Adele - Million Years Ago - Guitar Cover

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2015 3:47

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About Million Years Ago

At 72 BPM in Bb major, "Million Years Ago" sits in a gentle fingerpicking groove that sounds deceptively simple but rewards close attention to tone and timing. The guitar part leans on arpeggiated chord shapes rather than strummed blocks, so your right-hand finger independence is front and center from the first bar. Bb major means you will likely be working with barre chords or a capo, and finding the right fret for a capo to open up the voicings is one of the first things worth sorting out. Adele writes vocal melody that pulls hard against the beat, so keeping your guitar part rhythmically steady while leaving space is the real challenge here, not the chord changes themselves. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the opening arpeggio passage slowed down until the pattern sits naturally under your fingers without rushing. The Pop context means the arrangement prioritizes feel and dynamics over technical flash, which makes controlled fingerpicking touch the thing to develop.

• The song uses a fingerpicked arpeggio pattern throughout, so developing clean right-hand finger independence is the core technical focus.
• Playing in Bb major will likely require either full barre chord shapes or a capo to access comfortable open-chord voicings.
• At 72 BPM the tempo is slow enough that any hesitation between chord changes becomes audible, making smooth fretting-hand transitions essential.