beginner guitar songs Archives

Today we have a list with 25 easy to play pop songs of the last decade for guitar. These songs are a good match for both beginner and intermediate guitar players. Learn the chords and the chord progressions and you’ll be playing these songs in no time.

Most songs in this list have at most four or less open beginner chords. You can play a basic strumming pattern to go along with it.

I’ve put a guitar video tutorial on each song title, the “Chords” link will take you to the chords & lyrics of the song and the “Tabs” will show you how to play the melodies like intro’s, guitar riffs and solo parts.

Guitar Songs from 2010 to 2021

It’s a challenge to keep up with new songs all the time because it’s constantly changing and adding up, so I decided to pick guitar pop songs that stood the test of time over the last decade and that are fun to play on the guitar.

If you prefer some “all time” songs check out Easy Guitar Songs for Beginners. Now it’s time for the pop singer / songwriters and artists from 2010 to 2021, from Ed Sheeran and John Mayer to Taylor Swift and Billy Eilish. It’s all here.

Pick a song you like, practice the chords, the changes between chords and the strumming. Practice the song in chunks (intro, verse, chorus, bridge), take it one step at a time, then practice the song as a whole, slowly and at ease, practice regularly and enjoy the process!

Have great fun!

Video Guitar Lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
1 Perfect	Ed Sheeran	Chords	Tabs
2 Love on the weekend	John Mayer	Chords	Tabs
3 Watermelon sugar high	Harry Styles	Chords	Tabs
4 Memories	Maroon 5	Chords	Tabs
5 I took a pill in Ibiza	Mike Posner	Chords	Tabs

Video Guitar Lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
6 Riptide	Vance Joy	Chords	Tabs
7 Tennessee Whiskey	Chris Stapleton	Chords	Tabs
8 Señorita	Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello	Chords	Tabs
9 Believer	Imagine Dragons	Chords	Tabs
10 Something just like this	Chainsmokers & Coldplay	Chords	Tabs

Song / Video lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
11 Slow hands	Niall Horan	Chords	Tabs
12 Rolling in the deep	Adele	Chords	Tabs
13 Budapest	George Ezra	Chords	Tabs
14 Shallo w	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Chords	Tabs
15 Blank Space	Taylor Swift	Chords	Tabs

Video Guitar Lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
16 Circles	Post Malone	Chords	Tabs
17 We don’t talk anymore	Charlie Puth ftr. Selena Gomez	Chords	Tabs
18 P hotograph	Ed Sheeran	Chords	Tabs
19 Six feet under	Billie Eilish	Chords	Tabs
20 I won’t give up	Jason Mraz	Chords	Tabs

Video Guitar Lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
21 Love yourself	Justin Bieber	Chords	Tabs
22 Just the way you are	Bruno Mars	Chords	Tabs
23 Sky full of stars	Coldplay	Chords	Tabs
24 Diamonds	Rihanna	Chords	Tabs
25 Blinding lights	The Weekend	Chords	Tabs

~ Don’t forget to refresh your strings with the best strings for your guitar! ~

If you are a beginner guitar player and you want to learn some easy guitar songs you’ve come to the right place. I’ve put together a beautiful list of simple songs to play on guitar that are great to strum and sing along with. We got easy acoustic and electric guitar songs, fingerstyle songs, riffs, and guitar intros for you. It’s all here!

How to Play Easy Guitar Songs

First thing first. When you pick up a guitar you want to make sure you hold your guitar in the right way, have proper posture and good hand positioning so you don’t risk any injuries over the short and long term. Don’t underestimate this. Now there are a few fundamental keys you need in order to play easy guitar songs: Basic open chords, switching between chords, strumming patterns and playing with a capo. If you work on these core elements you can learn any song you like.