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Beginner Guitar Songs

Beginner guitar songs use open chords and simple, repeating rhythms — the fastest path from your first chord to a real song. Browse beginner-friendly songs with chord diagrams, strum patterns and step-by-step guides. See our guide to easy acoustic guitar songs for beginners →

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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Bad Bad Leroy Brown

Jim Croce
Advanced
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Jim Croce’s classic story-song about the toughest man in Chicago. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions…
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Ftap to play
Gtap to play
Etap to play

Bad Romance

Lady Gaga
Advanced
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Lady Gaga’s iconic pop anthem about a tumultuous and obsessive love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Gtap to play
Amtap to play
Ftap to play

True Colors

Cyndi Lauper
Advanced
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Cyndi Lauper’s uplifting anthem about seeing someone’s inner beauty. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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To Love Somebody

Bee Gees
Advanced
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The Bee Gees’ soulful ballad about unrequited love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…
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Torn

Natalie Imbruglia
Advanced
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Natalie Imbruglia’s hit song about disillusionment and emotional wreckage. Beginner difficulty in the key of F. Frequently Asked Questions What…
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Amtap to play

The Dance

Garth Brooks
Advanced
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Garth Brooks’s poignant ballad about love, loss, and the beauty of fleeting moments. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Bmtap to play

The First Noel

Traditional
Advanced
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A traditional English Christmas carol telling the story of the Nativity. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently Asked…
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Dtap to play

The Joker

Steve Miller Band
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Steve Miller Band’s classic rock anthem about a smooth-talking character with many nicknames. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Dmtap to play
Ftap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play

The Man Who Sold the World

David Bowie
Advanced
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David Bowie’s classic song about an encounter with a doppelgänger from a past life. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Gtap to play
Atap to play

The Middle

Jimmy Eat World
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
A classic pop-punk anthem of reassurance by Jimmy Eat World. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently Asked Questions…

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