Playing some easy guitar songs is a great way to use the guitar chords and strumming patterns that you learn. It also it gives you some songs to play for your family and friends. These ten easy guitar songs for beginners with chord charts (and/or guitar tabs) and videos were selected using eMedia’s 20 years of experience in creating interactive, song-based guitar lesson software for beginners. Note that before you start learning these guitar songs you should make sure your guitar is in tune with a guitar tuner. Also it is good to use a metronome (as found in the eMedia Guitar Toolkit, which also includes a tuner) to help you keep a steady tempo.
Free Fallin’
(Tom Petty)
A big hit that uses just three easy guitar chords played over and over. We help you see how to play the chords and make the changes smoothly.
Wonderwall
(Oasis)
This huge 90’s hit from the band Oasis reached the top ten on 13 separate music charts.
Brown Eyed Girl
(Van Morrison)
A pop/rock standard, Brown Eyed Girl
is played in clubs and coffee houses worldwide. A simple song to strum and sing with only four chords.
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
(Green Day)
This easy guitar song has become an anthem for graduations and proms. It’s chords are just G, C, D and Em.
Margaritaville
(Jimmy Buffett)
Released in 1977, this popular song is associated with a tropical, laid back lifestyle. Easy chords and a medium tempo.
House of the Rising Sun
(Traditional)
An American folk song and a big hit for The Animals, this easy guitar song comes up often when musicians get together and jam.
Amazing Grace
(Traditional)
A timeless classic with easy chord changes and a beautiful melody loved by millions.
Stand By Me
(Ben E. King)
The Stand By Me
chord progression is used in countless other popular songs, from classic 50’s and 60’s pop onwards.
Wild Thing
(The Troggs and Jimi Hendrix)
First The Troggs made waves with this three chord rocker, and then Jimi Hendrix took it up a notch. Fun and rockin’!
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Greensleeves
(Traditional)
This tradition celtic song can also be played as an easy Christmas guitar song.
If you want to learn more easy guitar songs, or simply learn how to play guitar better, be sure to look at eMedia guitar lesson software. From guitar lesson software for beginners to intermediate/advanced guitarists – eMedia’s award-winning music software uses courseware designed with highly-qualified, professional teachers. eMedia technology makes learning how to play guitar easier and more fun by using interactive guitar scores/tabs, an Animated Fingerboard, video, great songs and more. Watch this demo!