Christina Perri Jar of Hearts Guitar Tutorial
This song is not really a beginner song, but it isn’t super difficult either. I guess you could classify it as an intermediate song as you will need to play a few barre chords and some of the chord changes are a bit tricky. It really is a great song to practice with though.
You will need a capo on the first fret to play this particular version of the song. If you do not know what a capo is or how to use one, check out this lesson on how to use a guitar capo. In that post, you will also find a link to where you can purchase a good , inexpensive capo online.
How to Play Mean by Taylor Swift on Acoustic Guitar
Onto the lesson shall we?
This is an easy version of this song and only requires that you know several basic chords. For this particular tutorial, you will need to use a capo on the 4th fret. The chord shapes are: A Minor, G Major (Marty plays a slightly different version of the G Major chord in the lesson below, but a normal G Major chord will work just fine), F Major (Don’t worry. You do not need to know the Barre Chord Version of F Major. Marty demonstrates a much easier way to play it below.) and C Major.
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Guitar Lesson
For the most part, this is a fairly easy acoustic guitar song to play. There are only two parts to this song that may give you some trouble at first. The first is the strumming pattern as it is played rather fast. Its a little tricky, but with practice you can do it. The pattern as taught in the lesson below is: Down Up Down Up Up Up Up Down Up. Marty breaks that down slowly for you in the lesson. The other tricky part is the switch over to the B Major Chord. Now if you aren’t able to play this chord just yet, you can substitute it with an easier power chord or a B7 chord. Do not rush through this song. Play it very slowly until you can switch between chords without error, then you can gradually increase the tempo.
The chords you will need to know for this song are: A Major, D Major, E Major, B Major or B7 and G Major. Read more
Foo Fighters Times Like These Guitar Lesson
Learn how to play the song “Times Like These “ by the Foo Fighters with this free easy acoustic guitar song lesson. This song is the second single off the bands fourth album entitled “One By One“ released in 2003. Learn a lot more about this song over at Wikipedia.
This lesson will teach you how to play the acoustic version of this song. The chords you will need to know for this tune are: D Major, A Minor 7, C Major and E Minor 7, which are all fairly easy beginner chords that you should already be familiar with hopefully. If not, just click the links above to reach lessons on how to play each chord.
Apart from the chords listed above, you will also need to learn a specific strumming pattern that Marty demonstrates in the video lesson below and here it is: DUDUD DUUD DUDU (D= Down Strum, U= Upward Strum). Read more
Let Her Cry Guitar Lesson – Easy Acoustic Guitar Song
As I said, this song is super easy. You will only need to know several basic beginner chords to play it and those are: G Major, C add9, D Major, E Minor and C Major.
Let Her Cry Guitar Lesson
Set Fire to the Rain Guitar Tutorial – Easy Beginner Guitar Song Lesson
Easy Acoustic Guitar Song Lesson – Set Fire to the Rain by Adele
Learn how to play the song “Set Fire to the Rain“ by Adele with this free guitar tutorial for acoustic guitar. This song is the fifth track from Adele’s second studio album “21″. It was written by Adele and Fraser T. Smith. You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.
As you know, this song is originally not an acoustic song. It is more of a power ballad, but the version taught in the video lesson below sounds beautiful on acoustic guitar. Marty Schwartz has created an easy version of this song that requires no barre chords. It is played using a capo on the fifth fret using beginner guitar chord shapes and those are: A Minor, C Major, G Major, D Minor, F Major (Don’t worry about the F Chord. Follow this link for an easy version for beginners).
Marty breaks this song down step by step teaching you the verse, pre-chorus, chorus and the bridge. He also explains the strumming pattern. Watch the video tutorial below to learn more! Read more
Run Around by Blues Traveler – Acoustic Guitar Lesson
Learn How to Play “Run Around” by Blues Traveler on Acoustic Guitar
Learn how to play the song “Run-Around “ by Blues Traveler with this easy acoustic guitar song lesson. Run-around is from the album “Four” released in 1994. This song brought this group its fame as is it was their break-through song. It made the Bilboard Hot 100 List peaking at #8. You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.
The chords in this song are all easy beginner chords that you are probably already familiar with, or at least, you should be. Those chords are : G Major, C Major, A Minor and D Major. This is a very common chord progression in pop music.
While the chords in this song are quite easy, the rhythm may prove to be a bit challenging at first. Not to worry. Marty does an excellent job of breaking that down for you in the video lesson below. Read more
Maroon 5 She Will Be Loved Guitar Lesson
Easy Acoustic Guitar Song Lesson – “She Will Be Loved” by Maroon 5
Learn how to play the song “She Will Be Loved” by Maroon 5 with this free easy acoustic guitar lesson. ”She Will Be Loved” is the third track from the album “Songs About Jane”. This song was released in 2004 and peaked at #5 in the USA. It was their second top 10 single. You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.
This version of the song taught by Marty Schwartz in the video lesson below uses a guitar capo on the 3rd fret. The chord shapes you will need for this song are all basic beginner chords and they are A Minor, G Major, C Major, F Major (if you can’t play the full F Major Barre Chord, click here for an easy version of the F Major Chord). Those are all the basic chords you will need to know.
Other than that, you will just need to get the strumming pattern down which Marty does an excellent job of explaining. Enjoy the lesson on She Will Be Loved! Read more
Easy Acoustic Guitar Song – Blind Melon – Change
Learn How to Play “Change” by Blind Melon
Learn how to play the song “Change” by Blind Melon with this easy acoustic guitar song lesson.
To play along with this particular lesson you will need to know the following easy beginner chords and they are: A Major, G Major and D Major. You should have no problem with these chords if you have been playing for a while. If you are still having trouble, just click the links above to reach lessons on each chord.
The next step to playing this song is learn the strumming pattern. Marty, the instructor in the video lesson below, teaches this song with the following strumming pattern: D D D D U U U D U D U with the “D” standing for “Down” and the “U” standing for “Up”.
Easy Country Acoustic Guitar Song – Stupid Boy by Keith Urban
How to Play “Stupid Boy” by Keith Urban on Acoustic Guitar
Learn how to play the song “Stupid Boy “ by Keith Urban with this free country guitar lesson. This song was written by Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant and sarah Buxton and recorded by Keith Urban. It is the second single from his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. Keith Urban won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for “Stupid Boy” a year after it was released. You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.
Onto the guitar lesson. This great lesson is brought to you buy Erich Andreas of yourguitarsage.com. This is a simplified version of the song making it much easier for beginners. You will need to use a capo on the first fret for this particular version. If you are not sure what a capo is or how to use one, follow this link for information on how to use a guitar capo.
