Beginner Songs Suggestions

01-29-2004, 11:14 PM

Check this link for literally hundreds of songs suitable for beginner guitarists:
http://www.tdknights.com/trea/songs/

And thanks to Trigger_003 for compiling the above list.

Alrighty, every day theres always a new thread with the question
'I've just started playing guitar and was wondering what are some easy to songs to play? blah blah blah'

So all those who want to post some basic songs please place them hear and all those who are looking for the 'beginner' stuff have a look around in here. Hopefully this will be of some convenience to all.
Thank you.

Some songs i've learnt/learning (on acoustic i play them)
smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
Good Riddance - Greenday
Chemical Heart - Grinspoon
7 Nation Army - The White Stripes

crazymonkey · 01-30-2004, 05:32 AM

7 nation army is good but since its drop tuned b/g it makes it a bit difficult

jspr · 01-30-2004, 08:49 AM

Aerials - System Of A Down
Unintended - Muse
Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous - Good Charlotte

Justanotherdude · 01-30-2004, 09:41 PM

Swing Swing _ All american Rejects
Adams song _ Blink 182
Feeling this_ Blink 182
Stay together for the kids _ blink 182
Pretty much anything by blink 182 is easy

california _ Phantom Planet
Hanging By a moment _ lifehouse
hey yah _ Outkast
burn one down _ BEn harper (kinda tricky but not really)
pirate _ rufio (should be your goal

)

JoJo T. Magnifficnet · 01-31-2004, 03:39 AM

i found most of the songs i tried prett easy, under the bridge was the first song i ever learnt (im self taught and have no other musical exprience). if i had to give one begginer song, id probably pick feeder-insomnia. cool song.

artificial infection · 01-31-2004, 07:38 AM

Nirvana - Polly
RHCP - Californication
Green Day - Basket Case

punkrockd00d · 01-31-2004, 09:13 AM

third eye blind - semi charmed life
(easiest song ever.)

Morning_Glory · 01-31-2004, 09:58 AM

erm, crazy monkey, seven nation army, is not drop tuned, it is tuned to open G tuning which means you only have to tune 2 of your strings up by one step.

How the hell did you come up with it being played in drop b/g ?

Would you care to explain what this tuning is by the way ?

Morning_Glory · 01-31-2004, 10:01 AM

Very easy song to play -
Bad To The Bone, I dont know who actually sings this song but it is in open g tuning and is a piece of pie.

Also, easy acouastic song - Oasis - Songbird, only three chords, mostly just G and E minor.

ipswichangus89 · 01-31-2004, 12:08 PM

AC/DC - Highway to hell the intro is pretty easy

AvidCyanide · 01-31-2004, 12:41 PM

Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
Knocking on Heavens Door - Bob Dylan

some pretty easy songs I learned as a beginner

T-Web · 01-31-2004, 06:01 PM

Black Sabbath-Iron man,paranoid, warpigs, into the void
ACDC-hells bells
all Nirvanas

guitarded_chuck · 01-31-2004, 08:45 PM

All Green Day.
All Misfits.
All Nirvana.
All Blink 182.
All Ramones.
And, of course, Eruption - Van Halen.

openlens · 01-31-2004, 10:58 PM

Some of the easiest songs to begin with are Pink Floyd.

trem7 · 02-01-2004, 02:14 PM

i started out with blink 182 because i liked them but after a while it gets boring so i found i had to try harder songs and kept getting better, im self tought and used to play violin sax and my dad plays guitar so i guess all that music helped me

JoJo T. Magnifficnet · 02-02-2004, 02:29 AM

ive also been told stuff by disturbed is beginer stuff......... but id probly say its a bit more like advanced beginer. good stuff to thrash about and break stuff too :P . rise is a cool song, and mistress.

relientk · 02-02-2004, 10:39 AM

Some of the Switchfoot stuff is pretty easy. Like Meant To Live... once you get it down its smooth sailing from there.

tonedef jd · 02-02-2004, 12:27 PM

hendrix - wild thing is pretty easy

TCsmartie · 02-02-2004, 03:49 PM

The first "song" I learnt was ' In The Jungle' from The Lion King. lol. A D A E. lol.

