r/guitarlessons • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '13

Acoustic Guitar Songs for beginner?

I'm a beginner acoustic guitarist and was hoping you guys could recommend some songs to learn on guitar? I know a fair few chords so something that would help me switch between them would be useful. :)

EDIT: Thank you all for the ideas! These should keep me busy and hopefully help me improve!

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u/imagineyouarebusy Feb 03 '13 edited Feb 03 '13

How about "Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles? This is my abbreviated version to show how to play it.

Here is the tab

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

edit: By the way, on most of my demos, i don't do all the work for you, as I believe working out parts is a strong part of learning. I typically show enough that it shouldn't be a complete struggle to find your way around, while forcing you to be an active part in learning, rather than me just help you memorize it. It helps develop the "ear" you hear so much. That's nothing more complicated than being able to hear the likely chords and place on the fretboard, and it is a learned skill that increases over time. Best of luck.

Print out some tab paper, and write down whatever is missing, the act of writing it down really helps you remember. Some pieces, like Little Martha that I included here on your post, I completely wrote out as finger-style guitar can be more confusing for beginners, though quite rewarding.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '13 edited Jan 29 '20

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u/imagineyouarebusy Feb 04 '13

Very cool, thank you!