Alternative Guitar Songs

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

Alternative Guitar Songs – Chord Charts & Tabs

Explore our collection of 87 alternative songs with complete chord charts, tabs, and diagrams for guitar, ukulele, piano, and more. Each song includes chord diagrams, strum patterns, and playing tips to help you learn quickly.

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Down in a Hole

Alice in Chains
Advanced
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A haunting grunge ballad by Alice in Chains about isolation and despair. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.
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Buddy Holly

Weezer
Advanced
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Weezer’s 1994 alternative rock hit about nostalgic teenage romance and pop culture. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
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Boys Don’t Cry

The Cure
Advanced
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The Cure’s iconic post-punk anthem about suppressed emotion and regret. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
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Big Empty

Stone Temple Pilots
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A grunge-era classic by Stone Temple Pilots about isolation and disconnection. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
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Jane Says

Jane's Addiction
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Jane’s Addiction’s raw and confessional portrait of a friend’s struggles. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Practice tip: The…
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In Bloom

Nirvana
Advanced
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Nirvana’s grunge anthem about a fan who doesn’t understand the music. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B. Practice tip:…
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Flagpole Sitta

Harvey Danger
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Harvey Danger’s 1997 alternative rock anthem about paranoia and social observation. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. [G]Say you…
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Drive

Incubus
Advanced
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A reflective alternative rock song by Incubus about taking control of your own path. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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Disarm

Smashing Pumpkins
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A haunting acoustic ballad by The Smashing Pumpkins. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
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Bittersweet Symphony

The Verve
Advanced
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The Verve’s iconic 1997 anthem about life’s contradictions. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.