Razuu · 02-03-2004, 03:19 AM

I've been playing for about 5 months. Some songs that I know and are pretty easy are:

System of a Down - Chop Suey
System of a Down - Suggestions
System of a Down - Roulette
Tool - Lateralus (intro)
A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras (nice finger picking practice

)
Metallica - One (intro)
Metallica - Fade to Black
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Taproot - I
Taproot - Poem
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream (chorus is pretty easy)
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
Nirvana - Come as you Are
Green Day - Time of your Life
Stone Temple Pilots - Creep
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Stone Temple Pilots - Pretty Penny
Gwar - Sick of You
Incubus - Aqueous Transmission
The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
Weezer - Hash Pipe
Weezer - Island in the Sun
Finger Eleven - One Thing
Finger Eleven - Drag you Down
Finger Eleven - Good Times
Disturbed - Prayer (intro isn't that bad)
Pantera - Walk
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Otherside
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication
Ben Harper - Burn One Down
Our Lady Peace - Stealing Babies (some barre chord practice)
Eric Clapton's version of Classical Gas (lol joking, although, I have learned the intro, which isn't way too tough, a little tricky, but very possible for a beginner if they keep at it)
Beach Boys - Wipeout

Ok WOW I didn't know I knew THAT many songs hahahaha, oh well, there's a nice list for all of the other beginners out there, hope that gives some of you something to practice

If I think of any more, I'll add to the list. Keep rocking on and I have to say this.....I LOVE mxtabs freaking huge source of CORRECT tabs most of the time, definately the best tab site I know.

01-29-2004, 11:14 PM	#1
Stephanie Guest Posts: n/a	All Beginner Songs Here Check this link for literally hundreds of songs suitable for beginner guitarists: http://www.tdknights.com/trea/songs/ And thanks to Trigger_003 for compiling the above list. Alrighty, every day theres always a new thread with the question 'I've just started playing guitar and was wondering what are some easy to songs to play? blah blah blah' So all those who want to post some basic songs please place them hear and all those who are looking for the 'beginner' stuff have a look around in here. Hopefully this will be of some convenience to all. Thank you. Some songs i've learnt/learning (on acoustic i play them) smells like teen spirit - Nirvana Good Riddance - Greenday Chemical Heart - Grinspoon 7 Nation Army - The White Stripes Last edited by Aes820; 03-21-2005 at 06:08 PM.

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01-30-2004, 05:32 AM	#2
crazymonkey lachrymologic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: londres Posts: 85	7 nation army is good but since its drop tuned b/g it makes it a bit difficult

01-30-2004, 08:49 AM	#3
jspr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 154	Aerials - System Of A Down Unintended - Muse Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous - Good Charlotte

01-30-2004, 09:41 PM	#4
Justanotherdude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 16	Swing Swing _ All american Rejects Adams song _ Blink 182 Feeling this_ Blink 182 Stay together for the kids _ blink 182 Pretty much anything by blink 182 is easy california _ Phantom Planet Hanging By a moment _ lifehouse hey yah _ Outkast burn one down _ BEn harper (kinda tricky but not really) pirate _ rufio (should be your goal )

01-31-2004, 03:39 AM	#5
JoJo T. Magnifficnet El Pollo Diablo Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 404	i found most of the songs i tried prett easy, under the bridge was the first song i ever learnt (im self taught and have no other musical exprience). if i had to give one begginer song, id probably pick feeder-insomnia. cool song.

01-31-2004, 07:38 AM	#6
artificial infection Official J-custom Owner Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: UK Posts: 6,906	Nirvana - Polly RHCP - Californication Green Day - Basket Case

01-31-2004, 09:13 AM	#7
punkrockd00d ADF Bass/Vocals Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 364	third eye blind - semi charmed life (easiest song ever.)

