I wanted to put my Top 35 Best Easy Acoustic Songs Tabs all in one place for you guys.
But rather than just listing the songs out and leaving it up to you to find out how to play them, I also decided to link to my favorite chord and tab sources for each song. This way you not only know the best easy acoustic songs, but the best places to learn them and get their full tabs as well.
And I even took things one step further just because I wanted to make the ultimate resource for you guys. That’s why wherever possible, I also included my favorite video lesson on YouTube of each song. This way you get an experienced teacher teaching the song to you, one-on-one, for free!
One final note before we get started: don’t forget to tune your guitar! These songs won’t sound right if your guitar is out of tune… If you need a great tuner, here’s my favorite clip-on guitar tuner (on Amazon).
Also: you will need a capo to play some of these songs. If you don’t have a capo (or want to upgrade to a better one) here’s my favorite capo (on Amazon).
How to Listen to These Songs for FREE
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Do You Need an Acoustic Guitar to Play These 35 Easy Song Tabs?
Before we get started, I want to answer a common question about the following songs. Can you learn these songs if you have an electric or classical guitar, instead of an acoustic? The answer is yes. While the songs themselves feature an acoustic guitar, you can play the tabs and chords for each song on an electric or classical guitar.
However, if you want to sound most like the original song, it’s probably best to play the song on an acoustic guitar. If you’re new to the guitar, or are an electric guitarist looking to transition to acoustic, then I recommend checking out my 10 favorite acoustic guitars for beginners on a budget.
Or if you want a resource-packed acoustic guitar buyer’s guide, where I walk you through every step of the process, from deciding what kind of wood you want, what the best guitar strings are, and how to maintain your guitar for years to come, you might want to grab my ultimate acoustic buyer’s guide (now available on Amazon).
But now that we’ve got the guitar details figured out, let’s jump into these 35 Easy Song Tabs on Acoustic Guitar.
- Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Free Fallin – Tom Petty – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- More than Words – Extreme – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Everlong – Foo Fighters – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Big Me – Foo Fighters – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Hey There Delilah – Plane White T’s – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Every Rose has It’s Thorn – Poison – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Waiting In Vain – Bob Marley – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Paperback Writer – The Beatles – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Yellow Submarine – The Beatles – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- If You Want to Sing Out – Cat Stevens – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- No Rain – Blind Melon – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- That’s the Way the World Goes Round – John Prine – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Ripple – The Grateful Dead – Chords+Tabs – Video Lesson
- Take It Easy – The Eagles – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- The Race is On – George Jones – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Heart of Gold – Neil Young – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright – Bob Dylan – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain? – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Love Story – Taylor Swift – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Stand By Me – Ben E. King – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Ho Hey – The Lumineers – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Feelin’ Alright – Joe Cocker – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Give Peace a Chance – John Lennon – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- What I Got – Sublime – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Two Tickets to Paradise – Eddie Money – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- High & Dry – Radiohead – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Stir it Up – Bob Marley – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
- Can’t You See – Marshall Tucker Band – Chords + Tabs – Video Lesson
Need More Help Getting Started?
If you’re still looking for more free guitar lesson resources, I’d recommend subscribing to some of the awesome acoustic guitar YouTube channels out there. The only trouble is – it can be hard to find the right channels, and to know who’s really putting out good information.
That’s why I wrote up a whole guide post on my 8 favorite YouTube channels for learning acoustic guitar.
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