Let Her Go by Passenger is played in the key of G at a beginner difficulty level, originally released in the 2010s. It uses 4 chords — G D Em C — arranged in the I-V-vi-IV progression.
About the I-V-vi-IV progression
The I-V-vi-IV pattern is the most common chord progression in modern pop. It moves from the tonic home chord to the dominant (V), drops to the relative minor (vi) for emotional weight, then resolves through the subdominant (IV) back to home. Hundreds of hit songs are built on this shape, from "Let It Be" and "Don't Stop Believin'" to nearly every four-chord Top 40 song of the past thirty years.
Playing in the key of G
G major is one of the easiest keys on guitar. Its primary chords — G, C, and D — are all open first-position shapes, and the relative minor (Em) is one of the simplest grips on the instrument. A great key to spend time in as a beginner.
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Learn to play Let Her Go by Passenger on guitar. It sits in the key of G and uses the I-V-vi-IV progression with the chords G D Em C.