Easy Acoustic Guitar Song Lesson – U2 With or Without You
Learn How to Play the Song “With or Without You” by U2
Here is a wonderful acoustic version of the smash hit song “With or Without You“ by U2. This song is the third song from the 1987 album “The Joshua Tree“. It was released as a single in March of 1987. This song was U2′s first number one hit in the US and Canada. Just an all around incredible song. You can learn more about this song by reading the article over at Wikipedia.
The lesson below is an excellent “unplugged” version of this song taught on acoustic guitar by Marty Schwartz. This is a fairly easy version and only uses 4 chords and those are: D Major, B Minor, G Major and A Major. The only chord that you may find difficult if you haven’t been playing very long is the B Minor Chord. Marty uses the full B Minor Barre Chord in the lesson below, but if you are having difficulties with this chord, there is a simplified version of B Minor that you can use that will sound just fine. Follow this link for the easy b minor guitar chord.
With or Without You Guitar Tutorial
Easy Acoustic Guitar Song – The Only Exception by Paramore
Easy Guitar Song For Beginners – “The Only Exception” by Paramore
Learn how to play the song “The Only Exception “ by Paramore with this free beginner guitar lesson. This song was written by the American rock Band Paramore from Tennessee, formed back in 2004. It was released as a single off of their 2009 album Brand New Eyes. It was written by Hayley Williams, Josh Farro and Taylor York. To date, this has been Paramore’s top performing single having topped the charts in the UK . It performed well in New Zealand, Australia and the United States as well. You can learn more about this song by visiting Wikipedia.
The video lesson below is another great one by Marty Schwartz as he demonstrates two different ways to play this song. One for advanced players without a capo and the other for beginners with a capo. If you aren’t familiar with a capo follow this link for a lesson on how to use a capo. Read more
Rolling in the Deep by Adele Guitar Lesson
Rolling in the Deep Guitar Lesson
Learn how to play the song “Rolling In the Deep“ by Adele with this free guitar lesson. This song is off Adele’s second album 21. “Rolling in the Deep” was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. This song made it to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 list. Its her second song to make it on the charts in the United States. You can read more about this song over at Wikipedia.
For this particular lesson taught by Marty Schwartz in the video lesson below, you will need to use a capo on the third fret. The chord shapes you will need to know for this song are: A Minor, E Minor, G Major and F Major. Read more
Hey Soul Sister by Train Acoustic Guitar Lesson
How to Play Hey Soul Sister on Guitar
Learn how to play the song “Hey, Soul Sister “ by Train with this easy acoustic guitar lesson. This song was written by Patrick Monahan, Amund Bjorklund, and Espen Lind. It is off the bands fifth album, “Save Me, San Francisco“. This song made it to number three on the Bilboard Hot 100 charts and reached number one in many other countries. It is one of the most downloaded songs in history. Learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.
This particular lesson, taught by Marty Schwartz in the video below, is played with a capo on the 4th fret. The chord shapes you will need to know are all basic and they are: C Major, G Major, A Minor and F Major (Follow this link for an easy version of the F Major Guitar Chord.).
The strumming pattern for this particular lesson is: Down Down Down Up Down Up
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I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith – Easy Acoustic Version
I Dont Want To Miss a Thing Guitar Lesson
Learn how to play the hit song “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing “ by Aerosmith with this free acoustic guitar lesson. Obviously, the original song is not played on Acoustic Guitar. It’s a rock ballad, but it sounds nice unplugged on acoustic guitar.
This song appeared on the soundtrack of the movie Armageddon. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 List, which was a first for Aerosmith, and it stayed at number one for an entire month. It also reached number one elsewhere around the world, including the U.K. Just an all around great song. Follow this link for more information on this song from Wikipedia.
This acoustic version of the song is taught by Marty Schwartz in the video lesson below.
Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb Guitar Lesson
How To Play Comfortably Numb on Guitar
Learn how to play the song Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd with this free guitar lesson. This is one of Pink Floyd’s most popular songs. Its especially well known for its amazing guitar solo. Comfortably Numb is from the 1979 album The Wall , undoubtedly one of Floyd’s best albums. You can learn more about this song by visiting Wikipedia here.
Below are two video lessons from Marty Schwartz. The first is a lesson on how to play the rhythm guitar section of this song, and the second is a lesson on how to play the guitar solo.
Closing Time by Semisonic Guitar Lesson – Easy Acoustic Guitar Song
Learn To Play “Closing Time” By Semisonic on Guitar
Learn how to play the song “Closing Time” by Semisonic with this free acoustic guitar lesson. This is a great song from the late 1990′s. It was written by Dan Wilson, the lead singer of Semisonic. This song was nomniated for a Grammy Award for best Rock Song in 1999. It peaked at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart. You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia by following this link.
This is a fairly easy guitar song. You only need to know 4 chords, and they are: G Major, D Major , A Minor and C Major. That’s it folks! Pretty straight forward. Learn the specifics from Marty in the video below. Read more
Tangled Up In Blue by Bob Dylan Acoustic Guitar Lesson
Learn how to play the song “Tangled Up In Blue” by Bob Dylan with this free acoustic guitar lesson. “Tangled Up In Blue” was released in January of 1975. It is from the album Blood On the Tracks. The single eventually reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. On Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time list, it was #68. Learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.
Tangled Up In Blue is a fairly easy acoustic guitar song to learn. There is only one chord that you may have difficulty with. The chords you will need to know for this song lesson are: A Major, G Major, E Major, D Major and F#m. The F#m chord is the tricky chord as it is a barre chord. I know what you are thinking…. Barre chords always spoil the fun don’t they? Don’t sweat it though. Just keep practicing it over and over again until you are able to play it without error. You can do it. It just takes some time to build up strength in your hands. Here is a nice video lesson on how to play barre chords if you are still having trouble. Read more
Easy Beginner Acoustic Guitar Song – Secondhand Serenade – Fall For You
Easy Guitar Song – How To Play “Fall For You” by Secondhand Serenade
Learn how to play the song “Fall For You” by Secondhand Serenade with this free easy acoustic guitar song lesson. This song was the first sing from their second album titled “A Twist In My Story“. “Fall For You” peaked at number 19 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts and went Platinum in the USA. Learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.
This a great song for beginners to learn. It has three parts that you will need to learn, an easy strumming pattern and only 4 basic guitar chords which are: A Minor, F Major (Don’t panic! Marty shows an easy version of this chord in the video below), C Major and G Major Read more
Easy Acoustic Guitar Song – Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
Learn How To Play “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond
Learn how to play Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” with this free acoustic guitar lesson. This song was released in September of 1969 and was written and is performed by Neil Diamond. This song appears on the album: Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show. You can read more about this song over at Wikipedia.
In order to play along with this particular version of this song, you will need to use a capo on the second fret. Don’t have a capo? Not sure what a capo is? Follow this link to learn how to use a capo for guitar and where you can pick one up online.
