Hooked On A Feeling (Blue Swede) Guitar Lesson with TAB

Hooked On A Feeling Guitar Lesson + TAB
In this guitar lesson, you get two TAB ideas for each section of Hooked On A Feeling, all intended to be used in a band!


Hooked On A Feeling | TAB


As easy as it seems with the chords in the key of G (chords and lyrics lesson), I couldn’t work out a nice part for one acoustic guitar.

It is good to play along with the original recording using open-position chords and hear those Roman Numerals, but as soon as you want to play it, you’ll have to be in the key of Ab and play barre chords with your band instead.

So let’s remove the capo and try these parts on the electric guitar.

Hooked On A Feeling TAB, verse idea 1.

Here’s another verse idea.

Hooked On A Feeling TAB, verse idea 2.

Perhaps you can blend these two ideas, or move to other chord shapes.



Here’s the first bridge idea.

Hooked On A Feeling TAB, bridge idea 1.

That rake looks weird as if it should have been on the other side of the chord. I want you to rake after the chord, so slowly that it’s written as 16th notes. The little dots above the 8th notes mean play short.

Here’s another bridge concept.

Hooked On A Feeling TAB, bridge idea 2.

Play this fast, picked part muted. Perhaps blend this with idea 1.



Here’s a chorus idea.

Hooked On A Feeling TAB, chorus idea 1.

Now we rake the first chord. Experiment with other chord shapes as well.

Here’s the final chorus idea. Now we slide into the chord and keep that same concept going throughout.

Hooked On A Feeling TAB, chorus idea 2.


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Hooked On A Feeling | Chords + Lyrics

Hooked On A Feeling chords lesson.

You can learn to play Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.

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When you can play the TAB for Hooked On A Feeling, try these five tunes from the songbook.


Björn Skifs tunes

Björn Skifs covered Hooked On A Feeling with his band Blue Swede.

Björn Skifs is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and entertainer best known for the #1 tune Hooked On A Feeling with his 70s band Blue Swede.

After leaving the band, he embarked on a solo career releasing studio albums as well as acting in film and TV.


Björn Skifs on the web

Listen to Björn Skifs on Spotify.


Mark James tunes

Mark James wrote Hooked On A Feeling.

Back in the late 60s and 70s, some people were actually employed as songwriters, working for publishing companies.

One of the most successful was Mark James who wrote for Elvis Presley, including Suspicious Minds and Always On My Mind.


Mark James on the web

Listen to Mark James on Spotify.


About me | Dan Lundholm

Dan Lundholm wrote this guitar lesson and TAB for Hooked On A Feeling.

This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm featuring TAB covers Hooked On A Feeling. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.

Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.


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