Adele - Remedy - Guitar Cover

25

2015 4:05

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About Remedy

"Remedy" is a gentle, piano-led ballad from Adele's 2015 album "25", and on guitar it translates beautifully as a fingerpicked piece in F major. That key means you will be spending real time with an open or barre F chord, and getting a clean, relaxed barre across the first fret is often the first hurdle to clear. The feel of the song is slow and breath-like, so every note needs room and intention rather than speed. Fingerpicking works far better here than strumming: try letting the bass note of each chord ring while your upper fingers trace a gentle melodic pattern above it, mirroring the piano's arpeggiated quality. If you are new to F major shapes or want to lock in the chord transitions, use the Practice Toolbar to loop a short passage at a reduced speed until the movement feels automatic. The Pop context means the arrangement should stay clean and uncluttered, which is actually harder than it sounds when you are also managing a barre.

• The song sits in F major, meaning a clean first-fret barre chord is essential and worth isolating as a dedicated practice target.
• A fingerpicked, arpeggiated approach mirrors the piano original far more closely than strummed chords and rewards slow, deliberate right-hand technique.
• The tempo is slow and spacious, so tone and sustain matter greatly. Let each fretted note ring fully before moving to the next chord.