Good Songs to Learn on Guitar

Find some good songs to learn on guitar, figure out how to play them and you'll always have an ace up your sleeve if there's an acoustic guitar lying around at a party. When the next opportunity arises, you can become a 15 minute hero because it's easy to add some real 'crowd pleasers' to your repertoire, even if you only know 3 chords.

There are so many 3 chord guitar songs to choose from so it doesn't really matter too much if you're a beginner guitar player. Just remember that the more famous the song, the more likely people will sing along which means it's of less importance how good you are! If you like the thought of getting a party going and having a group of people in the palm of your hand, let's look at some songs.

How to find good songs to learn on guitar?

You'd be surprised how many beginner guitar songs could be classed the most recognized, if not the greatest guitar songs of all time. If you're a beginner, start looking for tracks right away by making a note of the chords you can play and simply searching online. However, if you know E major, A major and D major, why not try this:

Wild Thing - The Troggs

Chords : This song has 3 basic chords (E major, A major and D major) which are normally the first 3 chords that you would learn in a guitar course. So, you should be able to play this very soon after starting to learn.

Strumming: The strumming is basic and you can manage to play the full song using only downward strokes. Not only that, there's quite a nice space in between some of the chords so you can get your fingers in the right place, just in time.
Even if this song wouldn't be your first choice of style, it's worth knowing it because it's so simple and one of those good songs to play for people when in the party mood.
If you want something a little more challenging (but not too much) then try:

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day

Chords: Very simple acoustic rock guitar chords (G, C, E minor & D) nicely blend to make this a classic that seems to be gaining popularity with age.

Strumming: The chord changes are faster and the song is at a higher tempo, but it's very easy to listen to the original song for guidance as to the guitar parts and timing because it's a very acoustic track. Weirdly, the song gets easier as it progresses because the strumming gets less intricate as they become fuller downstrokes and upstrokes. Once you get into the rhythm, it all sounds pretty cool though, so don't worry about being a perfectionist from day one.

These are 2 popular and easy acoustic guitar songs that you can play today and they are fantastic examples of a beginner and a beginner/intermediate skill level.