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Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer - Guitar Cover

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Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer guitar cover video
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About Cool for the Summer

At 94 BPM in G minor, "Cool for the Summer" sits in a groove that feels deceptively relaxed until you try to lock in with the track. The song is driven more by synth and production layers than by a traditional guitar lead, but on guitar it translates into a satisfying minor-key riff workout rooted in the lower positions of the G minor pentatonic scale. The rhythm part demands tight, consistent picking with a solid sense of pocket, since the tempo leaves just enough space to expose any sloppiness. Demi Lovato recorded this as a Pop Rock track with a heavy, punchy low-end feel, so when you translate it to guitar, keeping your tone a little compressed and your dynamics controlled will help it sit right. The chorus, where the energy lifts, is the trickiest section to nail cleanly. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop that section slowed down until the transitions feel automatic.

  • The song is in G minor, so the minor pentatonic and natural minor scale positions in the lower register are your best tools for building an idiomatic guitar part.
  • At 94 BPM the tempo is moderate, but the groove demands behind-the-beat precision, so practise with a metronome before playing along to the full track.
  • E Standard tuning means no retuning is needed, making this a practical choice for warming up minor-key rhythm and riff technique in a familiar position.

How to Play Cool for the Summer

Tuning: E Standard · Key: G minor · Tempo: 94 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 94 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Lovato's touring band uses Stratocasters for cleaner songs like 'Nightingale' and 'Stone Cold,' where single-coil brightness and smooth tremolo effects create the glassy, open arpeggiated passages those ballads demand.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

The Telecaster provides crisp, articulate single-coil clarity for Lovato's stripped-down acoustic-influenced tracks, delivering the note definition needed for intimate vocal-driven arrangements without muddiness.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

This guitar handles the heavier, humbucker-driven tracks like 'Confident' and 'Heart Attack,' offering the thick, punchy midrange and sustain essential for palm-muted rock choruses in Lovato's touring sets.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

The Les Paul Custom appears alongside the Standard for Lovato's distorted material, providing medium-output Burstbucker Pro pickups that deliver enough punch for aggressive riffs while maintaining clarity and dynamic response.

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PRS Custom 24

Lovato's touring guitarists rely on the PRS Custom 24 as their primary workhorse for heavier material, pairing its versatile 85/15 humbuckers with excellent coil-split capability for switching between rock crunch and cleaner tones within single songs.

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Marshall JCM800

Studio and touring rigs profile the JCM800's legendary crunch tone for Lovato's rock tracks, delivering the aggressive, compressed midrange punch that defines the distorted layers in hits like 'Heart Attack' and 'Confident.'

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