Easy Songs Lessons Cheat Sheet

Jan 2024 Edition

This cheat sheet has been created especially for beginner guitarists. Listened below are the 50 best Nail Guitar song lessons for beginners.

If you have trouble with F and Bm you can use the easy versions of these chords while you work on nailing the full versions.
Lessons for each of these chords can be found here 'Master the F chord in 4 easy steps' and 'Master Bm chord'.

The cheat sheet also shows you which song lessons require a capo.

Chord Songs

SONG ARTIST FOCUS SKILLS CHORD CAPO

Knockin On Heavens Bob Dylan Chords & Rhythm G, D, Am, Cadd9

Royals Lorde Chords & Rhythm D, Cadd9, G
The Zephyr Song Red Hot Chili Peppers Chords & Rhythm Am, G, Em, F, D, A
Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars Chords D, Bm, G 3
Hey Ya' by Outkast Outkast Chords & Rhythm G, C, D, E
Cats In The Cradle Harry Chapin Chords & Rhythm E, G, A, D, C
Time Of Your Life Green Day Chords & Rhythm G, Cadd9, D, Em
Time Of Your Life Pt.2 Green Day Chords & Rhythm G, Cadd9, D, Em
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd Chords & Picking D, Cadd9, G
As Long As You Love Me Justin Bieber Chords & Rhythm Am, F, G

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SONG ARTIST FOCUS SKILLS CHORD CAPO

Let It Be The Beatles Chords C, G, Am, F

Diamonds Rihanna Chords & Rhythm G, Bm, A
Satisfaction Rolling Stones Chords & Picking E, A, D, B7
Satisfaction pt.2 Rolling Stones Chords & Picking E, A, D, B7
Black Gives Way To Blue Alice In Chains Chords & Rhythm C, Am, G, D, B7 1
Big Jet Plane Angus & Julia Stone Chords, Picking & Rhythm C, Am, Em, G, Fmaj7, G6 1
Feel So Close Calvin Harris Chords & Rhythm, Picking Am, Em, G, C
Crazy Gnarles Barkley Chords & Rhythm Am, C, F, Esus4, E 3
Fix You Cold Play Chords C, Em, Am, G, F 2
Chandelier Sia Chords & Rhythm Am, F, G, Em, C
Sing My Chemical Romance Power Chords Em, D, C#(b5), C, G, Am
Sing pt.2 My Chemical Romance Power Chords Em, D, C#(b5), C, G, Am
Teenage Dream Katy Perry Power Chords D5, F#5, E5, Dmaj7, Esus4 1
Teenage Dream pt.2 Katy Perry Power Chords D5, F#5, E5, Dmaj7, Esus4 1
These Boots Are Made For... Nancy Sinatra Chords E, G, A
Riptide Vance Joy Chords & Rhythm Am, G, C, F 1
Confident Demi Lovato Chords & Rhythm Am, C, D, F, E 6
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison Chords & Rhythm G, C, D, Em
Heroes David Bowie Chords & Rhythm D, G, C, Am, Em
To Her Door Paul Kelly Bass & Strum Chords G, D, C, Em
Do You Remember Jaryd James Chords & Rhythm Am, C, G, Am
Bad Moon Rising Creedence... Chords & Rhythm D, A, G

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Wagon Wheel Bob Dylan Chords & Rhythm G, D, Em, C

Big Me Foo Fighters Chords & Rhythm C, Am, G, F, E, C7
Never Tear Us Apart INXS Waltz Feel Am, F, Dm, C
Route 66 The Rolling Stones Rock N Rock 6 chords A, D, E
Dreams Fleetwood Mac F F, G
A Horse With No Name America Em, Dadd9/F#
Zombie The Cranberries Em, C, G, D

Lucky Man The Verve Chords & Rhythm G, D, A, Em

Fly Away Lenny Kravitz Chords & Rhythm A, C, G, D

Shivers The Screaming Jets Bass & Strum Chords G, Cadd9

Wrecked Imagine Dragons Chords & Rhythm Am, C, G, F

Don't Worry Be Happy Bobby McFerrin Reggae Groove G, Am, C Capo 4

Last Kiss Pearl Jam Chords & Rhythm G, Em, C, D

In The End Linkin Park Chords & Rhythm Am, G, F, C Capo 6

Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed Chords & Rhythm C, F, Dm

Marry You Bruno Mars Chords & Rhythm D, Em, G Capo 3

All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow Chords & Rhythm A, E, C, D, C7, D7, B7

You Can't Always Get What... Rolling Stones Chords & Rhythm C, F, D7, G

Valerie Amy Winehouse Chords & Rhythm C, Dm, F, Em, G Capo 4

Hold On, I’m Comin' Sam and Dave Chords & Rhythm E7, G, A, E Capo 4

Sunshine One Republic Chords & Rhythm Em, Bm, D, A Capo 3

She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals Chords & Rhythm D, G, Bm, A

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 Picking Songs

SONG ARTIST FOCUS SKILLS CHORD CAPO

I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas Picking G, C, Em

Seven Nation Army The White Stripes Picking No chords
Can't Touch This MC Hammer Picking No chords
Don't Sit Down Cause... Arctic Monkeys Picking No chords
Day Tripper The Beatles Riffing No chords
La Bamba Los Lobos Riffing & Chords C, F, G
Sunshine Of Your Love Cream Picking & Power Chords Power chords
Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin Picking Power chords
Beat It Michael Jackson Picking & Power Chords E5, D5, C5
Perfect One Direction Chords & Rhythm D, G, Bm
Ode To Joy Beethoven Picking No chords
Bounce Calvin Harris Picking No chords
Good Golly Miss Molly Creedence Clearwater... Picking No chords
Superman Movie Theme Picking No chords

Guitar Boogie Arthur Smith Alternate Picking No chords

Im Tore Down Eric Clapton Alternate Picking No chords

Star Wars Theme John Williams Picking No chords

Top Gun Theme Harold Faltermeyer Picking, Major Scale No chords

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