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Folk Guitar Songs

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

Folk Guitar Songs – Chord Charts & Tabs

Explore our collection of 299 folk 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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Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Earl Scruggs’ banjo masterpiece. The song that defined the three-finger banjo picking style.
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Soldier’s Joy

Traditional
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
One of the oldest and most-played fiddle tunes. Essential for mandolin, banjo, and fiddle players.
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Boil Them Cabbage Down

Traditional
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
The simplest banjo/mandolin tune — just two chords. Perfect first song for banjo beginners.
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Coconut

Harry Nilsson
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
A novelty #1 hit built entirely on one chord. Harry Nilsson proved that rhythm and melody are all you need.
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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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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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Amazing Grace

Traditional
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
The most recognized hymn in the English language, and often the first worship song guitarists learn. Three chords, a waltz-time…
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Redemption Song

Bob Marley
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Bob Marley’s acoustic masterpiece strips away the reggae band to reveal one of the most powerful songs ever written. Five…
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Dust in the Wind

Kansas
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Kansas’s philosophical classic features one of the most famous fingerpicking patterns in rock history. The alternating thumb-finger technique creates a…
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Fast Car

Tracy Chapman
Intermediate
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Tracy Chapman’s storytelling masterpiece pairs a hypnotic guitar riff with lyrics that paint vivid pictures. Four chords and a driving…

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