Learn the awesome Taylor Swift hit "Enchanted" on guitar!

In this easy lesson, we'll learn how to play Enchanted by Taylor Swift on acoustic guitar. This is an incredible pop song with great lyrics and an awesome melody; the arrangement is killer! The chorus is enormous too.

💡 Enchanted is a great song for beginners learning the Bm Chord! It's also great for practicing Power Chords.

Enchanted by Taylor Swift is also the perfect song for any guitarist who wants to work on their strumming dynamics. You can listen to the original, look out for the highs and lows, and mimic them in your playing. This is an important skill to develop, especially for live solo performances. We'll use the original guitar parts as inspiration to mimic the dynamics on the acoustic guitar!

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I don't use a capo in this lesson, but if you want to jam with the original Taylor Swift recording, you'll need your guitar capo on the first fret. Let's start with the intro.

How to Play the Intro

The intro progression is G, Bm, C, G. We'll play G as an open chord, and you can use the fingering you like best. Bm is a bit trickier because it's a barre chord, but it's A Shaped Minor Barre Chord, an easy grip compared to others.

If you've never tried barre chords, have a go at Bm. It only lasts one bar, and the chord change is quite slow, making this a great progression to start developing your finger strength for future barre chords.

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The key to nailing Enchanted's intro is to strum it with palm mute. This is when we strum while the edge of the strumming hand rests on the strings near the bridge.

💡 Experiment With Palm Mute! It's important to find the right point for your hand - too close to the bridge and you won't hear any palm mute, too far away and you won't hear any notes! Experiment until you find the sound you like. :)

Play two reps of the intro chord progression for the first verse with All-Down 8th Notes and Palm Muting.

How to Play The Pre-Chorus on Guitar

We need a new chord sequence for the pre-chorus ("Enchanting to meet you…"). It goes C, Em, D, and D.

The bass note for D is usually the open D string, but I think D/A, with the open A string as the bass note, sounds cool here. Don't hit the thickest string, though. :)

Verse 2 & Pre-Chorus 2 Strumming

We want to mimic the dynamic shifts from the Taylor Swift original, so let's change up the strumming in the second verse and pre-chorus. Let's add half a bar of Dsus4 during the second bar of D in the pre-chorus.

Stick to the same rhythmic pattern as the intro and verse 1, but strum the chord with a "mini palm mute" on beat 1 of each bar, then return to full palm muting for the rest of the bar.

How do you play the mini mute? Here's the trick: lift your palm off the thinnest strings and keep it down on the thicker ones. That way, the thinnest ones should ring clearly, while the thicker ones should be slightly muted. Check out the video lesson to hear the right sound.

🔥 You'll be surprised at the difference the mini-mute makes. It adds a new flavour to the sound!

It should sound like the song is brewing and building up to the chorus, so slowly build the volume in this section. And we'll copy another production trick from the original. Just before the chorus, we add a pop-stop, which is a silent bar. And then we're into the chorus and bring the volume up!

How to Play the Chorus on Guitar

Power chords work great for the chorus. The chord progression is three reps of C5, |G5 D5 |, then C5, |E5 D5 |, G5, G5.

You can play the chorus for Enchanted with open chords, too - replace the power chords with major chords, except for the E5, which you should switch for an Em. You can swap any power chord like this. If you prefer the open chords, play Gsus4 instead of G5 for the final bar in the chorus.

Drop Dynamics in Verse 3 and Build

Paying attention to the dynamics again and bringing the volume down after the chorus sounds great. We'll keep the strumming nice and sparse in verse 3 to create a strong contrast between the sections.

A great option for the first four bars is to strum only on beat one of each bar. Play a down strum, then let the chord ring out. This groove refreshes the listener's palette and gives you space to build into the chorus again.

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Return to the all-down eighth notes in the next bar of four, but without palm muting. Keep this going for the pre-chorus, slowly building the volume. Get it nice and loud by the end of the pre-chorus, add the pop-stop, then you're ready to give it some in the double chorus. :)

Rhythm Guitar for the Enchanted Solo, Bridge, and Outro

The chords for the guitar solo are G, Bm, C, G; G, Bm, C, D. Then we move to the bridge, which is four reps of C5, |E5 D5 |, then we go to another verse.

We shift the dynamics again in the bridge. I play power chords with down strums on the beats.

💡 There are a couple of common ways to play E5! As a Root 6 chord using the open E string, and as a Root 5 chord. Use your ear to decide what's best; I prefer the Root 5 grip for the bridge.

And for the Enchanted outro, we play one rep of the intro sequence. Easy!

Have loads of fun exploring Enchanted by Taylor Swift! She is an incredible musician, and you can learn a ton about dynamics by mimicking her music. :) Laters!

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