Top 162 Easy Songs To Play On Guitar (Yes, You Read That Right)

Looking for easy songs to play on guitar? Here are 162 easy songs to play on guitar that you can learn quickly - includes pop, rock, country, more.

Top 162 Easy Songs To Play On Guitar (Yes, You Read That Right)

One of the great things about guitar is that it's easy to get started playing songs quickly! Here are one hundred and sixty-two easy songs to play on guitar that you can get started with today.

If you're looking for more complete lessons on getting started on guitar, be sure to check out the beginning course on JamPlay or GuitarTricks. Their video courses will get you up and running. And they've got a deep catalog of videos so you can pursue any genre or style that you're interested in.

For the list below, we compiled it based on a number of sources, including articles here, here, and here, as well as our own experience and background in guitar.

All sorts of genres are represented here - folk, pop, rock, country - so be sure to scroll through them to find some inspiration.

(P.S. If you're looking for easy fingerstyle songs in particular, check out this article.)

Hope you enjoy!

Top 162 Easy Songs To Play On Guitar

SONGARTISTTABLESSON
1

(Don't Fear) The Reaper

Blue Öyster CultView Tab🔥 Video Lesson
2(I Can’t Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling StonesView
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3

7 Years

Lukas GrahamView
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4A Horse with No NameAmericaView
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5Ain't No SunshineBill WithersView
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6All Along the WatchtowerJimi HendrixView
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7

All of Me

John LegendView
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8

Amazing Grace

TraditionalView
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9Are You Gonna Be My GirlJetView
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10

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater RevivalView
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11Beat ItMichael JacksonView
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12

Big Yellow Taxi

Joni MitchellView
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13BlackbirdThe BeatlesView
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14

Blood & Roses

The SmithereensView
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15

Blown Away

Carrie UnderwoodView
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16Breezin'George BensonView
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17

Brown Eyed Girl

Van MorrisonView
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18

California

Delta SpiritView
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19Can't Help Falling In LoveElvis PresleyView
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20

Candy

Paolo NutiniView
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21Chasing CarsSnow PatrolView
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22

Cherub Rock

The Smashing PumpkinsView
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23

Chrissie Hynde

Butch WalkerView
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24

Clay

Grace VanderWaalView
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25ClocksColdplayView
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26CocaineEric ClaptonView
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27Come as You AreNirvanaView
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28ComplicatedAvril LavigneView
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29Crazy Little Thing Called LoveQueenView
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30Crazy TrainOzzy OsbourneView
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31CreepRadioheadView
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32Dance The Night AwayThe MavericksView
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33Die YoungKeshaView
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34Dust in the WindKansasView
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35DynamiteTaio CruzView
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36Eleanor RigbyThe BeatlesView
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37Englishman In New YorkStingView
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38EverlongFoo FightersView
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39Every Breath You TakeThe PoliceView
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40Every Rose Has its ThornPoisonView
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41Fast CarTracy ChapmanView
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42FireBruce SpringsteenView
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43Free BirdLynyrd SkynyrdView
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44Free Fallin'Tom PettyView
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45Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green DayView
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46Good Year For the RosesElvis CostelloView
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47

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Black UhuruView
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48Guns Of BrixtonThe ClashView Tab
49HallelujahLeonard CohenView
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50Hand in my pocketAlanis MorissetteView
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51Harder To BreatheMaroon 5View
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52Have You Ever Seen the RainCreedence Clearwater RevivalView
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53

He Didn't Have to Be

Brad PaisleyView
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54Heart Of GoldNeil YoungView
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55HeartbreakerLed ZeppelinView
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56

Helluva Life

Frankie BallardView
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57Here Comes the SunThe BeatlesView
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58Hey JoeJimi HendrixView
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59Hey JudeThe BeatlesView
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60Hey There DelilahPlain White T'sView
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61

Holocene

Bon IverView
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62

Honky Tonk Women

The Rolling StonesView
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63Horse With No Name AmericaView
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64How BizarreOMCView
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65

I Can't Quit You Baby

Willie DixonView
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66I Can’t ExplainThe WhoView
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67

I Fought the Law

The Bobby Fuller FourView
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68

