This is a list songs that are simple to play for the beginner guitar player. These songs will help you get the hang of fretting chords and strumming. Getting the basics down. Try playing these songs over and over and over to really get the hang of it, and remember that it not just about playing, its about playing correctly. Don’t worry about the technical part for now and just play the chords, once you’ve mastered these songs, you will learn to improvise and improve on your own. You can find more details on the song and chords on the net, this is basically just a list of songs you might want to try starting out. So here you go.
Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance) by Green Day This classic is a simple and fun song to play with basic chord progression which can help you transition from one chord to another. Once you’ve got the hang of the chords, practice singing while playing. Through the whole song, only four basic chords are used. The song can be broken down to these parts;
Intro – G, C, D
Verse – G, C, D, G, C, D, Em, D, C, G,
Chorus – Em, G, Em, G, Em , D, G
Interlude – G, G, C, D
Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s Let’s be honest, one of the reasons we picked up the guitar is to play songs just like this one. Lets start simple, rhythm guitar. If you haven’t got the basics of string plucking down, don’t worry about it. Just practice playing the rhythm chords, get used to it, then advance from there. This is a fairly slow song but the strumming motion may get confusing. Here’s a tip, strum the chord once, sing the words, and when you get to the next chord transition, strum the new chord once. When you’ve got the chords and feel of the song down, fill in those blanks. Here are the chords for this song;
Intro – C, Em, C, Em
Verse – C, Em, C, Em, Am, F, G, Am, G
Chorus – C, Am, C, Am,
Bridge – F, G, C, Am (F, G, Am, G)
When You Say Nothing At All by Ronan Keating Another simple song you can sing to impress the ladies. This is a very nice song to sing when you’re in the mood. A beautiful song with a simple plucking pattern in the original. There a only four chord in the whole song and the progression doesn’t change that much throughout. Get the chords down, then practice plucking the strings, trust me, people will be impressed. Here are the chords;
Intro – G, D, C, D
Verse – G, D, C, D, G, D, C, D ( C, D, G, D, C, D)
Chorus – G, D, C, D, G, D, C, D
Run by Collective Soul One of my all time favorites, and really just a simple chord progression of four chords. No plucking, no hard stuff, you need to practice the strumming motion and get the timing and chord transitions right. Now for this song, you can practice using ‘power’ or ‘bar’ chords, which is always a good tool to have in your guitar playing arsenal. Here you go;
Intro – B
Verses – B, G#, E, B, F#
Chorus – E, B, F#
The Scientist by Coldplay A song that many would like to play and its really easy. It has some chords you may not be familiar with but it is really easy once you get a hang of it. Mastering this song can give you some extra steps forward as there are some blends of chords, and movement, and positioning that can be really helpful to advance. Now for this song, i will provide a chord tab to help you along with the unfamiliar chords. The first number represents the 6th string, and the number itself represents the fret. Here are the chords for the song;
Dm7 (x57565)
Bb (688766)
F (x,8,10,10,10,x)
Fsus2 (x,8,10,10,8,x)
C (x35553)
C7 (x35353)
Intro – Dm7 , Bb, F, Fsus2
Verse – Dm7 , Bb, F, Fsus2
Chorus – Bb, F, Fsus2, C, C7, F
Link – F,Bb, F , F ( Dm7, Bb, F, F)
Outro – Dm7, Bb, F
Now that you’ve learned five solid songs to play, go ahead and show them off to your friends, parents, cats, whoever. Have fun and remember to reach the top, you have got to start from the bottom. Which means, practice practice and more practice. Hope this guide has help you if even just a little, now go and shred that fret board up!
