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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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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. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…
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Don’t Fear the Reaper

Blue Oyster Cult
Advanced
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Blue Oyster Cult’s classic rock anthem about love transcending death. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked Questions…
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Don’t Speak

No Doubt
Advanced
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No Doubt’s iconic 1990s breakup anthem about the pain of a relationship ending in silence. Intermediate difficulty in the key…
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Closing Time

Semisonic
Intermediate
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Semisonic’s iconic 1998 anthem about endings and new beginnings. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions What…
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Colder Weather

Zac Brown Band
Advanced
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Zac Brown Band’s poignant ballad about a traveling musician longing for a distant love. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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Come and Get Your Love

Redbone
Advanced
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Redbone’s classic funk-rock anthem about embracing love and joy. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently Asked Questions What…
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Complicated

Avril Lavigne
Advanced
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Avril Lavigne’s hit song about the frustration with someone’s fake behavior. Beginner difficulty in the key of F. Frequently Asked…
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Cortez the Killer

Neil Young
Advanced
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Neil Young’s epic, sprawling tale of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E. Frequently…
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Crash Into Me

Dave Matthews Band
Advanced
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A sultry and intimate acoustic rock song by Dave Matthews Band. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked…
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Cats in the Cradle

Harry Chapin
Advanced
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Harry Chapin’s poignant folk-rock ballad about a father and son’s relationship over the years. Beginner difficulty in the key of…

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