Best I Ever Had

How to play Best I Ever Had by Drake on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 1 you play G#m, D, C, Bm, A, G and more, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is worth learning because it has a steady, modern groove and a smooth, moody feel that sits well under your hands. At about 120 BPM, it moves with enough energy to stay interesting without feeling rushed, so you can focus on clean changes and a relaxed pulse.

You get one open shape, Am, and the rest are barre shapes, so the main challenge is keeping your fretting hand efficient as you move through the progression. The change to watch most closely is the jump from Am into D# and then into C#, since that shift can make the line feel less settled if your hand lifts too far.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly, then add the next chords only after each change feels automatic. Practice the barre shapes in pairs, return to Am to reset your hand, and then run the full sequence at a comfortable tempo before pushing it closer to the track speed.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.