Difficulty
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 It Is He (Jai Sri Krishna), Love Without End, Amen, and Lay Down Sally.
- 181 G 955
- 182 D 954
- 183 A 953
- 184 Am 953
- 185 A 951
- 186 D 951
- 187 Am 950
- 188 D 949
- 189 G 947
- 190 D 946
- 191 D 945
- 192 Gm 945
- 193 A 945
- 194 G 944
- 195 D 944
- 196 D 942
- 197 G 942
- 198 D 941
- 199 Am 940
- 200 G 940
- 201 E 939
- 202 A 938
- 203 C 935
- 204 G 934
- 205 G 934
- 206 G 933
- 207 D 933
- 208 E 933
- 209 C 933
- 210 A 931
- 211 G 926
- 212 A 926
- 213 G 926
- 214 Em 925
- 215 E 925
- 216 G 925
- 217 D 924
- 218 E 924
- 219 Am 923
- 220 Em 923
- 221 D 923
- 222 G 923
- 223 Em 921
- 224 A 921
- 225 D 920
- 226 Am 920
- 227 G 919
- 228 D 919
- 229 D 918
- 230 A 918
- 231 Dm 918
- 232 B 916
- 233 G 916
- 234 D 916
- 235 D 914
- 236 E 913
- 237 A 913
- 238 D 912
- 239 D 908
- 240 G 907
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 It Is He (Jai Sri Krishna), Love Without End, Amen, and Lay Down Sally — see the full list above, ranked by how often people play them.