Easy Guitar Songs to Learn

If you are just starting out on the guitar, you probably want to start playing songs as soon as possible. After all, the reason you decided to learn the guitar was to be able to play songs.

You'll be glad to know that we have video guitar lessons on many easy guitar songs to learn, no matter whether you are an acoustic or electric guitar lover. You'll want to start out by learning some basic guitar concepts and techniques from our free series of basic guitar lessons. Once you feel comfortable with the techniques you see in these lessons, you can start playing songs right away. At the bottom of each basic lesson page, you'll see a list of easy guitar songs you could already learn. These recommendations are based on the things you learn in our basic lessons, so be sure you follow the lesson play.

For example, just a few days after picking up the guitar, you could be playing these songs:

Wipe Out by The Surfaris

You can actually start learning how to play this easy song right after the first basic lesson. It is simple and fun, and will give you a challenge later on as well, since you'll want to play it faster and faster as you get more proficient at playing the guitar.

Check out our guitar lesson on Wipe Out

Twist and Shout by The Beatles

Once you complete basic lesson 2 and 3, you'll be all set to start learning songs with chords and basic strumming, such as Twist and Shout by The Beatles.

Have a go at our guitar lesson on Twist and Shout

We have loads of other popular, yet easy to learn guitar songs available on our website. All of our video guitar lessons contain on-screen animated tabs and chord charts, which means you'll be able to learn the songs you like quickly and easily. So don't wait, grab your guitar and start practicing!