30 Easy-to-play Beginner Friendly Songs

If you’re just starting out your guitar journey and seem confused on what kind of songs to begin playing, not to worry, I’ve got you covered by putting together some popular songs that are easy to play using only three, four, five or even two chords for the entire song. In a previous article, I mentioned and explained 8 easy but very important chords that every beginner should learn and know how to play. We would be applying these chords and some other chords into the songs we’re going to be learning, because they are popularly used chords and appear in many popular songs we know; they are C Major, A Major, G Major, E Major, D Major, E Minor, A Minor and D Minor. If you do not know how to play these chords, click here to learn how to. Other chords that will be used in the course of learning these beginner friendly songs are F Major, F major 7^th (Fmaj7) and D dominant 7^th (D7).

The F Major chord is played this way:

Place your index finger (first finger) on the 1st fret of the 2nd string (B string)
Place your middle finger (second finger) on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string (G string)
Place your ring finger (third finger) on the 3rd fret of the 4th string (D string)
Strum only the three strings that your fingers are holding down, the 1st, 5th and 6th strings are muted.

The Fmaj7 is played this way:

Place your index finger (first finger) on the1st fret of the 2nd string (B string)
Place your middle finger (second finger) the 2nd fret of the 3rd string (G string)
Place your ring finger (third finger) on the 3rd fret of the 4th string (D string)
Strum from the 4th string downwards, the 5th and 6th strings are muted

The D7 is played this way:

Place your index finger (first finger) on the 1st fret of the 2nd string (B string)
Place your middle finger (second finger) on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string (G string)
Place your ring finger (third finger) on the 2nd fret of the 1st string (high E string)
Strum from the 4th string downwards, the 5th and 6th strings are muted

Now, let’s dive in!

1. Marry You – Bruno Mars

Chords: D – Em – G

2. Knocking on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan

Chords: G – D – Am – C

3. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynard Skynard

Chords: D – C – G

4. Hello – Adele

Chords: Em – G – D – C

5. Love the Way You Lie – Rihanna

Chords: Em – C – G – D

6. I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash

Chords: A – D – E

7. Poker Face – Lady Gaga

Chords: C – D – Em – G

8. Mother – Pink Floyd

Chords: G – C – D – F

9. Fallin – Alicia Keys

Chords: Am – Dm

10. Want Somebody To Love – Jefferson Airplane​

Chords: G – D – Em – A

11. Back to December – Taylor Swift

Chords: Am – C – Fmaj7 – G

12. Songbird – Oasis 

Chords: G – D – Em

13. Behind These Hazel Eyes – Kelly Clarkson 

Chords: Em – C – G – D

14. Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Chords: G – C – D

15. Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones

Chords: A – C – D – G

16. Sugar – Maroon 5

Chords: C – Am – Dm – Fmaj7

17. Stuck In The Middle With You – Steelers Wheel

Chords: D – G – A – C

18. Bye, Bye, Love – The Everly Brothers

Chords: A – C – D – E

19. Nutshell – Alice in Chains

Chords: C – D – Em – G

20. Love Me Do – The Beatles

Chords: A – D – E

21. A Long December – Counting Crows

Chords: A – D – Em – G

22. One – U2 

Chords: Am – D – Fmaj7 – G

23. In The End – Linkin Park

Chords: C – D – Em – G

24. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift

Chords: C – D – Em – G

25. Feelin’ Alright – Traffic 

Chords: A – D

26. Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver  

Chords: C – D – G

27. Used to Love Her – Guns n’ Roses 

Chords: A – D – G

28. Ho Hey – The Lumineers

Chords: F – C – Am – G

29. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison 

Chords: G – C – D – Em – D7

30. Learning To Fly – Tom Petty

Chords: F – C – Am – G

You can listen to the strumming pattern and rhythm of any of these songs on YouTube to better help you understand the movement of the songs. Also check out my beginner’s series on YouTube and other beginner’s series articles on this blog!

Click this link https://youtu.be/Km8T1dMFd48