3 Chords and a Tricky Strum Pattern: Shake it Off | Taylor Swift

Guitar tutorial for a song without a guitar part? Yup!

One of the most fun things to do is to take a song that isn't played on guitar and adapt it for guitar. This tutorial goes through a very simple way to adapt the harmonies, rhythms and groove of Shake it Off into a fun rhythm guitar part.

The song uses the chords Am, Cadd9 & G, and in the video, we go over a few tricky strum patterns as well as how to choke and mute with the right hand.

Click the image below to snag the sheet music for the song

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