I've just started learning guitar, can anyone suggest any easy / beginners songs i can learn?

Answer 1

Anything current and poppy.. Seriously. I started out on old greenday songs... Time of your life helps you learn like basic G Cm A chords etc.... like real real chords not power chords. Once you get introduced to the wonders of powercords you can play almost any song on the pop radio seriously... and you can take it from there. You can learn barchords by learning scattered by greenday. That really helped me with bar chords. Honestly I can remember the first day I started playing guitar.. I took out some random guitar learning book and just learned the basic chords. Please don't start out on powerchords then the basic chords will become challenging. Just start out learn the minors and majors and then move to power chords, barchords.. then riffs. then soloing.. It takes time but trust me it is so much fun It seems hard in t he beginning but it is great. When you are in the transition between power chords and barchords learn some blink182 songs or sum41 I know it may sound corny and by no means am I a big fan of their music but they have easy songs that help you learn, switch chords and have little riffs inbetween to get u used to picking. Start out slow though. Classic rock guitar is harder to play because the solos are so amazing so you will eventually graduate to stevie ray vaugn and such good luck

Answer 2

Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver (GCD)
Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (GCGD...and Em once)

I'm learning right now too, the thing is that the G-C switch is really hard! so these songs aren't really that that easy, but great to learn with.

With some more chords, you can play many other songs like:
Take it Easy and Hotel California - The Eagles

Answer 3

A Question Of Yours: "Also, I have small hands and short fingers which sometimes hinder my ability to play violin; would the same be true for playing bass as it's another string instrument?" My Answer: The Ibanez Guitars Company makes a Bass that has a Smaller Neck Radius (Smaller Neck Thickness) than a regular Bass that is more suited for a person that has small hands. A player can play a 24 fret Bass but still compensate for the length of the neck by bringing the Bass body downward and the Bass neck upward at a certain angle which will bring the Bass neck closer to the player which results in not having to stretch that far to reach the end of the Bass neck. I have seen Bass players use the Bass Tilt Technique to compensate for the length of the Bass neck. A Question Of Yours: "Is it a particularly easy or difficult instrument to play or somewhere in between?" My Answer: The bass guitar can be the easiest to play. You would have to take the "Less Is More" approach and only hit the bass note of every chord that the band is playing. It would help to learn simple "finger-style" playing on the regular guitar and to do finger-picking of songs on the regular guitar before learning to play bass. By doing this, you will learn a lot more faster of where notes are on the fretboard which will help you when learning to play bass guitar. If you learn bass, you will need to learn to mute the bass strings while playing the bass at the same time. The bass can be the easiest to learn how to play OR it can be the hardest to learn how to play. It all depends on the type of musical approach, technical playing method, and the type of music genres you want to play. Example: Traditional Country Music: You need to take "Less Is More" approach in terms of playing relatively simple bass lines like playing the root note and fifth note of each chord in alternation while being in a support / rhythm role within the band. Example: Funk Music: Songs can be centered on the bass line. The bassline is usually very prominent in the mix.

Answer 4

You may be surprised but there are many many songs that can be played with just a few chords (C,F,D,G,A) smells like teen spirit is a good intro to power chords. The first tenacious D album is rewarding and fun to play along to.

Try and learn songs you know really well, it will make things much easier and use tab as it is so easy to read.

www.olga.net

and search for one of your favourite songs.
Stick with it though as learning guitar takes a long time. dont give up easily.

Answer 5

Jump in at the deep end ... I taught myself through The Eagles - not the easiest as some people might say, especially for a beginner that isn't competent / confident with barre chords. As one of the above says, stick with it 'cos it takes time ... start to transit different chord combinations until you build finger memory. Other groups I've learnt with are the Beatles (most of the earlier stuff is easier), Dire Straits, Thin Lizzy, Santana and the Shadows (for instrumental pieces). Of course, it all depends on your age group and your musical preference.

Keep with it.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Most country songs will do for starters as they are generally 3 chord stuff *(dead easy) also you might wanna look at the rolling stones , Beatles,oasis,stereophonicis, etc..etc their all easy playing stuff also look at coldplay , snow patrol, keane, and the cure ,and the best band (and easiest) to play live are U2 cos apart from the edge the rest of the band havent got a clue what they are doing... gotta be the worst bass player and drummer in the history of stadium bands

Answer 8

Chords. You need to learn some chords. Try a few pro lessons to get you going. It will be worth the cost. Guitars are not easy to play at first and you have to be dedicated. You have to play every day to toughen up and train your fingers. You also need to learn how to tune the guitar properly or it will never sound right.

Answer 9

About half the songs from the 70's & 80's can be played with a G, C, & D in varring combinations.

Try it and see - you'll be surprised at how many songs you know! Plus you'll enjoy playing more when you can put some words behind the chords.

Answer 10

Brain Stew- Green Day
Dammit - Blink 182