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Beginner Guitar Songs

Browse beginner guitar songs with chord diagrams, tabs, and playing guides for guitar, ukulele, and piano.

Beginner Guitar Songs – Chord Charts & Tabs

Browse 1370 beginner songs with chord charts and diagrams. Beginner songs are perfect for players just starting out, with step-by-step chord guides and playing tips for every instrument.

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Great Are You Lord

All Sons and Daughters
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Simple, reverent worship song with four open chords. A congregation favorite.
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Born in the U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen
Advanced
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Despite its huge stadium sound, Springsteen’s anthem uses only two chords. The power comes from the rhythm and vocal delivery.
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Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Johnny Cash’s classic outlaw country anthem. Three chords with a boom-chicka-boom train beat.
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Fever

Peggy Lee
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Sultry, jazzy classic with just two chords and finger snaps. Works beautifully on guitar, ukulele, and piano.
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Cruise

Florida Georgia Line
Advanced
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The bro-country mega-hit that topped charts for months. Four chords with a modern country-pop feel.
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Eleanor Rigby

The Beatles
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
One of the Beatles’ darkest songs built on just Em and C. A masterclass in how two chords can create…
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Hey Soul Sister

Train
Advanced
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This song was practically made for ukulele. Four simple chords and an irresistibly catchy melody.
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Iko Iko

The Dixie Cups
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
New Orleans party anthem with only two chords. Irresistibly fun on guitar, ukulele, or piano.
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Can’t Help Falling in Love

Elvis Presley
Advanced
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Elvis’s romantic classic is a ukulele staple. The gentle waltz rhythm is perfect for fingerpicking or soft strumming.
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Jambalaya

Hank Williams
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Hank Williams’ Cajun-country classic bounces between just two chords. A campfire favorite for decades.

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