You’ve tried to play November Rain, failed miserably, and now you are looking for easy guitar songs for beginners without a capo? Well, we have just the thing you need.

Thanks to my music journalism and guitar playing experience, I’ve managed to handpick the 10 songs that fit the both criteria, being famous and being easy to play on guitar.

5. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe Chords Used: C, G, D, A and E At some stage, every guitar player needs to learn some Jimi Hendrix. It’s almost an unwritten rite of passage into the world of guitar. Hendrix ...

If you’re a new guitar player, or you’re looking for some easy and fun Christmas songs to learn for a family sing-along in the holidays, this lesson will get you going in the right direction. We’re ...

Many, perhaps even most, pop songs use just a few basic chords, commonly C, F, G, and A, which means that if you’re looking for a songbook to be able to play most of your favorite tunes, look ...

3. “Free Fallin’” by Tom Petty This entry was inevitable. “Free Fallin’” is such a fun song. And it’s also stupidly easy to play, even if you’ve just recently picked up the guitar.

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However, some of the most iconic guitar riffs are also fairly easy to play. Videos by American Songwriter The riffs below are from iconic rock and metal songs and are relatively easy to play.