The song opens with a strummed acoustic guitar riff. Traditionally the autoharp was strummed as a rhythm instrument. Instrumentation includes a gently strummed guitar and intermediate piano lines. Lindsey Buckingham strummed an acoustic guitar offstage to keep the tempo. A soft strummed guitar in broken chord patterns heralds the introductory music. "I Promise" features strummed acoustic guitar, marching band-like drums, and orchestral Mellotron tones. "I See Fire" is a folk ballad, characterized with gently strummed acoustic guitar. It is generally played seated, held horizontally and may be strummed or plucked. When the guitar is strummed without fretting any strings, a C-major chord is sounded. Madonna's version of the song begins with the same soft strummed guitar in broken chords. The song also involves more strummed Spanish guitars in its preludes. Charlie strummed a guitar, grinned like a vaudevillian and handled the bottom register. The sixth track, "Final Goodbye", is a mid-tempo ballad containing ambient of strummed acoustic guitar. Creates an F#m7/E chord when strummed open. The fourth track, "We Ride", features gently strummed acoustic guitar, with production handled by Stargate.