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BeginnerMarty Music
1:11/28K views/Apr 2026
1:11·28K views·Apr 2026·Released 1971·Taught by Marty Music
Key of A major120 BPM
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Chords

I-IV-V-I

What you'll learn

  • E5 power chord shape
  • Moving power chords up a whole step
  • Walking through classic power chord shapes
  • Using capo on first fret
  • Playing the song at tempo

About this lesson

"Baba O'Riley" is one of those songs everyone recognizes instantly, and with a capo on the first fret it becomes totally beginner friendly. You're basically working with power chords the whole way through. Start with an E5, move up a whole step, walk through a few classic power chord shapes, and land on an open A5 voicing. The capo does the heavy lifting and puts everything in shapes you probably already know. Clean, satisfying, and sounds massive. Go have fun with that one!

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