WHAM Songs
On The Acoustic

Faith hails from George Michaels debut album and was not originally going to be released as a single mainly because the original recording had no guitar solo and was too short.

So once George Michael realized the song would likely do well as a single, a guitar solo was added to the track.

The song reached #1 in the US, Canada, Australia and #2 in the UK.

I use a capo 2nd fret in standard tuning on this one and I play a chop rhythm using a shuffle as you'll see in the demo. A bit of lead blended into the rhythm here as you play the chords A, D, Gbm, Bm and an E.

I Want Your Sex is also from the debut "Faith" album and was part of the Beverly Hills Cop II movie and peaked at #2 in the US and UK but did hit #1 in Ireland and The Netherlands.

There were three versions of this song recorded.

I use a capo 3rd fret here with a a steady up and down rhythm pattern using a bit of chop and with a bit of bass walking that can also be added. Played in standard tuning, there is some lead here with the chords G, F, C and D7.

Last Christmas was written by George Michael and he recorded it with WHAM in 1984 but it was held out of the #1 spot in the UK for a record 35 years.

It peaked at #2 in the UK and in 2021, it reached #1 in the UK. The song was a #1 in a few countries and a top 10 in others.

The song hails from the album "Music From The Edge Of Heaven".

The chords you''ll need here are D, Bm, Em, A7sus. A7 and an A. I play this one in standard tuning and do some picking in the rhythm. You can use down strokes for the rhythm pattern or use a bit of shuffle in places.

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go peaked at #1 in both the US and the UK and hails from their 1984 album "Make It Big".

The song was also a #1 and top 10 in several other countries.

I play this one in standard tuning with some lead work while playing a a down up stop up down up stop up rhythm pattern. The chords here are C, Dm7, Em, F, Gsus and G.