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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 Dama Negra, Barely Legal, and Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour.

  1. 661 Dama Negra Mägo De Oz Amaj 755
  2. 662 Barely Legal The Strokes G 755
  3. 663 Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour Hymnal G 754
  4. 664 1 1 Beyoncé E 754
  5. 665 Seminole Wind John Anderson Em 754
  6. 666 Modo de Usar (Só Capim-Canela) Besteirol D 754
  7. 667 Death Defying Hoodoo Gurus D 754
  8. 668 Black Diamond Kiss Am 754
  9. 669 Pyramid Wolfmother G 754
  10. 670 Go Rest High On That Mountain Vince Gill D 754
  11. 671 500º Cassiane Em 753
  12. 672 No One Else Like You Adam Levine G 753
  13. 673 Pushpin Godstar G 753
  14. 674 Traga O Passarinho Adelino Nascimento A 753
  15. 675 Carente De Amor Adelino Nascimento A 753
  16. 676 Keen Mountain Prison Blue Highway G 753
  17. 677 Soilder Of Love Intro Bbc The Beatles D 753
  18. 678 Llamada De Emergencia Daddy Yankee C 753
  19. 679 Short Skirt Long Jacket Cake D 753
  20. 680 Driver Phish G 753
  21. 681 City On A Hill Third Day G 752
  22. 682 Smile Vitas Em 752
  23. 683 You Don't Know About Lonely Vern Gosdin D# 752
  24. 684 Flaws And All Beyonce Knowles Am 752
  25. 685 Black Magic Woman Fleetwood Mac Dm 752
  26. 686 Darna Kamikaze G 751
  27. 687 Champion Of The World Coldplay C 751
  28. 688 Devil In My Veins Yelawolf C 751
  29. 689 Jesus Loves Me Jeremy Camp A 751
  30. 690 Clyde Waylon Jennings D 750
  31. 691 Angel From Montgomery Bonnie Raitt E 750
  32. 692 Lily Woods D 750
  33. 693 Start Over Beyonce Knowles Em 750
  34. 694 Volvere Interpuesto Em 750
  35. 695 Bring Them Back Home Big John Wilson G 749
  36. 696 El Loco Felipe Garibo G 749
  37. 697 Bored Billie Eilish G 749
  38. 698 In The Basement Etta James C 749
  39. 699 Loving Arms Etta James A 749
  40. 700 Pelo Menos Uma Palavra Bartô Galeno A 748
  41. 701 Better AC/DC C 748
  42. 702 When I Die Just Let Me Go To Texas Ed Bruce A 748
  43. 703 Nobody's Sad On A Saturday Night Uncle Kracker G 747
  44. 704 Mulher Do Meu Amigo Wagner Simão G 747
  45. 705 Loser Beck E 747
  46. 706 Get Ready Cheap Trick E 747
  47. 707 I'll be there (if you ever want me) J.J. Cale G 747
  48. 708 2129 Alabama 3 A# 747

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 Dama Negra, Barely Legal, and Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour — see the full list above, ranked by how often people play them.

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