What I Got by Sublime is hands-down one of the best beginner guitar songs ever written. It uses just two chords (D and G) the entire way through, which means you can focus on rhythm, feel, and sounding musical instead of stressing over chord changes. Once you get the common strumming pattern locked in, you can play along with the whole song from start to finish.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to smooth out the G to D switch, how to emphasize the groove by hitting a big strum on beat one, and how to thin out the strums to sound closer to the original recording. You’ll also see how this same two-chord idea opens the door to countless other popular songs when you later add one extra chord.
