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Rock Guitar Songs

Rock is where most guitarists cut their teeth — open chords, driving downstrokes and riffs you already half-know. Browse our hand-tagged collection of rock guitar songs, each rated by difficulty with chord diagrams and step-by-step guides, from one-chord grooves to stadium anthems. See our guide to the easiest rock songs on guitar →

Rock Guitar Songs – Chord Charts & Tabs

Explore our collection of 628 rock 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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Waterloo Sunset

The Kinks
Advanced
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The Kinks’ classic 1967 song about finding peace in the city’s twilight. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently…
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Gordon Lightfoot
Advanced
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Gordon Lightfoot’s epic folk ballad about the 1975 sinking of a Great Lakes freighter. Intermediate difficulty in the key of…
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Times Like These

Foo Fighters
Advanced
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A resilient rock anthem by Foo Fighters about perseverance and change. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently Asked…
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Tonight Tonight

Smashing Pumpkins
Advanced
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“Tonight Tonight” by The Smashing Pumpkins is an epic orchestral rock anthem about seizing the moment and believing in possibility.…
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Touch of Grey

Grateful Dead
Advanced
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The Grateful Dead’s optimistic 1987 anthem about resilience and aging. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions…
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Tuesdays Gone

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Intermediate
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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic Southern rock ballad about loss and moving on. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked…
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Turn Turn Turn

The Byrds
Intermediate
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The Byrds’ folk-rock adaptation of Pete Seeger’s biblical passage about the seasons of life. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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Uptown Girl

Billy Joel
Advanced
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Billy Joel’s classic pop song about a working-class man’s infatuation with a sophisticated woman from the other side of town.…
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Sweet Virginia

The Rolling Stones
Intermediate
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The Rolling Stones’ laid-back country-rock ode to getting by. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked Questions What…
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Take It on the Run

REO Speedwagon
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
REO Speedwagon’s classic rock hit about hearing rumors and confronting a lover. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently…

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