01-31-2004, 09:58 AM	#8
Morning_Glory Tony_Montana Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Undisclosed Posts: 475	erm, crazy monkey, seven nation army, is not drop tuned, it is tuned to open G tuning which means you only have to tune 2 of your strings up by one step. How the hell did you come up with it being played in drop b/g ? Would you care to explain what this tuning is by the way ?

01-31-2004, 10:01 AM	#9
Morning_Glory Tony_Montana Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Undisclosed Posts: 475	Very easy song to play - Bad To The Bone, I dont know who actually sings this song but it is in open g tuning and is a piece of pie. Also, easy acouastic song - Oasis - Songbird, only three chords, mostly just G and E minor.

01-31-2004, 12:08 PM	#10
ipswichangus89 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 21	AC/DC - Highway to hell the intro is pretty easy

01-31-2004, 12:41 PM	#11
AvidCyanide Dancing on your grave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: burlington, Ont. Canada Posts: 172	Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult Knocking on Heavens Door - Bob Dylan some pretty easy songs I learned as a beginner

01-31-2004, 06:01 PM	#12
T-Web I Rock Pea's On My Head Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,878	Black Sabbath-Iron man,paranoid, warpigs, into the void ACDC-hells bells all Nirvanas

01-31-2004, 10:58 PM	#14
openlens Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1	Some of the easiest songs to begin with are Pink Floyd.

02-01-2004, 02:14 PM	#15
trem7 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 57	i started out with blink 182 because i liked them but after a while it gets boring so i found i had to try harder songs and kept getting better, im self tought and used to play violin sax and my dad plays guitar so i guess all that music helped me

02-02-2004, 02:29 AM	#16
JoJo T. Magnifficnet El Pollo Diablo Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 404	ive also been told stuff by disturbed is beginer stuff......... but id probly say its a bit more like advanced beginer. good stuff to thrash about and break stuff too :P . rise is a cool song, and mistress.

02-02-2004, 10:39 AM	#17
relientk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 10	Some of the Switchfoot stuff is pretty easy. Like Meant To Live... once you get it down its smooth sailing from there.

02-02-2004, 12:27 PM	#18
tonedef jd 3 times alone this week Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 600	hendrix - wild thing is pretty easy

02-02-2004, 03:49 PM	#19
TCsmartie \|-Only Me-\| Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 176	The first "song" I learnt was ' In The Jungle' from The Lion King. lol. A D A E. lol.

02-03-2004, 03:19 AM	#20
Razuu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Altoona, PA Posts: 36	I've been playing for about 5 months. Some songs that I know and are pretty easy are: System of a Down - Chop Suey System of a Down - Suggestions System of a Down - Roulette Tool - Lateralus (intro) A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras (nice finger picking practice ) Metallica - One (intro) Metallica - Fade to Black Metallica - Enter Sandman Taproot - I Taproot - Poem The Animals - House of the Rising Sun Tom Petty - Free Fallin' Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream (chorus is pretty easy) Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun Nirvana - Come as you Are Green Day - Time of your Life Stone Temple Pilots - Creep Stone Temple Pilots - Plush Stone Temple Pilots - Pretty Penny Gwar - Sick of You Incubus - Aqueous Transmission The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black Weezer - Hash Pipe Weezer - Island in the Sun Finger Eleven - One Thing Finger Eleven - Drag you Down Finger Eleven - Good Times Disturbed - Prayer (intro isn't that bad) Pantera - Walk Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Otherside Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the Bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication Ben Harper - Burn One Down Our Lady Peace - Stealing Babies (some barre chord practice) Eric Clapton's version of Classical Gas (lol joking, although, I have learned the intro, which isn't way too tough, a little tricky, but very possible for a beginner if they keep at it) Beach Boys - Wipeout Ok WOW I didn't know I knew THAT many songs hahahaha, oh well, there's a nice list for all of the other beginners out there, hope that gives some of you something to practice If I think of any more, I'll add to the list. Keep rocking on and I have to say this.....I LOVE mxtabs freaking huge source of CORRECT tabs most of the time, definately the best tab site I know.