15 Easy Songs That Will Teach You How To Play Guitar
Learn 15 easy guitar songs using just 2, 3, and 4 chords. Includes free video lessons, chord charts, and step-by-step guidance for beginners.
How to Use This Page
This page goes along with my ebook 15 Iconic Songs: 2, 3 and 4-chord Classics. You can get it here if you haven’t already — If you did sign up but it never arrived, let me know and I’ll sort it out.
Below you’ll find a full video lesson for every song in the book, plus the examples and extra explanations that bring it all to life. Here’s the way to get the most out of it:
The simplest way to start
- 1 Brand new? Begin at song one and work down. They’re in this order for a reason — each song adds just one new thing.
- 2 Click any song to open its lesson. I teach the basics inside it, so you can start playing right away.
- 3 Play it until it feels easy, then move to the next. That’s the whole method.
Never held a guitar before? Watch the first guitar lesson first — tuning, posture, and pressing notes — then come back here.
👇 Song Lesson Links
Section 1 – Easy 2 Chord Songs on Guitar
These songs all use just 2 chords, which makes them perfect for building your foundation.
If you’re having trouble switching between chords, you should check out this lesson:
Section 2 – Easy 3-Chord Songs on Guitar
- Three Little Birds
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
- Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain
- Riptide
- What’s Up
- Bad Moon Rising
Once you’ve got some momentum with chord switching, the next step is refining your strumming.
This is where things really start to sound like music.
👉 Learn Proper Guitar Strumming Technique in 5 Minutes
Section 3 – 4 Chords, 1000’s of Songs
Once you can play this progression, plus a couple of solid strumming patterns, you unlock a huge number of songs.
👉 30 Songs on Guitar, Using Just 4 Chords
Need Help With Basics?
If you’re just getting started, or want to make sure you’re building things the right way, this lesson covers the essentials:
- How to tune your guitar
- How to play your first chords
- How to play along with real songs
Build the skills to play more songs with confidence.
The Academy gives adult learners a clear path from the basics to complete guitar playing. Each course builds on the last, so you always know what to practise next and can feel yourself making steady progress.
- 1. Learn Guitar Once and For All
- 2. Fingerstyle: Beginner to Advanced
- 3. The Complete Lead Guitarist
- 4. Barre Chords Made Easy
- 5. Music Theory 101
“By chapter two, I feel like I’m playing guitar.”
Charlotte — Academy member
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