Introduction
Getting a guitar is an exciting step in our journey as musicians. While I strongly recommend rooting yourself in a method book, learning some popular songs can both encourage you and strengthen your chords.
Song List
“Back In Black” - AC/DC
✦ {E - D - A}
“Ball & Biscuit” - White Stripes
✦ {G - C - G - D - C - G}
"Bad Moon Rising" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
✦ . {D - A - G - D - D}
"Better Together" - Jack Johnson
✦ {G - Em - D - C - Am - D}
“Centuries” - Fall Out Boy
✦ {Em - G - C - C}
"Closing Time" - Semisonic
✦ {G - D - Am - C - G - D - Am - C}
"Cringe" - Matt Maeson
✦ {C - G - D - Am}
"Fire And The Flood" - Vance Joy
✦ {G - C} // {Em - C - G}
"Flowers In Your Hair" - The Lumineers
✦ {G - C - G - D - C - G}
“Gold On The Ceiling” - Black Keys
✦ {D - C - G}
"Good People" - Jack Johnson
✦ {G - C - Am - D}
“Happier” - Marshmello
✦ {Em - D - G - C}
“If I Lose Myself” - One Republic
✦ {Em - C - G - D]
“I’m Yours” - Jason Mraz
✦ {G - D - Em - C}
"It Ain't Me" - Kygo
✦ {Em - G - C - G - C - G - D} // {C - G - D}
“Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” - Guns N Roses
✦ {G - D - Em}
“Little Lion Man” - Mumford & Sons
✦ {Am - C}
“Mary Jane’s Last Dance” - Tom Petty
✦ {Am - G - D - Am}
"My Ex's Best Friend" - MGK
✦ {C - Em - D}
"Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster The People
✦ . {Am - C - G - D}
"Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons
✦ . {Em - G - D - A}
“Riptide” - Vance Joy
✦ {Em - D - G - G}
“Shake It Off” - Taylor Swift
✦ {Am - C - G}
“Sweet Home Alabama” - Lynyrd Skynyrd:
✦ [C - G - D]
"Tennessee Whiskey" - Chris Stapleton
✦ {G - Am}
“Thinking Out Loud” - Ed Sheeran
✦ {G - C - D}
"Who Will Save Your Soul" - Jewel
✦ . {Am - C - G - D}
“With Or Without You” - U2
✦ . {G - D - Em - C}
NOTES:
These songs are transposed to fit within the basic chords {C - A - G - E - D}. To play in the original key, a CAPO and/or additional chords may be required.