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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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Running Up That Hill

Kate Bush
Advanced
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Kate Bush’s iconic 1985 song about swapping perspectives to overcome relationship struggles. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A. 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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Paranoid Android

Radiohead
Advanced
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Radiohead’s epic, multi-part art-rock anthem exploring modern anxiety and disillusionment. Advanced difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions…
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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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Pearl Jam Black

Pearl Jam
Advanced
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Pearl Jam’s haunting and powerful ballad about lost love and lingering memories. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E. Frequently…
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Penny Lane

The Beatles
Advanced
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The Beatles’ nostalgic portrait of a Liverpool street scene. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B. Frequently Asked Questions What…
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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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Pinball Wizard

The Who
Advanced
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The Who’s iconic rock opera anthem about a deaf, dumb, and blind pinball champion. Intermediate difficulty in the key of…
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Polly

Nirvana
Intermediate
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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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Pompeii

Bastille
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A hit song by Bastille about a city frozen in ash. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked…

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