Lush Life

How to play Lush Life by Zara Larsson on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play D, Am, Em, C, G, A and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a great pick if you want a bright, driving pop feel that still sits nicely under the fingers. At about 120 BPM, it moves with enough energy to keep you engaged without feeling rushed, so it is a good intermediate challenge.

You can lean on the open shapes F, C, and G, but the barre shapes Cm, Gm, D#, and A# will take more hand strength and clean fretting. The main change to watch is the opening move from F to Cm and then to Gm, since that shift sets the feel and can expose any slow chord changes.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly, then practice each barre shape on its own until it rings clearly. After that, connect F to Cm to Gm in time, and only then bring the full song up to tempo once your changes feel smooth.

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.