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Learn how to play Wonderwall by Oasis!

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'Wonderwall' doesn't break any harmonic rules, the chords used throughout are all from the same key.

A clever variation is the II7sus4 chord which makes the II chord (usually a minor) into something neither major nor minor.

The opening progression: VIm7 - I - Vsus4 - II7sus4, is played without changing the top two strings notes, giving us a type of drone that ties the progression together.

This is necessary since the progression is a bit backwards. Should it had been in a different order, such as: I - VI - II - V, the top two strings drones would not have been as important.

Think in numbers!

By thinking of the chords as numbers in relation to a key center it is much easier to remember and understand how a song is constructed.

Even though 'Wonderwall' use a Capo and what you play will actually be in the key of F#m, think of it as in the key of Em.

For a guitarist, the shapes are more important than the actual notes.

Because of this, all Chordacus images shown below are as if played without Capo.

The Em7 chord played almost throughout is a combination of two shapes.

Can you see how the Em shape is combined with a Dm7 shape?

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