Guitar Easy Songs
There are so many Guitar Easy Songs to play and learn to amaze your friends I thought we should investigate the best options. There are plenty of songs with basic rhythm you can learn to play in a few minutes.
The easiest place to start playing guitar easy songs is look for some three chord songs to learn. Basic blues songs only require three chords and these are a good place to start.
Some easy songs you may know are “Wild Thing” by the Trogs and covered by other bands. A great Rocky song. “House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals is another popular easy song as well as “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skinner.
WILD THING by The Troggs
Wild Thing originally by the Troggs and Covered by the Divinyls is a fantastic three chord song you can started with very easily.
The Chords required for this song in the I – IV – V progression. You will need A – D – E Chords for the bulk of the song. The rhythm and chord changes are not rushed at all so you should find this one a great starter.
CHORDS: The Progression – AA – DD – EE – DD Repeat
The fill which comes at the end of the chorus uses: GAGA at the end. The fills are the chords from the song so feel free to solo your life away here if you wish to be a little creative in the key of A is ok.
WILD THING by The Troggs
Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy, wild thing
Wild thing, I think I love you
But I wanna know for sure
Come on and hold me tight
I love you
Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy, wild thing
Wild thing, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
Come on and hold me tight
You move me
Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy, wild thing
Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy, wild thing
Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy, wild thing
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
House of the Rising Sun by the Animals has a few more chords but its pace is relaxed and it strumming on every 2nd beat makes it a great song for beginners.
The Chords required are:
Am – C – D – F – Am – E – Am – E
The strumming is easy and you can count 1 & 2 & 3 & and strum just on the numbers leaving the & to rest. Its a casual easy beat and only down strums on your guitar to play the whole song.
The song uses an Am to give it more a somber sound. This is common in many rock orientated songs to use minor chords. Enjoy and play along.
House of the Rising Sun by The Animals
They call the Rising Sun
And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I’m one
Sewed my Levi jeans
My father was a gamblin’ man, yeah, yeah
Down, way down in New Orleans
Is a suitcase, Lord, and a trunk
And the only time a fool like him is satisfied
Is when he’s all stone cold drunk
Sweet Home Alabama by Lenard Skynaryd
Sweet Home Alabama by Lenard Skynyrd is a classic everyone will know. Its a pretty easy song to play along to. The whole song has three chord which simply repeat all the way through so that makes this an amazing guitar easy songs choice.
The whole song consists of: D – C – G with F – C at the end of the Third Chorus only.
The C is actually a C add 9 chord but if you play the C no one will be the wiser I would suggest. Grab your guitar and get playing along to this great sone.
Turn it up
Carry me home to see my kin
Singin’ songs about the south-land
I miss Alabamy once again and I think it’s a sin, yes
Well I heard ol’ Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don’t need him around anyhow
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord I’m comin’ home to you
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
Sweet home Alabama (oh yeah)
Lord I’m comin’ home to you
Here I come, Alabama
And they’ve been known to pick a song or two (yes they do)
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I’m feelin’ blue
Now how about you?
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord I’m comin’ home to you
Where the skies are so blue
And the governor’s true
Sweet home Alabama (lordy)
Lord I’m comin’ home to you, yeah, yeah
Montgomery’s got the answer
Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival D - G - A.
Bad Moon Rising is another real classic that is very easy to play with just three chords to learn. The whole song comprised of : D – G – A .
A good paced song as a one of the best guitar easy songs. The pace of the song is pretty easy to play along with so take your time so take your time and listen to the rhythm of the song.
Get to grips with the easy changes between the D, G & A chords ad play along. Listen to the rhythm and impress your friends.
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers over flowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise, all right
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
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