This time-honored classic has a beautiful melody, and is also an easy guitar song for beginners to play. Learn how to play Amazing Grace
on guitar using the arrangement below taken from eMedia Guitar Method, the award-winning guitar lesson software that makes learning how to play guitar easier and more fun.
How to Play “Amazing Grace”
Listen to the song to make sure you remember the melody.
Learn the easy guitar chords seen below before you start learning how to play Amazing Grace
on the guitar. This will make it easier for you to change between the chords. Don’t get frustrated, as it will get smoother. If you need help reading the chords below, go to this free guitar lesson on how to read guitar chords.
Watch the video below to see how to play the chords in Amazing Grace and how to change from chord to chord. Remember to play slowly at first, and try to change chords fast enough to anticipate the next down beat. If you have a hard time changing your fingerings between any particular sets of chords, then practice changing between whatever sets of two chords over and over.
Now try slowly playing through the music below. It is good to use a metronome (as found in the eMedia Guitar Toolkit) to help you keep a steady tempo.
