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Easy Guitar Tabs

"Play Popular Rock and Folk Songs"

Guitar tablature has really helped to make the guitar such a popular instrument. Easy guitar tabs, like the ones below, help both beginning and more advanced guitar players learn new songs fast. Before getting to the tabs, let’s cover a few basics on what tablature is and how to read it.

Guitar Tab Basics

Using the guitar tab system, guitar rhythm and lead parts are presented in a visual, intuitive manner that does not require knowledge of standard musical notation. In fact, tablature has become the “language” for communicating how to play guitar songs. The tab for a six-string guitar with standard guitar tuning begins with a staff of six lines. For example, the tablature for the shape of a C major chord looks like this:

E |-----0------|
B |-----1------|
G |-----0------|
D |-----2------|
A |-----3------|
E |-----x------|

The number on each line corresponds to the fret on the neck of the guitar to be played. Fret "0" means that string is played open, or without any fingering. Fret one is the first fret from the headstock. Guitar tablature is done from high-to-low and left-to-right, like a musical staff. The bottom line on tablature corresponds to the "thick" E string, the one producing the lowest note. The low E string is not played (denoted by x) during a C major chord.

If you don’t know how to read tab, or need a refresher, click here for a complete explanation of guitar tablature and how to read it.

Easy Guitar Tabs

Below is a list of songs with fairly easy guitar tabs. The songs are mostly rock and pop songs, starting from the 60’s up through today. Bands include the Beatles, Coldplay, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Green Day, Nirvana, U2, and Neil Young among others. Simply click on the link, and ENJOY! In some cases there is a link to more complete lessons with audio and extensive explanation.

Note: playing these tabs requires some basic guitar playing skills and the ability to read tab. If you are a pure “newbie”, you should establish some basic foundational skills and knowledge first, such as with this free beginners guitar playing guide.

AC/DC
Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
More AC/DC Tabs

The Animals
House of the Rising Sun (detailed lesson with audio)
More Animals Tabs

The Beatles
Nowhere Man (detailed lesson with audio)
Day Tripper

More Beatles Tabs

Black Sabbath
Iron Man
More Black Sabbath Tabs

Blink 182
All the Small Things
More Blink 182 Tabs

Boston
More Than a Feeling
More Boston Tabs

Coldplay
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face (detailed lesson with audio)
More Coldplay Tabs

The Cranberries
Zombie
More Cranberries Tabs

Cream
Sunshine of Your Love
More Cream Tabs

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lodi
More CCR Tabs

The Doobie Brothers
Blackwater
More Doobie Brothers Tabs

The Doors
Riders on the Storm (detailed lesson with audio)
More Doors Tabs

The Eagles
Take It Easy
More Eagles Tabs

Green Day
Longview
More Greenday Tabs

The Kinks
You Really Got Me
More Kinks Tabs

Nirvana
Come As You Are
More Nirvana Tabs

Oasis
Wonderwall
More Oasis Tabs

Tom Petty
Mary Janes Last Dance
More Tom Petty Tabs

Chili Peppers
Californication
More Red Hot Chilli Peppers Tabs

REM
Everybody Hurts
More REM Tabs

The Rolling Stones
19th Nervous Breakdown
More Rolling Stones Tabs

Bruce Springsteen
Fire (detailed lesson with audio)
More Bruce Springsteen Tabs

Cat Stevens
Wild World (detailed lesson with audio)
More Cat Stevens Tabs

U2
Beautiful Day
More U2 Tabs

Weezer
Buddy Holly
More Weezer Tabs

The White Stripes
Seven Nation Army
More White Stripes Tabs

Neil Young
Heart of Gold (detailed lesson with audio)
Rockin' in the Free World

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Addtional Resources

Guitar Alliance Easy Guitar Tabs with Audio and Video- This is a great resource, with free access to 10 guitar song lessons courtesy of Guitar Alliances Riff-O-Matic that feature accurate riff transcriptions with looping audio examples so you can practice along with the song segment until you've got it down. They also includes tips and tricks on how to play featured songs and riffs, so you can go beyond just the tab and find the easiest and most effective way to learn the song. Video examples of the riffs and complete transcriptions to the songs are provided at no cost.

Riff-o-Matic Online Guitar Song Lessons- Free tabs with audio and video for 10 popular rock songs. This is an excellent free resource, and if you like it a more extensive library of songs can be purchased.

Disclaimer: Most song sheet music, lyrics, and tabs are subject to copyright protection, other than those in the public domain. Guitar Players Toolbox policy is to not publish music without the copyright holders permission. We link to third party websites that publish music and tabs, and rely on the operators of those sites to comply with all applicable copyright law for the material they publish.

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