Welcome to our Lewis Capaldi’s Forget Me guitar lesson. This song will improve your rhythm and timing skills and improve your chord changes. In addition, it is a good introduction to bar chords as it features bar chord F. Unlike open chords, in bar chords, you are required to press down on multiple strings with one finger. Forget Me was the third song by Lewis Capaldi to reach number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was released in 2022 and comes from his album Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent.
Figure 1 (below) shows some of the music notation found in the score of Forget Me. Beginner guitarists will require a basic understanding of music theory prior to attempting to play along with the score. In addition, a good foundation of how to read rhythm notation is essential.
Song StructureThe structure of the song is as follows:
Forget me is in standard tuning. To play along with the track, place a capo on the fourth fret of your guitar. The song uses 4 chords. These are: chords F, G, Am and Dm.
Guitar PartForget Me has one main rhythm played throughout. Note the accents played on beats 1, 2 and 4 in this rhythm. A variation of the main rhythm is played on bars 34 to 37. Play a semibreve (whole note) in those bars. In addition, a semibreve rest (whole note rest) is found on bars 17, 38 and the last bar.
ConclusionHope you enjoyed our Lewis Capaldi’s Forget Me guitar lesson. With a little bit of practice on bar chord F, this is an excellent song to develop your technical skills changing from open to bar chords.
Note: The score below is provided for educational purposes only.
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