In this lesson, we’re going to start with some easy guitar songs.

These songs will start with two or three chords, and then build from there.

So you’ve learned how to play some easy guitar chords (1-3 fingers), now let’s build on that by learning more guitar chords with three and four fingers, and learn how to play easy guitar songs for beginners!

If you haven’t yet learned those chords, start here: https://howtoplayguitars.com/learn-how-to-play-easy-guitar-chords-today/

 

Two Chord Songs (Plus Chord Variations)

Paperback Writer – Beatles

G7 //// | G7 //// | G7 //// | G7 //// |

G7 //// | G7 //// | G7 //// | G7 //// |

C  ////  | C  ////  | G7 //// | G7 //// |

Outro:

G7 //// | G7 //// | G7 //// G7 //// |

I Need to Know – Marc Anthony 

Am //// |E //// | E7 //// | Am //// |

Strumming Pattern DU DU DU DU. note: Accent beats two and four.

Eleanor Rigby –  The Beatles

Intro: C //// | C //// | Em //// | Em ////|

Verse:

Em //// | Em //// Em //// | C //// |

C // Em // | Em //// | Em //// Em //// |

C //// | C // Em // |

Chorus:

Em7 //// | Em6 //// | C //// | Em //// |

Em7 //// | Em6 //// | C //// | Em //// |

Three Chord Songs

Wild Thing-The Troggs

A // D // | E //// | – Intro

A // D // | E // D // | – Verse

D D  UDU          D D  UDU

G A G A | A… 4x

U   D    U   D

A // D // | E // D // |

Creedence Clearwater Revival  – Bad Moon Rising

D //// | A // G // | D //// | D //// | – Intro and Verse

D D  UDU  | D DU    D DU    |   D D UDU  | DUDU UDU |

G //// | G //// | D //// | D //// | A // G // | D //// | – Chorus

D D UDU   |DUDU UDU|  D D UDU   | DUDU UDU| D DU  D DU      | D D UDU    |

Four Chord Songs

Runaround- Blues Traveler

<<< Variation on D chord above

G // Cadd9 | Am // D // | <<< Whole song…

D DU    DU              U | U           U  UDU

Five Chord Songs

Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe

C // G // | D // A // | E //// | E //// |

D D D DU D D D DU|  D D D DU D D D DU| D D D DU U U DUDU| D D D DU U U DUDU|

1 & 2 &a   3 & 4  &a|    1 & 2 &a  3 & a  &a | 1 & 2 & a (3) e (&) a 4e&a| 1 & 2 &a (3) e (&) a 4e&a |

Conclusion

If you can learn these chords and some of these songs using these chords, you’ll be suprised how many more songs you can learn in a short amount of time! Pro level secret: most songs use the same chords in different combinations and with different strumming patterns (many of the strumming patterns repeat themselves also)!