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Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do - Guitar Cover

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About Love Me Like You Do

At 120 BPM in C major, this Pop Rock arrangement of Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do" sits comfortably in E Standard tuning, which means no retuning is needed before you start. The song's guitar adaptation centers on clean, arpeggiated chord work that follows the original's sweeping, cinematic feel. Getting the right touch is the real challenge here: the picking hand needs to stay light and even so the notes ring into each other without muddying the chord changes. The chord progression moves at a pace that feels manageable, but the transitions need to be smooth enough to maintain the song's flowing quality. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop any tricky chord change slowed down until the movement feels automatic under your fingers. Once the left-hand changes are reliable, focus on keeping your right-hand dynamics consistent so the swell of each phrase comes through clearly.

  • The arrangement uses E Standard tuning, so no alternate tuning setup is required before playing.
  • Clean fingerpicking or hybrid picking suits the song's flowing, arpeggiated feel better than strumming throughout.
  • At 120 BPM the chord changes come at a steady pace, making smooth left-hand transitions the main practice focus.

How to Play Love Me Like You Do

Tuning: E Standard · Key: C major · Tempo: 120 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Ellie Goulding's live band guitarists use Strats for their single-coil sparkle and articulate clean tone that cuts through her synth-heavy arrangements. The instrument's bright, transparent character perfectly delivers the shimmery, ethereal textures her songs demand.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

Telecasters provide the crisp, bell-like clarity that complements Goulding's layered production with pristine single-coil definition. Their snappy attack and articulation ensure each note remains distinct even when drenched in reverb and delay.

Fender Twin Reverb
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Fender Twin Reverb

The Twin Reverb's legendary headroom and pristine clean channel are essential for Goulding's ambient guitar textures, allowing reverb and delay to bloom without any distortion or muddiness. Its glassy tone sits perfectly behind her ethereal vocals.

Fender Deluxe Reverb
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Fender Deluxe Reverb

This compact powerhouse delivers the same bell-like clean character as the Twin Reverb with slightly less headroom, ideal for Goulding's spacious, lush reverb-soaked guitar sound in smaller venues and studio settings.

Boss CE-2 Chorus
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Boss CE-2 Chorus

The CE-2 adds that synth-like shimmer to Goulding's arpeggiated passages, thickening the guitar texture while maintaining clarity. Its subtle modulation enhances the ethereal, ambient quality her music requires.

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