Something In The Orange

How to play Something In The Orange by Zach Bryan on guitar

This is a great beginner song to learn because it stays calm, steady, and musical from start to finish. You get a relaxed, reflective feel, and the repeating harmony makes it easy to settle into the groove while you listen for the song’s phrasing.

All of the shapes are open, so you do not need to worry about barre chords here. The main thing to watch is the quick back-and-forth between G and Em, since that change comes up again and again and needs to feel smooth and even.

Start by looping G - Em slowly until the switch feels automatic. Then add the rest of the cycle as you see it on the chart, keeping your fretting hand relaxed. Once the changes are clean, bring it up to tempo and focus on staying consistent through each repeat.

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.