A lot of beginning guitar players get bored with traditional lessons early on, and would like to learn some easy songs to play on the guitar in order to break up the monotony of learning basic notes and chords. We will take a look at some easy to learn songs that you can learn to play on the guitar.
Nirvana: About A Girl
About A Girl by Nirvana is a very fun and easy song to play. The basic verse is simply a progression of “A” and “G” chords played in the open position. The chorus is a little bit more complicated, but can be picked up easily by most guitar players.
America: Horse With No Name
Horse With No Name is a popular song written by Dewey Bunnel from the band America. The song consists of two chords, “E minor” and “D”. The same chords are repeated throughout the verse as well as the chorus.
Jimmy Buffet: Margaritaville
Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet is easy to play and is always a crowd favorite. The chord progressions goes D-A-G throughout the song. The song is also a great one to learn because beginners can play the basic chords and learn the more advanced stuff such as the walking bass line as they progress.
Some other fun and easy songs to learn on the guitar are:
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield
If Not For You by Bob Dylan
Help! by The Beatles
Three Marlenas by The Wallflowers
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Before You Accuse Me by The Blues
Fire by Bruce Springsteen
House of the Rising Sun by The Animals
I Shot the Sheriff by Bob Marley
Happy by The Rolling Stones
Another great easy to learn guitar song for the Christmas holiday is Silent Night.
It’s good for beginning guitar players to learn some easy to play songs on the guitar. It can be a nice break between learning the technical stuff and makes learning to play the guitar a much more enjoyable experience.
Source by Kenn Bell