Iris – Goo Goo Dolls – (No Capo) Beginner Guitar Tutorial

An easy beginner guitar tutorial to help you learn the song Iris by Goo Goo Dolls (from the City of Angels OST soundtrack) on guitar fast with easy chords options, no complicated theory and without a capo (if you don’t have one or don’t want to use one). Learn how to play and sing this song in 2 easy steps.

STEP 1: WATCH THE GUITAR TUTORIAL

Click here to watch the video on YouTube

STEP 2: REFER TO TUTORIAL NOTES

INTRO: Em D C C x2

• G Am C
• Em D C
• G Am C
• Em D C

[VERSE 2] (Same chords as the first verse)

BEGINNER TIPS:

If you have trouble with chord changes, replace the D, Em, Am and C chords with Dsus4, Em7, A7sus4 and Cadd9 respectively. Using these chords make chord changes much easier for beginners and in some cases even makes the song sound better than if you just used the normal chords.

The original key of the song is D so capo the 7th fret and use the chords below if you want to play in the same key as the original song.

CHORDS USED (5): G D Em Am C 

Easier Chord Options (5): G Dsus4 Em7 A7sus4 Cadd9

• Tutorial Song Key: G
• Original Song Key: D (Capo 7th fret)

STRUMMING PATTERN

• DOWN down down | DOWN down down

• DOWN (down up) (down up) | DOWN  (down up) (down up)

Help Me Dude – I’m a COMPLETE beginner and still need help

1. Check out the Free Beginner Guitar Course and Lessons  on the site to see if they help
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Tagged as: city of angels, goo goo dolls, iris, ost, soundtrack