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Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners

Popular guitar songs built from a few beginner-friendly open chords.

These 708 songs are the easiest on ChordLines: each is built from just a few beginner-friendly open chords, with no barre chords to trip you up. They're the perfect starting point if you've just picked up the guitar. Try Ibis, Boom Tarat Tarat, and Trouble.

  1. 541 Ibis Powderfinger C 779
  2. 542 Boom Tarat Tarat Willie Revillame G 779
  3. 543 Trouble Avicii Em 779
  4. 544 You're Not Alone Basshunter G 778
  5. 545 So how come (no one loves me) The Beatles G 778
  6. 546 Come Back Home Lauv Bb 778
  7. 547 Fortress Around Your Heart Sting Dm 778
  8. 548 Lonely Holiday Old 97's D 778
  9. 549 Gold Eden Em 778
  10. 550 Madness In Me Skillet C 778
  11. 551 It`s not right but it`s ok Whitney Houston Dm 777
  12. 552 I'm A Believer (acoustic) Neil Diamond D 777
  13. 553 Take the Stairs Angels & Airwaves D 777
  14. 554 You're Beautiful Shane & Shane G 776
  15. 555 Alone Tool D 776
  16. 556 The Bear Song Uncle Smokey D 776
  17. 557 Flood Tool D 776
  18. 558 Two Doors Down Dolly Parton A 776
  19. 559 Psycho Girl Busted A 776
  20. 560 Weekend In Paradise Jamie Webster D 776
  21. 561 Moving On The Street Perry Keyes and the Stolen Holdens G 776
  22. 562 Partition Beyoncé Em 776
  23. 563 Black Eyes Radical Face Em 776
  24. 564 My thanksgiving Don Henley D 775
  25. 565 Jag älskar Dig Basshunter D 775
  26. 566 Fee Ra Huri Omnia Em 775
  27. 567 Campfire Song Song SpongeBob G 775
  28. 568 The Death Of Queen Jane Oscar Isaac G 775
  29. 569 His Latest Flame Elvis Presley G 774
  30. 570 Diarabi Kaaris Em 774
  31. 571 Well Work Till Jesus Comes Hymnal D 774
  32. 572 The Road Aaron Lewis D 774
  33. 573 If You Aint Got Love Dolly Parton D 774
  34. 574 I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor Arctic Monkeys A 774
  35. 575 What A Friend We Have In Jesus Hymn G 774
  36. 576 O Sino Da Igrejinha Umbanda Am 773
  37. 577 Bye Bye Pride Go-Betweens D 773
  38. 578 Young Blood Bad Company A 773
  39. 579 Louisiana Blues Muddy Waters A 772
  40. 580 Jane Maryam Mohammad Nouri Am 772
  41. 581 Government Centre Custard A 772
  42. 582 A Prayer Like Any Other Kevin Welch D 772
  43. 583 The Other Side Of Town John Prine D 772
  44. 584 Six White Horses Johnny Cash D 772
  45. 585 Toes Glass Animals Am 771
  46. 586 Rusty It's Goodbye Slim Dusty G 771
  47. 587 Where I'd Gone Alekas Attic E 771
  48. 588 Partition Beyonce Knowles Em 771
  49. 589 Lady in black Uriah Heep Am 771
  50. 590 Best Thing I Never Had Beyonce Knowles D 770
  51. 591 Yet Another Movie Pink Floyd Dm 770
  52. 592 Map Of Tasmania Amanda Palmer G 769
  53. 593 Wild Night Van Morrison Em 769
  54. 594 Mazúrquica Anárquica Lira Libertaria Am 769
  55. 595 Seven Sticks Of Dynamite V2 Awolnation E 769
  56. 596 Nj Legion Iced Tea A Day to Remember C 769
  57. 597 Köppäbävisan Bengt Pegefelt A 768
  58. 598 Não Me Envergonho Águias Dm 768
  59. 599 A-Soalin' Peter Paul and Mary Am 768
  60. 600 goodbye for now P.O.D. E 768

Frequently asked questions

What makes a guitar song easy?

We rank a song as easy when it uses only a handful of simple open chords (like C, G, D and Em) and no barre chords.

What are good easy songs to learn?

Popular picks include Ibis, Boom Tarat Tarat, and Trouble. See the full list above, ranked by how often people play them.

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