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 Alone, Christmas Time's A-comin', and Please Mr Kennedy.
- 481 A 798
- 482 A 797
- 483 A 797
- 484 E 796
- 485 C 796
- 486 A 796
- 487 Em 796
- 488 Em 796
- 489 G# 795
- 490 A 795
- 491 D 794
- 492 D 794
- 493 D 794
- 494 G 794
- 495 A 794
- 496 Dm 793
- 497 E 792
- 498 G 792
- 499 Dm 791
- 500 A 791
- 501 E 791
- 502 A 791
- 503 E 791
- 504 A 791
- 505 G 791
- 506 C 790
- 507 D 790
- 508 A 790
- 509 D 789
- 510 G 788
- 511 G 788
- 512 G 787
- 513 Am 787
- 514 A 787
- 515 Em 787
- 516 D 786
- 517 D 785
- 518 Am 785
- 519 E 784
- 520 G 784
- 521 D 784
- 522 G 783
- 523 D 783
- 524 Em 783
- 525 D 783
- 526 Em 783
- 527 G 782
- 528 Am 782
- 529 A 782
- 530 G 782
- 531 C 782
- 532 E 782
- 533 Dm 782
- 534 Am 781
- 535 Dm 781
- 536 G 781
- 537 G 781
- 538 A 780
- 539 Dm 780
- 540 G 779
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 Alone, Christmas Time's A-comin', and Please Mr Kennedy. See the full list above, ranked by how often people play them.