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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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Sign of the Times

Harry Styles
Advanced
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Harry Styles’ epic ballad about escaping a world in crisis. Beginner difficulty in the key of F. Frequently Asked Questions…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Skinny Love

Bon Iver
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Bon Iver’s haunting indie-folk ballad about a fragile, failing relationship. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions…
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Scar Tissue

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Advanced
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ melancholic rock ballad about pain, healing, and travel. Beginner difficulty in the key of F. Frequently…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Only the Good Die Young

Billy Joel
Advanced
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Billy Joel’s classic rock song about a young man trying to persuade a Catholic girl to go out with him.…
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Ophelia

The Lumineers
Advanced
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A folk-rock anthem by The Lumineers about a captivating but elusive figure. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently…
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Our House

Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Advanced
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A classic folk-rock song about domestic bliss by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.…
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Patience

Guns N' Roses
Advanced
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Guns N’ Roses’ classic power ballad about love and waiting. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions…
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People Are Strange

The Doors
Advanced
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The Doors’ 1967 psychedelic rock classic exploring alienation and perception. Beginner difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked Questions…
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Photograph

Ed Sheeran
Advanced
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Ed Sheeran’s nostalgic ballad about love and memories captured in pictures. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently Asked…
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Polly

Nirvana
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Nirvana’s stark and unsettling acoustic track from the album “Nevermind”. Beginner difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked Questions…

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