Public songbooks

great popular songs for the beginner

Needtobreathe, Bob Seger, Third Day, Big Tent Revival, Train, Jeff Buckley, Coldplay, Sugarland and Fray

The songs I felt like I could play when I was just getting started, and popular enough that I knew how they SHOULD sound.

Dolly Parton, Leonard Cohen and Neil Young

Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Brad Paisley, Van Morrison, Reo Speedwagon, Billy Joel, Eagles, Elvis Presley, Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes, Toby Keith...

Mountain Gear Songs to practice

Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Govt Mule, Misc. Christmas, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, U2, Traditional, Grateful Dead and Johnny Cash

Great tunes for newbies....

Ray Charles, Eagles, Traditional, Roy Acuff, Michael Jackson, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, Bette Midler, Crosby Stills and Nash, Bad Company, George Gershwin...

Easy good songs that everyone knows ;)

Michael Learns To Rock, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eagles, Manic Street Preachers, Dolly Parton and R.E.M

Songs die man kennt

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Manfred Mann, Uriah Heep, Doobie Brothers, John Denver, Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan, Beatles, Neil Young, Unknown, Elton John, Paul Simon...

These are all favourites of mine to play. A couple of them seem to be in every single songbook on this site, but the others are a bit more unique. Hope you enjoy playing them as much as I do. Also, I am a terrible guitarist so if I can play them so can you!

Johnny Cash, Radiohead, Kinks, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, City and Colour, Kansas, David Bowie, Don McLean, by Simon & Garfunkel, Peter Sarstedt...

Some one finger songs for open d (i am getting on a bit you know, my fingers dont bend)

Seal, Bob Marley and Otis Redding

easy songs

Bruce Springsteen, Beatles, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Creedence Clearwater Revival, U2, Everly Brothers, Kim Larsen, Paul Simon, Proclaimers, Byrds, Smokie, John Denver...