Last Updated on April 24, 2020 by Klaus Crow

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If you are a beginner guitar player or you just need some inspiration for easy guitar songs you’ve come to the right place.

I’ve put together a list of 30 easy guitar songs that are great to strum along with and a lot of fun to play.

Make sure you practice the chords and switching between chords for each song thoroughly. It will benefit your playing.

I’ve put a Youtube link on each song title and two chord links next to it. The “Chords” link will take you to the chords and lyrics for the song and the “More Chords” link will show you the official transcribed chords if you want to learn more songs of the artist concerned.

Some of the songs in the list below are played with a Capo.

The capo is commonly used to raise the pitch and change the key of a song while still using the same open chord fingerings, but a capo makes it also possible to play a different set of chords for a song which makes the song easier to play while still remaining in the original key of the song. This is a common thing in guitar playing and guitar players do it all the time, not just beginners.

Professional singer songwriters use the capo frequently so they can sing in a particular key but still use the beautiful sounds and possibilities of open chord fingerings.

Life is too short not to use a capo.

That being said you still want to improve your guitar playing once you can play these songs because the more you improve, the better it gets! The world of guitar playing is full of infinite discoveries that will make your life more awesome each time you get to the next level.

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Enjoy the songs!

1 – Knockin’ on heavens door – Bob Dylan Chords – More Chords

2 – Love me do – The Beatles Chords – More Chords

3 – Horse with no name – America Chords

4 – Proud mary – CCR Chords – More Chords

5 – Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond Chords – More Chords

6 – Wonderful world – Sam Cook Chords

7 – Stuck in the middle with you – Steelers Wheel Chords

8 – Fire – Bruce Springsteen Chords – More Chords

9 – Hand in my pocket – Alanis Morissette Chords – More Chords

10 – Teach your children – CSNY Chords – More Chords

11 – Runaway train – Soul Asylum Chords – More Chords

12 – Need you now – Lay Antebellum Chords – More Chords

13 – The one I love – REM Chords – More Chords

14 – Wonderful tonight – Eric Clapton Chords – More Chords

15 – Leaving on a jet plane – John Denver Chords – More Chords

16 – Stay with me – Sam Smith Chords

17 – Mull of kintyre – Wings Chords – More Chords

18 – What’s up – For non Blondes Chords – More Chords

19 – With or without you – U2 Chords – More Chords

20 – Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles Chords – More Chords

21 – Redemption song – Bob Marley Chords – More Chords

22 – Brown eyed girl – Van Morrison Chords

23 – Have you ever seen the rain – CCR Chords – More Chords

24 – Three little birds – Bob Marley Chords – More Chords

25 – Lazy song – Bruno Mars Chords – More Chords

26 – Zombie – The Cranberries Chords – More Chords

27 – Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol Chords – More Chords

28 – Clocks – Coldplay Chords – More Chords

29 – Good year for the roses – Elvis Costello Chords – More Chords

30 – Otherside – Red hot chilli peppers Chords – More Chords

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