Feeling unmotivated to practice? The easy guitar songs in this article will boost your confidence to continue on your learning journey. Chord charts for all the chords used in the songs can be found here. A capo is also necessary to play along with some of the audio recordings. All songs included are for educational purposes only.
The rhythm below can be used to play the first six songs. All songs are in 4/4 time. Press play below to hear what the rhythm sounds like. For the demonstration, it is played on the note E (6th string open) and it will repeat 4 times.
1) Brown Eyed Girl
[Intro]
G | C | G | D | (2 times)
[Verse 1]
G | C | G | D | (4 times)
C | D | G | Em |
C | D | G | D |
[Verse 2]
G | C | G | D | (4 times)
C | D | G | Em |
C | D | G | D |
[Chorus]
D | D | G | C | G | D |
G | C | G | D | G | G |
G | G | G | G | G | G |
[Verse 3]
G | C | G | D | (4 times)
C | D | G | Em |
C | D | G | D |
[Chorus]
D | D | G | C | G | D |
G | C | G | D | (repeat last 4 bars and fade)
2) Where is the Love (The Black Eyed Peas)
Capo Fret 5
[Intro, verse 1 and chorus 1]
C | G | Am | F |
[Verse 2]
C | G | Am | F | (3x)
F | F | F | F |
[chorus 2]
C | G | Am | F |
[Verse 3, chorus 3 and outro]
C | G | Am | F |
3) Firework (Katie Perry)
This easy song requires you to place a capo on the first fret. The chord progression below is played throughout the song.
Capo Fret 1
[Verses & chorus]
G | Am | C | D |
4) Marry You (Bruno Mars)
Mary You requires you to place a capo on the third fret. The chord progression below is played throughout the song.
[Capo fret 3]
Verses & chorus:
D | D | Em | Em |
G | G | D | D |
5) What a Wonderful World (Sam Cooke)
This popular Sam Cooke song requires you to place a capo on the fourth fret.
Capo fret 4
[Intro]
G | Em |
[Verse 1]
G | Em | C | D | (2x)
[Chorus]
G | C | G | C | D | G |
[Verse 2]
G | Em | C | D | (2x)
[Chorus]
G | C | G | C | D | G |
[Bridge]
D | G | D | G |
A7 | G | A7 | D7 |
[Verse 3]
G | Em | C | D | (2x)
[Chorus]
G | C | G | C | D | G |
[Outro]
G | Em | C | D | (2x)
G | C | G | C | D | G ||
6) Love Me Do (The Beatles)
[Intro]
G | C | (3x)
G | G |
[Verse 1]
G | C | (3x)
C | C | C (pause)
[Instrumental]
G | C | (2x)
[Verse 2]
G | C | (3x)
C | C | C (pause)
[Instrumental]
G | C | (2x)
[Bridge]
D | D | C | G |
D | D | C | G |
[Verse 3]
G | C | (3x)
C | C | C (pause)
[Instrumental]
G | C | (2x)
D | D | C | G |
D | D | C | G |
G | G | G | G (pause)
[Verse 4]
G | C | (3x)
C | C | C (pause)
[Outro]
G | C | (repeat and fade)
7) Rise (Gabrielle)
The rhythm below can be used to play along to the song Rise. Press play below to hear what the rhythm sounds like. For the demonstration, it is played on the note E (6th string open) and it will repeat once.
Use the chord progression below throughout the song. Note that you will need to place a capo on the first fret to play along with the audio track.
Capo fret 1
8) Jane Says (Jane’s Addiction)
The rhythm below can be used to play along to the song Jane Says by Jane’s Addiction. Press play below to hear what the rhythm sounds like. For the demonstration, it is played on the note E (6th string open) and it will repeat 4 times.
The song consists of 2 chords (G and A) which repeat throughout.
9) Royals (Lorde)
The rhythm below can be used to play along to the song Royals. Press play below to hear what the rhythm sounds like. For the demonstration, it is played on the note E (6th string open) and it will repeat 4 times.
10) Fire on the Mountain (Grateful Dead)
The rhythm below can be used to play along to the song Fire on the Mountain. It is the same rhythm we used in the song Royals. However, for your convenience it is shown again below. Press play below to hear it.
This song consists of 2 chords (G and A) which repeat throughout the song. Note that you will need to place a capo on the second fret to play along with the audio track.
Capo Fret 2
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