Alexandra Căpitănescu - Choke Me - Guitar Cover

About Choke Me

There is a moody, tension-driven quality to "Choke Me" that rewards a guitarist who pays close attention to dynamics. Alexandra Căpitănescu built the track around a brooding atmosphere, so getting that same sense of restraint and release on guitar is the real challenge. In E Standard, you have full access to open-string resonance, but the temptation is to play too heavily from the start. The trick is to keep picking light and controlled in the verses, letting the chords breathe, then push into the chorus with more authority. Rhythmic precision matters a lot here: the groove relies on notes landing exactly where they should, not ahead of the beat. If you are working on the transition between the quieter sections and the bigger moments, use the Practice Toolbar to loop that passage slowed down until the dynamic shift feels natural rather than forced. Pop writing like this often hides its difficulty in feel rather than fretwork.

• The song is in E Standard tuning, so no retuning is needed and open chords and standard barre shapes all apply directly.
• The main challenge is dynamic control: moving from restrained, lightly picked verses into a fuller chorus without losing rhythmic accuracy.
• Slow the transition sections down using the Practice Toolbar to lock in the shift in picking intensity before bringing it back up to tempo.