free guitar tabs

Here are some free songs and tabs for you to practice some of the chords and techniques shown in the lessons. These songs and tabs are provided for your own private study and development. They are not necessarily in order of difficulty and some have been slightly simplified for novice students. All the chords can be found on the Chords page. If there is anything else you do not understand, check the Essential Basics page.

Some songs are written in 'chord chart' form, see reading chord charts. Some in tab form, see reading tab and rhythm, depending on what each song/tune requires. If you can, it is recommended that you print the free PDF first, in order to study along with the video. If you are a total beginner, I recommend you learn some single line melodies and theme tunes first. This will give you a repertoire of tunes, and work your fingers, before moving onto chords.

cool theme tunes and single line melodies

Guitar Boogie	Arthur Smith
James Bond Theme	Monty Norman
Mission Impossible	Laylo Shifrin
Tequila	Cool Groove
The Bare Necessities	Disney
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly	Ennio Morricone
The Simpsons	Danny Elfman
Walk Don't Run	The Ventures
Wipeout	The Surfaris

classical and finger-style tunes

Espanoleta	Gaspar Sanz
Raining In My Heart	Buddy Holly
Romance	(anonymous)

blues tunes

Hey Joe	Jimi Hendrix
Scuttle Buttin	Stevie Ray Vaughan
Sweet Home Chicago	Robert Johnson

songs with basic major and minor chords

Blowin' In The Wind	Bob Dylan
Brand New Start	Paul Weller
Brown Eyed Girl	Van Morrison
Chasing Cars	Snow Patrol
Children Of The Revolution	T-Rex
Dance The Night Away	The Mavericks
Every Breath You Take	Sting
Hey Ya!	Outkast
Knockin’ On Heavens Door	Bob Dylan
Redemption Song	Bob Marley
Stand By Me	Ben E King
Substitute	The Who
Sweet Child O Mine	Guns N Roses
Take It Easy	The Eagles
Three Little Birds	Bob Marley
Wild Thing	The Troggs

songs using open chords

American Pie	Don McLean
Bad Moon Rising	Credence Clearwater
Californication	Red Hot Chili Peppers
Don’t Stop	Fleetwood Mac
Everybody Hurts	REM
Good Riddance Time of Your Life	Green Day
Midnight Hour	Wilson Pickett
Mrs Robinson	Simon & Garfunkel
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyard Skynyard
Whiskey In The Jar	Thin Lizzy

songs using power chords

All The Small Things	Blink 182
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams	Green Day
Brain Stew	Green Day
Smoke On The Water	Deep Purple
Teenage Kicks	The Undertones
What's My Age Again	Blink 182

songs using some barre chords

A Town Called Malice	Paul Weller
Bring It On Home To Me	Sam Cooke
Eight Days A Week	The Bealtles
Everybody Needs Somebody	The Blues Brothers
Free Bird	Lynyard Skynyard
Golden Brown	The Stranglers
Half The World Away	Oasis
Hallelujah	Leonard Cohen
I Feel Fine	The Beatles
I'm On Fire	Bruce Springsteen
Lay Lady Lay	Bob Dylan
Let It Be	The Beatles
Peaceful Easy Feeling	The Eagles
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie
Wake Me Up When September Ends	Green Day
With Or Without You	U2
Ziggy Stardust	David Bowie

songs using barre chords

Creep	Radiohead
Dancin' In The Dark	Bruce Springsteen
Knock On Wood	Eddie Floyd & Steve Cropper
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For	U2
That's Entertainment	The Jam
Whistle For The Choir	The Fratellis

songs using 7th barre chords

Day Tripper	The Beatles
Valerie	The Zutons