Learn to play the Oasis hit "She's Electric" on guitar!

In this lesson, we'll learn how to play She's Electric by Oasis on the acoustic guitar. This is an absolute belter and so much fun to play! This acoustic version tutorial combines the three original layers and sounds really authentic. There's a lot to explore: barre chords, sus chords, extensions, movable shapes, drone chords, the shuffle feel, and more.

💙 The production on She's Electric is incredible, with genius-level layering and tons of memorable hooks. The guitar weaving even reminds me of The Rolling Stones.

During the tutorial, we'll also look at some hints so you can figure out the separate layers in She's Electric. Learning songs and riffs by ear is crucial for your musical development! If you could only practice one area of the guitar, I'd recommend you focus on transcribing! :)

Let's start with the intro.

She's Electric by Oasis: Intro

The intro chord progression for She's Electric is:

F#11, F#11, F#11, |F#11  F|

F#11 is easier than it sounds - don't let the name spook you. :) We play it using a songwriting grip. Hold a regular F# chord as an E Shape Barre Chord, then lift Finger 1 to reveal the open B and E strings. That's F#11.

The F Barre Chord is a passing chord and falls on beat 4 of the final bar. If you're unsure about the timing, check out the Intro Chords video chapter. :)

The rhythm stays consistent for the whole tune, so let's discuss it now.

She's Electric by Oasis: Strumming Pattern

The original strumming pattern to play She's Electric is pretty simple - we strum 8th Notes with accents on 2 and 4. Sure, there are slight variations, but this pattern is the framework.

🤔 To Accent Or Not To Accent? In live versions, Noel has a super relaxed strumming technique and doesn't play accents - the other instruments take care of them. But if you're playing alone, you should definitely add them - they really lift the tune.

The trick is that the rhythm isn't straight - it has a slight shuffle feel. :) This means the "and" fall closer to the next beat than the previous one. It's not a full shuffle like a Blues, but it's there. It'll sound wicked if you nail it - it helps to mute your strings and strum to the Oasis original.

Keep this strumming going when you reach the verse.

She's Electric by Oasis: Verse

The verse chord progression for She's Electric is:

|E  G# | |C#m  Asus2 | x3
|C/G  D | E

These are all standard chord grips: we play Open E, G# as an E Shape, C#m as an Am Shape, and Open Asus2. C/G, D, and E are all open chords. I also like adding an Esus4 embellishment on beat 2 of the final bar. :)

💡 At first, I thought that A came after C#m, and it seemed reasonable to play it as an E Shape to keep the three barre chords close to each other. But after watching videos of Oasis playing live, it turns out Noel plays open Asus2. Both A and Asus2 sound good, so decide which one you like best. :)

Let's learn how to play the chorus. :)

She's Electric by Oasis: Chorus

Here's the chorus chord progression for the "And I want you to know..." part:

Aadd9, AMaj9, Aadd9, AMaj9, 
Aadd9, AMaj9, E, E

Play this twice to get the full section. Don't worry - Aadd9 and AMaj9 are way easier than they sound, and the names are kinda irrelevant! We use mini chord shapes further up the neck and switch between them by changing only one note. These are drone chords - the open B and E strings ring out over both.

The second time around, we stayed on E for four bars instead of two. Then it’s F#m11, F#m11, Bsus4, Bsus4. These are also drone chords and are way easier than they sound. :)

Guitar Solo & Outro

The solo chords are the same as the verse. We don't look at the lead part here - I suggest you work it out by ear because the solos and fills are melodic and use standard notes. As a hint, the Major mini-barre on frets 5, 7, and 9 will come in handy. ;) See the Transcribing Tips chapter for more clues.

💬 Leave a comment in the Discussion section if you really struggle to work out the solo. I'll make another lesson for it. :)

Finally, the outro comes after the final chorus. It's eight reps of |C/G D | E, then C/G, D, E, each for one bar, with a beautiful Beatles-esque vocal harmony over the top.

There's so much to work on here. You better get practicing, eh? ;)

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