Beginner Guitar Songs

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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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If I Die Young

The Band Perry
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
The Band Perry’s poignant ballad about life, love, and mortality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
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If It Makes You Happy

Sheryl Crow
Advanced
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Sheryl Crow’s 1996 alternative rock anthem about complex emotions and self-acceptance. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
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If We Were Vampires

Jason Isbell
Advanced
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Jason Isbell’s poignant ballad about love and mortality from the album *The Nashville Sound*. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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I Give Myself Away

William McDowell
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A worship song by William McDowell where the singer offers their life to God. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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I Hope You Dance

Lee Ann Womack
Advanced
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Lee Ann Womack’s inspirational country ballad about embracing life’s journey. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
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Holly Jolly Christmas

Burl Ives
Advanced
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Burl Ives’s classic Christmas song from the 1964 TV special. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
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Home

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Advanced
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ joyful folk-rock anthem about love and belonging. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
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Home Sweet Home

Motley Crue
Advanced
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Motley Crue’s power ballad about longing for home and the road. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
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Honey in the Rock

Brooke Ligertwood
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A worship song by Brooke Ligertwood about finding God’s sweetness and provision in difficult places. Beginner difficulty in the key…
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Hound Dog

Elvis Presley
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Elvis Presley’s iconic rock and roll anthem about a disappointing man. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.