The song is played at 125 beats per minute, but we’ll start out by practicing at 80 bpm, then increasing it to 100 bpm, then finally getting a short taste of 125 bpm. Once you know the chords, we’ll learn all about funk style strumming, concentrating of course, on the strumming pattern used in Moves Like Jagger. There are 2 chords altogether, both of which are very characteristic funk chords, which are also moveable, so you can move those chord shapes all over the guitar neck. We’ll start out by learning to play the chords you’ll need to play the rhythm guitar part of the song. In our guitar lesson on Moves Like Jagger, we’ll be learning to play the rhythm guitar part of the song, as well as learn the notes you would play if you were to emulate Adam Levine’s whistling. There are lots of things you need to be mindful of, and even if you’ve been playing for quite a while, getting used to this sort of strumming will be a challenge. It is an intermediate-level song since funk strumming is a bit tricky. The guitar part of the song is basically just rhythm guitar with funk-style strumming. It reached the top of the charts all around the world (in 18 countries to be exact), the single went 5x platinum in the US, and became one of the best-selling singles of all time. You chose an awesome song to learn, Moves Like Jagger is one of the best songs of 2011. With our guitar tutorial on Moves Like Jagger, you will learn these guitar skills:

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