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Top 20 Easy Acoustic Guitar Tabs/Songs You Can Start Playing Now!

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Easy Acoustic Guitar Songs For Beginners – Start Learning How To Play Today!

Greetings fellow guitarist. I really appreciate your visit. So, I hear you are looking for some cool, easy songs to learn on the guitar? Very good then. You have found the perfect place.

It is true. One of the best ways to gain more experience with your instrument is to learn popular songs. Be careful however. This should not be your ONLY form of practice. Learning popular music is certainly a great way to learn chords, chord progressions, strumming patterns, solos and more, but it should not take the place of other forms of practice. Variety is key when learning how to play the acoustic guitar. Just keep that in mind as you play along with the songs below.

That being said, below are 20 popular songs for you to dive into right now and start learning. These are all aimed at beginners however there are some that are very simple and others that may take a bit longer for you to get the hang of. I purposely designed it this way to challenge you. If you never challenge yourself or try new and different things, you will never improve.

As you are going through these songs, please keep in mind that the following 20 are only a small sample of our easy acoustic guitar songs. If you follow the link below, you will find many more songs you can start learning and playing right away. You will find songs in a variety of genres including country, rock, pop, folk and more. Just follow the link below to browse our entire library of songs.

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I have done my best to find video lessons, tablature, chords and other helpful resources for each song listed below. I do not guarantee the accuracy of any of the following videos,lyrics, chords, or other information. All of these songs are well within reach for beginners if you dedicate enough time to learning them.

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Song 1 :

A Horse With No Name by America

Song 2 :

For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield

Song 3 :

Feeling Alright by Dave Mason

Song 4 :

Knocking on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan

Song 5 :

Wild Thing as Performed by the Troggs, Written by Chip Taylor

Song 6 :

Hey Soul Sister by Train

Song 7 :

Lean on Me by Bill Withers

Song 8 :

Redemption Song by Bob Marley

Song 9 :

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Song 10 :

Good Riddance (Time of your Life) By Green day

Song 11 :

Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty

Song 12 :

You and Your Heart by Jack Johnson

Song 13 :

You’re Beautiful by James Blunt

Song 14 :

Broken by Lifehouse

Song 15 :

Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel

Song 16 :

The Scientist by ColdPlay

Song 17 :

Take It Easy By The Eagles

Song 18 :

She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5

Song 19 :

Brown Eyed Girl By Van Morrisson

Song 20 :

Turn The Page By Bob Seger

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Comments

  1. Thanks so much i really appreciate this article. You put everything together very nicely! Great job!

  3. This site is great. I’ve had my first guitar less than a week and I’m already stumming Knocking on Heavans Door (badly !!)

    I’m teaching myself so I plan to work through these songs.

    Keep it up and many thanks.

    PETE G

  5. Actually It was written by Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails. It was on their Downward Spiral Album then in 2002 Cash covered the song.

  6. Yep, it was definitely Trent Reznor, not Johnny Cash, even though I think the Cash version is much better. The wikipedia page on the song even has what Reznor had to say about the Cash version, its very much worth reading.

  9. OMG! My boyfriend just got me a guitar! I love it, but I couldnt play anything, and he can’t seem to teach me. I found this website has got me playing song already. I have had my guitar for only 3 days! I know 4 song already and everytime he come i play a new one and he is all surprise! I love this site. You guys should put more songs up! More of a varity or something. Just more songs to help people like me learn! Love it!
    Thanks!

  10. i like your website! thankyou very much for making it possible for me to learn the guitar. i have had mine for little over a year now i had a few tries at it but its been collecting as i have not had the time to learn. now i have the time and i stumbled across your site you have made it so easy for me to start learning. i thank you ever so much for gettin me closer to my dream of playing my guitar.
    thanks again
    Peter

  11. Hi Peter,

    You are most welcome. I am happy to hear you are enjoying the site! All the best with your guitar playing!

  12. You have to check out the new taylor swift song, you belong with me. Easy chords, easy rythem. D, A, Em, G..

  16. hi there …. thanks for this great tips … it’s really owesome as a beginner to find you’reself playing complete songs all by tyour own ….
    but I was wondering if you can send me some 2-string songs cuz they sounds easier to play .. plaese .. nad thank you anyway for this great site

  19. This website is truly amazing! It helps enhance a beginners experience on the guitar and can provide motivation at the same time. Something that could be added is how to change guitar strings, and tune your guitar properly. Other then that I look forward to continue to using this site! (after I get my guitar fixed…)

  21. wow this is great learning how to play songs always gets me through hard times and this site helped me how to learn alot so thanks:}

  22. Great site, thnx, now i’m making progression real quick!!!
    keep on posting these lessons, i’ll be checking this site regularly!!

