Easy Songs For Beginner Guitarists

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.