Saturday, March 12, 2011

5 Easy Guitar Songs You Can Play Acoustically

By Emma Madison


Once you have the ability to play the acoustic guitar, it is pretty fun for the guitarist but also really enjoyable for your audience. Some don't understand that many of their favorite songs are only using a few chords, but that doesn't mean they are less enjoyable. Actually, many famous songs are simple and can easily be mastered when looked at from their chord structure. To make the point, here are a handful of easy guitar songs that you can learn simply.

1. For What It's Worth This song comes from Buffalo Springfield, and was originally played in '67. Most of this song uses E and A chords, but then chords C and D are played during the chorus. This song is not very complicated to play, and there are all sorts of instructions all over the internet telling you how to play it.

2. Knockin' on Heaven's Door It might be unbelievable at first blush, however this Bob Dylan (no, not Guns 'n Roses!) song is truly painless to play. There are good YouTube's on how to play this song, and when to play the chords as well as covering how long you should hold each note.

3. Redemption Making it on this list of easy guitar songs that you can learn is Bob Marley's well-known hit, Redemption. You might notice up front that it uses more chords, but they are all basic chords you should learn to play. The song uses the following chords: Am, Em, C, G and D. Though there are other parts to the song, it is good to stretch skills and broaden the abilities for novices and is a good song to play.

4. Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd made the song, "Wish You Were Here" famous back in their time. There are, again, a number of chords used in this piece, but because they are spread out just a little, you have plenty time to get your fingers in position. Wish You Were Here uses the following chords: A, Am, D, G, Em and C. This like the others is a very traditional (modern) song, easy to try out and with striking results if you want to show your loved ones and friends that you're studying guitar.

5. Time of Your Life The 5th of the easy guitar songs which you can play acoustically is called Time of Your Life, made notorious by the famous alternative band Green Day. This song is pretty repetitive, you'll find. Due to that, it's easy to play (you even play a note 9 times over at one point). It may sound basic, but it's a piece of art. This track will play G, D, C and Em chords.




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