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Camila Cabello - Havana - Guitar Cover

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Camila Cabello - Havana guitar cover video
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About Havana

The hook of "Havana" by Camila Cabello is deceptively simple, but making it feel good on guitar takes real attention to groove and phrasing. The song sits in G minor and moves at a steady 105 BPM, which is relaxed enough to focus on tone and articulation rather than speed. The Latin-flavored chord progression is the heart of everything here, and nailing the rhythmic feel, that slight push and pull between the beats, is what separates a flat run-through from something that actually locks in. In E Standard tuning, the voicings are comfortable, but resist the urge to strum through the changes robotically. Think about muting between chords and accenting the offbeats to capture the style that Pop Rock arrangements of this song lean on. If the rhythm feel is slipping, set up the Practice Toolbar to loop the verse progression slowed down until your strumming hand internalizes the pattern before bringing it back to full tempo.

  • The song is in G minor at 105 BPM in E Standard tuning, making the chord shapes accessible while the rhythmic feel remains the main challenge.
  • The Latin-influenced offbeat strumming pattern is the hardest element to nail consistently, so isolating it with looping it slowed down is worth your time.
  • Keeping chord transitions clean and muted between changes is more important here than any single left-hand technique.

How to Play Havana

Tuning: E Standard · Key: Gm minor · Tempo: 105 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 105 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Camila Cabello's live guitarists use Stratocasters with the tone rolled back to achieve her signature mellow, piano-like neck pickup tone. The single-coil neck pickup delivers the warm, rounded attack that sits perfectly beneath her vocals without competing in the mix.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

Fender Telecasters appear in Cabello's live performances, providing a clean, articulate foundation for her pop arrangements. With tone controls dialed back, they produce the pristine, full-bodied warmth essential to her minimal, vocal-forward production style.

Gibson ES-335
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Gibson ES-335

The Gibson ES-335 semi-hollow body delivers the warm, rounded tone featured on studio tracks like 'Havana.' Its inherent low-mid presence and natural resonance create the full, rich guitar bed that supports Cabello's vocals and synth layers perfectly.

Fender Twin Reverb
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Fender Twin Reverb

The Fender Twin Reverb provides Cabello's studio guitar tone with pristine clean headroom and lush spring reverb, set conservatively to add depth without muddiness. Its warm character at moderate volumes creates the polished, full-bodied foundation her arrangements require.

Fender Deluxe Reverb
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Fender Deluxe Reverb

The Fender Deluxe Reverb delivers the same clean, warm tone as Cabello's studio recordings with slightly more compact dynamics. Its built-in reverb and natural breakup resistance ensure her guitar parts remain ethereal and supportive of her vocals.

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