatic. Then add the full chord sequence in small sections, keeping your strums even and relaxed. Once the switches are smooth, bring it up to tempo and aim for clean, confident changes rather than speed.

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.