Better Together – Easy Jack Johnson Song For Acoustic Guitar

Easy Guitar Song – “Better Together” by Jack Johnson

Learn how to play the song “Better Together” by Jack Johnson with this free acoustic guitar lesson.  “Better Together” is from the album In Between Dreams and was released in  2005. “Better Together” the single, was then released in 2006.

 

If you are familiar with how the original song is played, you will appreciate how easy this version is in comparison. This version uses power chords instead of the more complicated barre chords.  It really makes a big difference.  Click here for a more thorough lesson on guitar power chords along with a chart for each chord. Read more

Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel Guitar Lesson

Easy Guitar Song – Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel

Learn how to play the song The Sound of Silence (also known as “Sound of Silence ) by Simon and Garfunkel with this free guitar lesson. This song is what made this folk music duo popular back in the 1960′s.  It was written by Paul Simon after the assassination of John F. Kennedy and is off the album Sounds of Silence.  The “Sounds of Silence” hit number one back in 1966 on New Year’s Day.  If you would like to learn more about this song, check out the article on Wikipedia here.

Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel Video Lesson

A big thanks to Mark Easley who created this video guitar lesson on the “Sounds of Silence”.  Mark has a lot more awesome guitar videos over at his YouTube page, so be sure to check it out when you have time.

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Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan Guitar Lesson

Easy Guitar Song – Mr Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan

Learn how to play Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan with this free guitar lesson.  Tambourine Man was written and performed by Bob Dylan and released on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home.  It was also covered by and made popular by The Byrds.  The Byrds version reached number 1 Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart.  Read more about this song over at Wikipedia.

This song should be pretty easy for all you beginners out there.  The chords you will need to know to play this song are: A Major, D Major, E Minor and G Major (Click each hyperlinked chord for a lesson on how to play them).

Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan Video Lesson

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Easy Guitar Song – Knocking on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan Lesson

Easy Acoustic Guitar Song – “Knocking on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan”

Learn how to playKnocking On Heavens Door by Bob Dylan, with this free video guitar lesson.  This easy guitar song was written and originally performed by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid“. This song was also covered and made famous by Eric Clapton and Guns n’ Roses. You can learn more about the history of this song by heading on over to Wikipedia.

Knockin’ on Heavens Door is a fairly easy guitar song with only 4 chords: G Major, D Major, Am7, and C Major, although some people leave out the Am7 and just play the C Major in its place, and it still sounds quite good.  So if you have trouble changing from D Major to Am7, just substitute a C Major in those parts.

Knocking on Heavens Door Video Lessons From YouTube

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