HOW TO PLAY “SUGAR” BY MAROON 5

How to play Sugar on Guitar

In this guitar lesson / guitar tutorial we teach you how to play Sugar on guitar. This is a catchy song by Maroon 5, but an easy beginner guitar song as it consists of only 4 chords.

This lesson will start at the beginner guitar level, and walk through the guitar chords in an easy, simplified way with a few easier, alternative ways to play the chords and the rhythm.

The first part of the lesson focuses on a simpler, easy way to play the song and is geared more to the beginner guitar player. You will learn how to play this song without using a guitar capo or barre chords (by playing it with Power chords). You will also learn a simple, easy strumming pattern so that you can quickly start playing the song.

The lessons will then progress to a more complicated version using Barre chords (F#maj, A#min, D#minor, C#maj) and a more complex rhythm and strumming pattern.
A third version teaches how to use open chords and a capo. (Fmaj, Amin, Dminor and Cmajor).

Introduction- 0:05
Chords Used- 1:00
Power Chords- 1:35
Barre Chords- 7:12
Open Chords and Capo 9:48