Playing the guitar can be astoundingly simple or beautifully complex. However, it can be very frustrating looking up a song you want to play only to find out you need a weird tuning, different strings, or even worse, using bar chords. Luckily for you, with my years of experience playing guitar, I have been able to put a list together containing songs that are easy to learn and will have your family and friends fawning over your updated repertoire.
1. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"- Green Day
You only need a few easy chords to play one of Green Day's more emotional songs, which describes navigating the treacherous waters of a post-breakup hurricane. Everyone knows the words, even if they've never heard the song.
2. "Let It Be"- The Beatles
When I find myself in times of trouble, I use these four chords to play one of the last songs the Beatles ever recorded together.
3. "Feeling Whitney"- Post Malone
Post Malone is my favorite artist performing today, partly in due to this song. This song caps off his debut album and signified the start of the super-stardom he would soon experience. Take out your guitar, crack open a Bud Light, light up a cigarette, and play the conclusion to a fantastic first album.
4. "Ocean Eyes"- Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish took the world by storm when she released "Ocean Eyes" on Soundcloud in 2016. This song isn't originally played on guitar, but a six-string is more than enough to convey what it's like to have unrequited love akin to what Billie felt.
5. "Old Town Road (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus)"- Lil Nas X
Four chords. Billy Ray Cyrus. Horses in the back. Need I say more?