I Need My Girl

The NationalView
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69

I Shall Not Be Moved

TraditionalView
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70I Shot The SheriffBob MarleyView
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71I Walk The LineJohnny CashView
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72I'm YoursJason MrazView
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73ImagineJohn LennonView
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74Iron ManBlack SabbathView
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75

It Hurts Me Too

Elmore JamesView
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76

It's My Life

The AnimalsView
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77

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Hank WilliamsView
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78Johnny B. GoodeChuck BerryView
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79Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob DylanView
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80LaylaEric ClaptonView
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81Lazy SongBruno MarsView
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82Leaving on a jet planeJohn DenverView
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83Let Her GoPassengerView
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84Let It BeThe BeatlesView
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85Love Me DoThe BeatlesView
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86Love YourselfJustin BieberView
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87

Low

CrackerView Tab🔥 Video Lesson
88

Mannish Boy

Muddy WatersView
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89

Matchbox

Carl PerkinsView
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90

Me and Bobby McGee

Kris KristoffersonView
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91Miss YouThe Rolling StonesView
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92MockingbirdJames TaylorView
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93More Than WordsExtremeView
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94Mull of KintyreWingsView
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95My Best Friend’s GirlThe CarsView
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96My GenerationThe WhoView
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97Need You NowLady AntebellumView Tab
98

Not Fade Away

Buddy HollyView
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99Nothing Else MattersMetallicaView
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100OthersideRed Hot Chili PeppersView
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101Over the Hills and Far AwayLed ZeppelinView
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102PatienceGuns N' RosesView
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103PerfectEd SheeranView
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104PhotographEd SheeranView
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105Pretty WomanRoy OrbisonView
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106Proud MaryCCRView
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107

Pumped Up Kicks

Foster The PeopleView
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108RadioactiveImagine DragonsView
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109Redemption SongBob MarleyView
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110Ring of FireJohnny CashView
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111Rock Me BabyB. B. KingView
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112Runawa TrainSoul AsylumView
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113Seven Nation ArmyThe White StripesView
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114She Talks to AngelsThe Black CrowesView
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115

Shout

The Isley BrothersView
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116Silent LucidityQueensrÿcheView Tab
117

Skinny Love

Bon IverView
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118Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvanaView
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119Smoke On The WaterDeep PurpleView
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120

Something to Talk About

Bonnie RaittView
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121Stairway to HeavenLed ZeppelinView
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122Stand By MeBen E. KingView
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123Stay With MeSam SmithView
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124

Stoplight Kisses

The Cactus BlossomsView
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125Stuck In The Middle With YouSteelersView
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126Sultans of SwingDire StraitsView
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127Summer Of 69Bryan AdamsView
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128Sunday Bloody SundayU2View
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129Sunshine of Your LoveCreamView
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130Sweet CarolineNeil DiamondView
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131Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' RosesView
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132Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd SkynyrdView
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133T.N.TAC/DCView Tab
134Take Me Home, Country RoadsJohn DenverView
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135Taking Care of BusinessBTOView
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136Teach Your ChildrenCSNYView
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137That's Alright MamaElvis PresleyView
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138The House of the Rising SunThe AnimalsView
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139The JokerSteve Miller BandView
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140

The Middle

Jimmy Eat WorldView
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141The One I LoveREMView
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142

Things That I Used to Do

Guitar SlimView
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143Thinking Out LoudEd SheeranView
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144Three Little BirdsBob MarleyView
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145Times Like TheseFoo FightersView
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146

Tush

ZZ TopView Tab🔥 Video Lesson
147Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili PeppersView
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148Viva La VidaColdplayView
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149

Waiting in Vain

Bob MarleyView
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150Walk Of LifeDire StraitsView
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151Walk This WayAerosmithView
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152Wanted Dead or AliveBon JoviView
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153What I GotSublimeView
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154What’s Up4 Non BlondesView
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155Whole Lotta LoveLed ZeppelinView
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156Wild ThingThe TroggsView
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157With or Without YouU2View
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158Wonderful TonightEric ClaptonView
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159Wonderful WorldSam CookView
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160WonderwallOasisView
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161YellowColdplayView
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162ZombieThe CranberriesView
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