Avicii - Addicted to You - Guitar Cover

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2013 2:28

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About Addicted to You

The guitar work in "Addicted to You" sits at an interesting crossroads: Avicii built the track around a Pop Rock sensibility, which means the chord shapes and melodic lines translate very naturally to an acoustic or clean electric guitar. Running at 128 BPM in C# minor, the song has a steady, driving pulse that rewards players who lock in tightly with the rhythm rather than rushing. The chord progression is the heart of the piece, so your first goal is making those shapes ring cleanly and transitioning between them without losing the tempo. Because the tempo is brisk, even a half-beat hesitation on a chord change will stand out. Use the Practice Toolbar to slow the progression down and loop the trickiest transitions until your fretting hand moves on muscle memory alone. Once the chords are solid, focus on how you strum: the rhythmic feel here is more important than any flashy technique, so experiment with light palm muting to keep the low end controlled at full speed.

• The song sits in C# minor, so if you find the chord shapes awkward, tuning down a half step lets you use standard minor-key shapes with the same sound.
• At 128 BPM the strumming pattern needs to stay consistent throughout, making it a useful exercise for building right-hand rhythmic discipline.
• Clean chord transitions between the main progression are the core challenge here, and looping them slowed down in the Practice Toolbar is the most efficient way to build speed.