Learn Guitar Songs

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First of all, if you’re serious, get a good instrument. Don’t pick up a $50 guitar from Walmart. Invest in a name brand beginner’s guitar at the very least. I purchased an Oscar Schmidt acoustic guitar from a friend for $90. A price like that certainly didn’t break the bank, but it’s a great guitar, especially for someone like me whose expertise is on the keyboard, not the guitar.

Secondly, get some help learning guitar. If you’re musically inclined, you might get by with a DVD or instructional book teaching you how to play. Alternatively, you may have a friend who can assist you a bit. However, most of us would learn guitar faster with a teacher. Find a teacher who is not only a skilled guitarist but also a good instructor. Additionally, make sure they play the type of guitar music you want to learn. For example, if you want to play rock music, don’t get a classical guitarist as your teacher!

Thirdly, learn guitar by playing songs that you love. It’s more enjoyable to practice when you’re playing your favorite tunes. The great thing about modern guitar music is that no matter how much of a beginner you are, you can find great songs to learn. If you’re brand new, you may even want to try some of the older “three-chord” rock songs, like those by Elvis.

Guitar tabs are a simple solution for you if you have no idea how to read sheet music but are often bothered by the desire to be a guitarist. Guitar tabs are easy to understand and allow you to start playing songs right away, even if you’re not familiar with them. Once you’ve purchased your first guitar, it’s time to start searching for easy guitar tab versions of some songs to find out what it feels like to be a guitar player.

Which songs you want tabs for depends on how you envision yourself as a musician. Do you want to play your favorite songs mainly for your own enjoyment, or do you want to aim your repertoire at a potential audience? Let’s consider your audience for a moment. The most popular songs in the world are often from years gone by. If you gather a group of people aged between 10 and 50 and play songs for them, there will be some universal favorites, and many of them will be older songs. If you want to please a specific audience, your ultimate goal would be to have around 100 popular songs ranging from the 1940s to the present, but you could narrow it down to include songs going back to the 1960s.

So, what are the easiest songs to learn from tabs? What can a novice guitarist learn quickly without too much difficulty? Well, I did some online research on that question, and I found that “Horse With No Name” consists of just two chords, and they’re very easy ones at that! You could be playing that song convincingly today! “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” uses the chords G, D, C, and Am – all easy chords. Building on the chords you’ve learned from these songs, you can move on to “House Of The Rising Sun,” which uses Am, C, D, F, E, and E7. Once you’ve learned that, it’s only natural to move on to another fantastic song, “California Dreamin’,” which has the same chords. If you don’t like the idea of starting your guitar playing journey with these songs, do an online search in the country music and blues genres. Having a working knowledge of the twelve-bar blues is particularly valuable for a beginner guitarist.

Now, here’s a brief list of tunes that are both easy to play and have proven to be popular with audiences of all ages. You can find tab versions of these songs by typing the titles into a search engine:

• “Angie” by The Rolling Stones
• “Blowin’ In The Wind” by Bob Dylan
• “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison
• “A Day In The Life,” “Here, There And Everywhere,” and “Hey Jude” by The Beatles
• “I Walk The Line” by Johnny Cash
• “Tears In Heaven” by Eric Clapton
• “Gloria” by Van Morrison
• “Hotel California” by The Eagles
• “Behind Blue Eyes” by The Who
• “Scarborough Fair” by various performers
• “White Room” by Cream

Once you have some guitar tunes under your belt, you can explore more popular favorites that don’t fit into the “Simple Guitar Tabs” category. Wilson Pickett’s “Dock Of The Bay” and “American Pie” by Don Mclean come to mind. But don’t let the tastes of the masses be your only guide. For example, if you decide you want to perform a folk guitar arrangement of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” you can use tabs for the original electric guitar version as a basis for your new rendition. With a wealth of easy guitar tabs at your disposal, the only limits to your musical achievements are your creativity and your audience’s supply of tomatoes.

Manuel Marino

Manuel Marino is a seasoned Senior Producer, Music Composer, and Artist with over a decade of experience. He specializes in branded entertainment across various mediums, including video games, films, and advertising campaigns. With 20+ years as a game music composer, Manuel has worked on numerous platforms, creating diverse orchestral soundtracks. HIRE ME

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