Guitar Songs

Easy Guitar Songs for Country Music

November 4, 2016
Guitar Songs

If you’re into country music, guitar is a given. From classics to the most modern country tunes, guitar is the common thread. Piano driven tunes come around once in a while, but synth tunes almost never (Although lately rap has made it’s way into the country realm). Country and Western, as it use to be called, has evolved like everything else. For the musician, there have been a few easy guitar songs to come along during that time.

From the 1940’s forward, western swing and mountain music kind of morphed into a sound unique to greats like Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, George Jones, George Strait, and many many more.

Easy Guitar Songs for Rock and Roll

November 3, 2016
Guitar Songs

Rock and roll spans from the 1950’s to present day, having influenced and made a name for countless musicians along the way. A lot has changed, but the common thread is still passion. While you’re building up that passion, you may want to check out some easy guitar songs to get you rolling.

When it comes to guitar, be as well-versed as possible and able to pull something old or new out of your bag of tricks. Rock and roll was born out of the fires of jazz, blues, and gospel music. While Elvis Presley may be know as the King of Rock and Roll, there were a few romping and stomping evangelists and delta blues crusaders who led the way. Let’s unpack our bag of must-know rock and roll easy guitar songs and see if we can help.

Guitar Songs to Learn: Quick and Easy

November 2, 2016
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We know “easy” to one guitar player might be a challenge to another. No matter where you are, there are some quick and easy guitar songs to learn.

So if you’re pre-teen to 20, you can pick up a Taylor Swift songbook and, if you learn just a few chords, pretty much play right along with the record. Especially her first and second CD as a teenager.

Truth is, there are countless songs that are just three or four chords. Once you get a dozen or so songs under your belt, you can just build on that. Start by learning your basic guitar chords. What we mean is the chords most guitarist love to play in, like D, G, C, A, and E. Any others you might use, you’d need a capo or a lot more time on the instrument.

Songs to Learn on Guitar: Progressing and Perfecting

October 26, 2016
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So you’re just getting started? You’ve got your first guitar with your tuner out and you’re looking for songs to learn on guitar. Yes, it’s most important to tune your instrument. If you don’t, nothing is going to sound right to you. Get some help if you need to and get in tune.

Now, maybe this isn’t your first song at all and you’re just looking to learn something new. Great! There are some staple songs every guitarist should know how to play. From Americana classics and classic country and rock to classical, there are endless song titles to pick from and some are easy enough for a beginner.

Easiest Songs to Play on Guitar - Rock, Country, and More

October 20, 2016
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It’s funny how the same three or four chords can be used to play rock, country, blues, and just about any other kind of music. Style is just a thing. You can do just about anything with a G chord. Different genres explore rhythms, tones, patterns, attitude etc to create a freshness or uniqueness and that’s how new music is made. There are easy songs to play on guitar in just about every style you can think of. In fact, it’s been said if you can play any song raw on an acoustic guitar and it holds up, it’s probably a good song. Here’s a few of the easiest songs to play on guitar.