  23. As a matter of fact, Nine Inch Nails did write the song,
    and while Johnny Cash was dying, he thought the lyrics fit his life perfectly, so he made the song his, but the original is by Nine Inch Nails. Search it up 🙂

  25. Hey cool site. I have been playing guitar for about 13yrs on and off, but I always set it aside for a month or two. I came across your site and learned some new songs and haven’t put down my guitar since. Thanks for re-sparking the fun!

  27. dude this website rocks.ive been playin just on three years and until i found this i was lost. i couldnt play much and couldnt make a half decent song if i tried. this website just changed my attitude towards my guitar totally and ive loved it ever since. thanks guys.

  28. i can only do ile of the tiger and i got a feeling by the Black eyed peas and surfiver thank you and if you want to look at some cords that you can try to do just go on a webcite and find out the things you need to no thank you for reading

  29. Hi Torin,

    Thanks for stopping by and leaving your positive feedback on the site! I am happy to hear you are enjoying and learning!

    Rock On!

  33. Great list, thanks. Good Riddance was actually one of the first songs I learned. Can’t tell you how many times that came in handy around a campfire!

  34. I love learning songs from this site, its a great resource and helped me learn 2 new songs after a VERY short time of playing. Thanks!

  35. Wow! Ive been playing the guitar for nearly 5 years now. I know many cover songs and have my own as well. I just recently joined a band and i have to say, this site is truly amazing for beginners and people like myself. I have yet to search the whole site and felt that i needed to leave a great comment already! Its a big TWO thumbs up for me and i would recommend it to any body! not just beginners! 🙂

  36. Hi Daniel,

    Thank you for leaving such a wonderful, positive comment regarding my site! I am very happy to hear that you are enjoying it. I do hope you find the rest of the website helpful and enjoyable. All the best and Rock On!

    – Ralph

  37. I love to play guitar. When I buy guitar, I don’t know how to play songs. But with the help of your website I learn how to play guitar. Thank you for help me.

  38. I played guitar for about two years, then put it aside for a year or so, but then i decided to get back into it because my boyfriend suggested it to me. I’ve had my guitar for three/four weeks and i just couldn’t play to save my life, then i just so happened to come across your website and it has helped me so much! This site has made me motivated and inspired to play more, and i’m definitely going to come back soon to learn more songs! I’ve already learned Redemption Song, and my boyfriend loves Bob Marley, so he will be proud of me! Thank you so much!(:

  39. Hi Keri!

    Thanks for stopping by and for leaving such a wonderful comment! I really appreciate your visit. I am thrilled to hear that the website is helping you. The credit for the Redemption Song Lesson actually goes to Marty Schwartz. He is the person who created that video lesson. Well thanks again Keri and I wish you all the best with your guitar playing.

    – Ralph

  41. @guitar player “Hurt” was originally wrote AND performed by Nine Inch Nails, though never released as a single. Johnny Cash re-did “Hurt” after the death of his wife and love, June Carter Cash. Rolling Stones later named it as the 15th best song of all time out of 50. And it’ll also be the first song I learn.

    –> Source “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_%28Nine_Inch_Nails_song%29”

  42. Thanks for this! We got a periodical test coming up, and I didn’t know where the heck im gonna play, all of my classmates know hard songs, but I just want a simple one. Thank you for this, especially for the easiest horse with no name. I think I’m gonna have a perfeect scoooore!

  43. NIN Hurt – best song ever both versions are awesome. I just might learn the guitar now, as I play drums. Trent Reznor inspired me.Piano too, hopefully. And yeah Trent wrote it, Definitely.

  44. This website is really amazing. At the current moment I am teaching myself how to play the guitar. I got a Yamaha acoustic Christmas. This website had been a goldmine of knowledge. Thanks to the creators for putting this up here. I feel the one major obstacle is ryhthm. I can’t seem to get a fluid motion going. Any suggestions?

  47. @guitar player. just to let you know, Hurt is a NIN song, originally. Johnny Cash covered it (: Might wanna check your facts before you comment on it. Google it. I did when I found out Hurt was a NIN song from youtube comments. It works. Hehe

  48. Been looking for this for quite awhile now. Thank you very much! Keep up the great work!

    Pierre

  50. Great job Ryan! No wonder you have so many shares on facebook! I love the way you’ve set up the songs and tabs. Very Cool!

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