Gimme All Your Lovin'

How to play Gimme All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top on guitar

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

This is a fun beginner groove to learn because it locks into a steady, catchy feel right away. You get a strong rock pulse without needing a lot of fancy movement, so it feels good once the pattern settles in.

You can start with the open shapes C, F, and G, but the song also uses the harder barre shapes Cm, A#, and Gm. The main change to watch is the back-and-forth between C and Cm, since that shift can feel awkward at first and needs a clean hand move.

First, practice the opening progression slowly: C - Cm - C - Cm. Then work on each chord change by itself until it feels smooth, and finally loop the full sequence at a steady tempo before pushing it up to 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.