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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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Here Comes Your Man

Pixies
Advanced
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Pixies’ infectious alternative pop song with its catchy, surfy guitar line. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently Asked…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Here Without You

3 Doors Down
Advanced
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3 Doors Down’s anthemic rock ballad about missing someone far away. Beginner difficulty in the key of Am. Frequently Asked…
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Hey Joe

Jimi Hendrix
Advanced
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Jimi Hendrix’s bluesy rock classic about a man on the run. Beginner difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked…
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Hold My Hand

Hootie & the Blowfish
Advanced
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Hootie & the Blowfish’s heartfelt 90s rock ballad about deep friendship. Beginner difficulty in the key of B. Frequently Asked…
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How to Save a Life

The Fray
Advanced
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The Fray’s emotionally powerful piano-rock ballad about a failing relationship. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions…
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Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones
Advanced
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The Rolling Stones’ dark, urgent masterpiece about war, violence, and shelter. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C#m. Frequently Asked…
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Cyndi Lauper
Intermediate
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Cyndi Lauper’s iconic 80s pop anthem about female empowerment and fun. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked…
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Glycerine

Bush
Advanced
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Bush’s grunge-era acoustic ballad with its raw emotional vulnerability. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently Asked Questions What…
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Go Your Own Way

Fleetwood Mac
Advanced
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Fleetwood Mac’s driving rock anthem about breaking free from a relationship. Beginner difficulty in the key of F. Frequently Asked…
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God Only Knows

The Beach Boys
Advanced
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The Beach Boys’ achingly beautiful love song, considered one of the greatest ever written. Intermediate difficulty in the key of…

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