Top 20 Easy Acoustic Guitar Songs

Sara on Tue, 24th Feb 2009 7:28 am 



Hey guys
Im learning to play guitar and for me the key thing that seems to be MISSING in most of these notes is the RYTHM. It would be great to know the best way to strum or pick for these songs as I am not yet skilled enough to make them up myself ]

amanda on Thu, 16th Apr 2009 9:56 pm 



these songs are hard to follow , they sound kinda weird . But it’s the idea of the song though i guess . idk , it was good though.

daniel on Sun, 17th May 2009 1:30 am 



sound kinda wierd?? the eagles, bob seager, tom petty they are classics….. this was helpful thx

Dustin Alexander on Tue, 23rd Jun 2009 1:34 am 



Well this is awesome I learned how to play free fallin’ in 3 hours!

neziak on Wed, 16th Sep 2009 10:16 am 



This article is an oasis for beginners :p
Thanks a lot. I learned a few nice stuffs

eoin on Fri, 16th Oct 2009 1:25 am 



Great list, I’ve been trying to compile a list of “what songs to play at X”, and some of these will definitely make the list! Thanks.

dj on Fri, 11th Dec 2009 7:12 pm 



I think this website is great

fee on Sun, 16th May 2010 1:03 pm 



for all you on this sort of level with me- the EASIEST SONG IN THE WORLD is brain stew by green day youtube it

rserpe on Wed, 26th May 2010 9:42 pm 



Hi Fee,

Thanks for the suggestion.

I will have to put together a lesson on this song in the near future..

- Ralph

Bruce Barron on Wed, 17th Nov 2010 2:40 pm 



This is a fantastic site. The guy is an excellent teacher.

Tim Largent on Tue, 28th Dec 2010 1:07 am 



The first song I learned was House of the Rising Sun. It’s a pretty simple song and was the first my teacher taught me to learn how to play by ear. The second was Take it Easy and I see it’s on your list.

Nice site!

ethan on Sun, 6th Mar 2011 6:45 am 



Hi . this is a great site , i playing guitar for 5 year , my 1st song that i learned was mama said by metallica & the next was sympathy by rare bird … i wanna write some respectful song that u can play that … they r not much difficult but they r great :
- mama said & nothing else matter ( without last solo thats not difficult ) by metallica
- soldier of fortune by deep purple
- beyond the sunset by blackmore (i love it )
- hurt by christina aguilera
- wish u were here by pink floyed
- imagine & let it be by ST.JOHN LENNON
ok i say it again … great site Mr.

chonkypot on Fri, 1st Apr 2011 3:32 pm 



@sara i too am just beginning guitar, but something that i noticed while learning the basics is this…. when you strum a chord with a downstroke, you will primarily hear the G, B, and E strings ring out. ( the highest strings on a 6 string guitar) however if you strum with an upstroke the LOW E, A, and D strings ( or lowest pitched strings) will be more dominant. listen to these songs on youtube or pandora, wherever and you should be able to pick out the strum patterns with no problem.

Alan Burke on Sat, 16th Apr 2011 1:28 am 



The easiest song I learned in guitar class was a folk song called, “Mercedes” by Janis Joplin.

Casper on Sun, 10th Jul 2011 3:54 pm 



Another great classic is Tears in Heaven.

Jelle on Fri, 14th Oct 2011 6:01 pm 



I think come as you are is one of the easiest songs to play. It only had 3 notes with frets.

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