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10 Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners with Guitar Chords

When you’re first learning how to play the guitar, the best thing you can do is practice learning a new song. However, it can be hard to find easy guitar songs for beginners when you’re first starting because you don’t know which songs are easy to learn on guitar and which ones aren’t.

Here’s my collection of some easy guitar songs for beginners that you can pick up right away when you are learning how to play the guitar. There’s a mix of some new pop songs and older classics in this list.

I’ve also written up the chords and lyrics. Click on a song to see the video, chords, and lyrics.

Top 5 Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners

1.) Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
2.) Free Falling by Tom Petty
3.) Yellow by Coldplay
4.) Come On Get Higher by Matt Nathanson
5.) Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynard

More Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners

6.) Clocks by Coldplay
7.) Teardrops On My Guitar by Taylor Swift
8.) Lost by Coldplay
9.) Realize by Colbie Caillat
10.) You’re Beautiful by James Blunt

When you get through these, be sure to check out five more easy guitar songs for beginners!

What songs are you learning how to play? What easy guitar songs for beginners would you add to this list?

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13 comments for “10 Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners with Guitar Chords”

  1. “Top 5 Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners

    1.) Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver”

    HEY - a great on-line friend (Brett) told me about John Denver’s song: Take Me Home. I have printed out and started playing. While I need more practice, it is going.

    Thanks for the great tip Brett.

    Posted by MJK (Mike) | April 6, 2009, 9:54 am
  2. [...] is a continuation of last week’s post of 10 easy guitar songs for beginners. Check those out if you haven’t already. Chords, lyrics, and videos of each songs are [...]

    Posted by Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners: Round Two | April 13, 2009, 10:49 am
  3. some interesting songs. I agree with a lot of them but taylor swift? who really wants to learn her!

    Posted by Matt | April 21, 2009, 1:17 am
  4. Matt - haha, that’s hilarious. I hear what you are saying. I’m not a big fan of her myself, but I know that some of our readers enjoy her stuff. I tried to compile a variety of different music.

    Posted by Brett | April 21, 2009, 7:20 am
  5. [...] song is generally based upon a scale. Most popular songs that you play on the guitar are based on the major scale. There are seven notes in a scale. So in [...]

    Posted by How to Transpose or Change the Key of a Chord Chart | May 17, 2009, 12:53 pm
  6. I have always sang, but I am picking up guitar as another form of musical expression. I learned to play “Forgetful Lucy” by Adam Sandler from the 50 First Dates movie. It consists of three chords and is easy to play and sounds great.

    Posted by Marisol | August 14, 2009, 11:01 pm
  7. Cool list, Ross! I like the 2nd list even better…

    It’d be cool if someone compiled the 10 or 20 “easiest” songs to learn in every major genre, along with links to the tabs.

    Very cool post for sure.

    Keep up the great work,
    Kyle

    Posted by Kyle, Jamplay Member | August 18, 2009, 4:25 pm
  8. Sorry, I have NO idea why I called you Ross. I swear, I’m not even watching “Friends” right now.

    Need….Sleep…=)

    Posted by Kyle | August 18, 2009, 4:26 pm
  9. Thank you very much for sharing. Your information always proves to be useful. I think your post is suitable for everyne, who is interested in valuable resources. I will keep following your posts.

    Posted by fxtrade | November 18, 2009, 6:17 am
  10. Whatever way you choose to learn guitar, the important this is to start. Guitar playing is a truly awesome thing indeed, whether you just want to play for personal enjoyment, or become the star at your next party. Everyone loves music and the enjoyment you will get out of playing a guitar is something truly special.

    Posted by Beginners Guitar Lessons | February 19, 2010, 7:36 pm
  11. the music notes are amazing and there are notes with songs on it… I love it

    Posted by Amber | March 4, 2010, 4:53 pm
  12. Not only these songs are easy to play in guitar but they are great songs as well. It’s true that if you first try to learn simple songs especially for the beginners and you were able to play it, the eagerness and momentum to be great in playing the guitar would increase.

    Posted by Vancouver Guitarist | March 12, 2010, 5:46 am
  13. U dont actually us how 2 pla guttar

    Posted by Siphie | March 12, 2010, 8:23 pm

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