Wrecking Ball

How to play Wrecking Ball by Mother Mother on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 2 you play Am, Dm, F, C, A#, G and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This is a strong song to learn if you want a driving, emotional feel with a steady pulse. It sits in a tight groove, so once you lock in the rhythm, it feels energetic and confident without being overly complex.

You can lean on mostly open shapes here, with Em, G, D, C, and A doing most of the work. The harder shapes are Bm and F#, so watch the switch into Bm at the start of the progression - that change is the one to make clean and early.

Start by looping Bm - Em - G - Em slowly until the movement feels natural. Then add the rest of the chord changes in short sections, keeping your fretting hand relaxed. When the shapes are smooth, bring it up to tempo and focus on staying even through each change.

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.