Frozen - Let It Go - Guitar Cover

Piano Covers, Vol. 1

2020 2:00

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About Let It Go

Arranging "Let It Go" for guitar in Ab major means you are immediately working with a key that sits awkwardly on a standard-tuned instrument. The chord shapes, especially the signature Ab, Eb, and Db voicings, do not fall naturally under the fingers the way they would a half-step lower or higher, so expect to spend real time getting clean transitions between them. At 154 BPM the song moves at a brisk pace, and the flowing, legato feel of the melody line demands smooth pick attack or fingerpicking rather than anything choppy. The challenge in a guitar cover is capturing that swelling, orchestral build without a full band behind you, which means choosing the right voicings and dynamics carefully. Use the Practice Toolbar to slow down the chord change into the chorus and loop it until the Ab to Fm transition feels natural under your hand. Frozen arrangements sit comfortably in the Pop Rock space when adapted for guitar, rewarding players who focus on tone and phrasing over speed.

• Playing in Ab major on a standard-tuned guitar means barre chords will dominate, so building clean barre chord stamina is the main physical challenge.
• The melody line suits fingerpicking or hybrid picking to capture the legato, flowing character of the original piano arrangement.
• At 154 BPM the chorus arrives quickly, so use the Practice Toolbar to loop the verse-to-chorus transition slowed down until the chord changes are automatic.