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 Dirt Track Cowboys, Hey Mama, and Jikelele.
- 361 A 839
- 362 Em 839
- 363 A 839
- 364 A 839
- 365 C 839
- 366 D 838
- 367 A 838
- 368 A 838
- 369 C 837
- 370 G 837
- 371 G 837
- 372 B 837
- 373 G 837
- 374 G 837
- 375 G 836
- 376 A 836
- 377 G 836
- 378 G 835
- 379 Dm 835
- 380 G 834
- 381 A 834
- 382 D 834
- 383 G 833
- 384 E 833
- 385 G 833
- 386 G 832
- 387 A 832
- 388 G 831
- 389 D 831
- 390 G 830
- 391 D 829
- 392 A 828
- 393 A 828
- 394 E 828
- 395 Am 827
- 396 Am 827
- 397 G 827
- 398 E 827
- 399 D 827
- 400 D 826
- 401 Em 826
- 402 E 826
- 403 A 826
- 404 C 825
- 405 G 825
- 406 G 825
- 407 C 825
- 408 G 824
- 409 G 824
- 410 C 823
- 411 G 823
- 412 Dm 823
- 413 D 822
- 414 E 822
- 415 E 821
- 416 C 821
- 417 Am 820
- 418 G 820
- 419 Em 820
- 420 D 819
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 Dirt Track Cowboys, Hey Mama, and Jikelele. See the full list above, ranked by how often people play them.