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Easy Guitar Songs To Learn – 5 Songs That You Must Learn

Posted on October 31, 2009
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If you are going to learn the guitar, why not start with a couple guaranteed classics that also happen to be fairly easy guitar songs to learn.  Scales, drills, and musical theory can wait until later.  Try to learn to play a few songs from the very beginning.  Once you master the songs and their basic chords, you’ll have a much better appreciation for scales and theory.  Besides, if you want to show off your new guitar skills, playing a popular classic will be far more impressive than yet another rendition of “Row Your Boat”.

Here are my picks for five easy guitar songs to learn.  They are all easy to play classics that most guitarists master early on in their career.  They are all fun to play and allow a lot of expression and individual interpretation.

House of The Rising Sun, The Animals

This is a beautiful song made all the more memorable when the Blind Boys Of Alabama covered it and replaced the lyrics with those from Amazing Grace.  It was a perfect fit and sounds awesome.  Beginning guitarists will enjoy this song because it is played so slowly and only requires a few easy chords.

Wild Thing, by the Troggs

This is a fun song that only uses three chords (A, D, and E).  The lyrics are simple and so is the song.  But you can have a lot of fun and be very expressive in how you play these simple chords.

Free Fallin, Tom Petty

This song is really easy to play because the bulk of the song is played with a few minor variations of the D chord.  You barely have to move your fingers.  Besides, its just plain fun to belt out the chorus.  Similar chords can be used to play “Patience” by Guns and Roses.

Country Roads, John Denver

There are certain songs that are universal in their appeal.  This is one of them.  Case in point, I once traveled half way around the world and went on a safari in Kenya.  At a game lodge in the middle of nowhere a villager brought out his guitar and serenaded us with this song.   The chords are easy but require a few quick changes.  Spend a little time with this song and you’ll be playing a classic enjoyed around the world.

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen

This song has been around for awhile but recently made a come back after it was featured on the Shrek soundtrack.  Now you’ll find countless versions on YouTube.  It’s a little bit more challenging than the others on this list mainly due to the use of the F chord.  But it shouldn’t be too difficult to master this song with a little practice.  You can play this really slow and it still sounds great.

Selecting a few classic easy guitar songs to learn will really help build your skill, increase your repertoire, and most importantly, build up your confidence.  There are thousands of easy songs that require three chords or less.  Start with some of the easy classics and progress from there.

For more information on easy guitar songs to learn as well my recommendations on how to learn and really master the guitar, be sure to check out my review page.

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