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Top 30 Best Acoustic Guitar Songs of the 70’s

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Top-30-Best-Acoustic-Guitar-Songs-of-the-70’s The seventies was a time when the acoustic guitar was really shining in popular music. Although electric guitar music really made its way into the charts, there was still more than enough room for acoustic songs by great artists.

Today we’ve got a list of 30 great acoustic 70s songs. Always note that these lists are in no particular order and they’re obviously incomplete. I create these lists to inspire, explore and motivate.

My personal favorites from this list are “Working class hero” by John Lennon, “Fire and rain” by James Taylor and “Needle and the damage done” by Neil Young. I’d love to know your personal favorite and if you have a suggestion for a great 70’s acoustic guitar song that is not on this list please share it in the comments.

All the guitar music of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and later have their own specialty and magic to it, but the 70’s was era on it’s own with so much beautiful music and new styles being born and flourishing it deserves a list you can indulge in as a guitar music lover.

Each song title contains a YouTube link to the original song. The “Chords” link will take you to the chords and the “Official Chords/TAB” link will show the official transcriptions.

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1 Knockin’ on heavens door – Bob Dylan (1973) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

2 Heart of gold – Neil Young (1972) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

3 The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel (1970) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

4 Working Class Hero – John Lennon (1970) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

5 Hotel California – The Eagles (1977) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

6 My sweet lord – George Harrison (1970) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

7 Father and son – Cat Stevens (1970) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

8 American Pie – DonMcclean (1971) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

9 Landslide – Fleetwoodmac (1975) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB

10 Wild horses – The Rolling Stones (1971) – Chords – Official Chords/TAB
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50 of The Best Alternative Guitar Songs of the 90s

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The 90’s. Oh dear, they were really good times for young guitar players like myself who adored rock music.

There were so many alternative rock bands back then you got lost in the woods, but that didn’t bother most of us.

Not that everything was great, but at least it was guitar music playing on the radio, just like in the 60’s and 70’s authentic bands playing real guitar songs.

Nowadays I even like some of the songs that I didn’t really dig back then. It has all become nostalgia.

They make me think of the good times or maybe I just listen to those songs differently now. Has my alternative taste expanded? It doesn’t matter. The bands and their songs that were so awesome then have just become more awesome after all these years. Those cranked up guitars just got better.

Favorites? Of course: REM, Radiohead, Alanis Morissette, Oasis, Beastie Boys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but it was great putting the entire list together.

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50 of The Best Acoustic Guitar Songs of all Time

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There’s this one thing that is so completely awesome about the guitar. I love the fact that you can choose to be in two complete different worlds. One moment I plug in my electric guitar to make it rock, scream, tear up the place and feel ecstatic.

Other times I want to indulge in beautiful acoustic guitar songs and get swept away by beautiful melodies, harmonies and lyrics. It’s the best of both worlds. Obviously today were gonna look at some of the best songs of all time on acoustic.

Benefits of Playing Acoustic Guitar Songs

An obvious but awesome fact about acoustic guitar songs is that they are played on the acoustic guitar (duh!). Why I say that is because our steel string buddy is an accessible and affordable instrument for anyone who wants to learn it, but it’s also the most mobile friendly instrument that sounds and feels mature at the same time.

It’s a convenient instrument for playing your songs at home, with your friends, in the studio, on stage, or when you’re traveling. You don’t need to plug in, so freedom is yours to practice wherever you are. With all the different shapes & sizes and ways to adjust it you can choose a guitar that fits your style of music, matches the anatomy of your body, arms, hands and fingers, and your personal taste of sound and design. Playing and singing songs will just get better.

Best Acoustic Guitar Songs of all time

Time and time again you will see these songs appear in the billboards and Top 50 of all time because these tunes have earned their stripes as best acoustic guitar songs ever. We’ve picked the songs that are timeless, ideally suited for the steel string western guitar and favorite of many guitar players around the world.

Every accomplished guitar player can play almost any of the songs on this list as they are part of the evergreen acoustic guitar songs classics. This is perfect study material for the beginner and intermediate guitar student.

How to approach and practice the songs

As with all lists on this blog they are here to give you inspiration. The lists are in no particular order and incomplete. And it doesn’t matter, what matters is that you grab your guitar out of the stand and start learning these great guitar songs.

Maybe you’ll find a song or artist you haven’t heard before and be pleasantly surprised or you stumble upon a song you haven’t heard in a while and it makes you feel good again. I suggest you pick a few songs and study them thoroughly using the chord and tab sheets provided or watch a video lesson if you need some extra help.

You can also check out the easier guitar classics if you’re just starting out. If you practiced them well enough and feel comfortable to play them to your friends and family you can add them to your repertoire to expand your guitar song vocabulary. Let’s make some progress.

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SongArtistChordsTabs
Hotel California (Hell freezes over)The EaglesChordsTabs
BlackbirdPaul McCartneyChordsTabs
AngieRolling StonesChordsTabs
Heart of goldNeil YoungChordsTabs
More than wordsExtremeChordsTabs

SongArtistChordsTabs
WonderwallOasis ChordsTabs
LaylaEric ClaptonChordsTabs
To be with youMr.BigChordsTabs
Under the bridgeRHCPChordsTabs
Working class heroJohn LennonChordsTabs

SongArtistChordsTabs
Crazy little thing called loveQueenChordsTabs
The times they are a changingBob Dylan ChordsTabs
Dust in the windKansasChordsTabs
DaughtersJohn MayerChordsTabs
Everlong (acoustic) Foo FightersChordsTabs

Acoustic Guitar Video Lesson:
Wonderwall – Oasis

SongArtistChordsTabs
The scientist (acoustic)ColdplayChordsTabs
The riverBruce SpringsteenChordsTabs
Ain’t no sunshine Bill WithersChordsTabs
When the stars go blue Ryan AdamsChordsTabs
Teach your childrenCrosby Still Nash & YoungChordsTabs

SongArtistChordsTabs
CannonballDamien Rice ChordsTabs
TroubleRay La Montagne ChordsTabs
JoleneDolly PartonChordsTabs
Wild horsesThe Rolling StonesChordsTabs
Redemption songBob MarleyChordsTabs

SongArtistChordsTabs
Free fallingTom PettyChordsTabs
She talks to angelsBlack Crowes ChordsTabs
Fire and rainJames TaylorChordsTabs
Give a little bitSupertrampChordsTabs
Pride and joy (acoustic)Stevie Ray VaughanChordsTabs

Acoustic Guitar Video Lesson:
Redemption song – Bob Marley

SongArtistChordsTabs
Sound of silenceSimon and GarfunkelChordsTabs
Sweet home chicagoRobert JohnsonChordsTabs
PatienceGuns ‘n rosesChordsTabs
Leaving on a jet plane John DenverChordsTabs
Have you ever seen the rainCCRChordsTabs

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YellowColdplayChordsTabs
The needle and the damage doneNeil Young ChordsTabs
Horse with no nameAmerica ChordsTabs
Banana PancakesJack JohnsonChordsTabs
About a girlNirvanaChordsTabs

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American pieDon McCleanChordsTabs
Jack and DianeJohn MellencampChordsTabs
IrisGoo goo dollsChordsTabs
Wanted (Dead or Alive)Bon JoviChordsTabs
Both sides nowJoni MitchellChordsTabs

Acoustic Guitar Video Lesson:
Yellow – Coldplay

SongArtistChordsTabs
Tears in heavenEric ClaptonChordsTabs
Maggie MayRod StewartChordsTabs
Good riddance (time of your life)GreendayChordsTabs
The A-teamEd SheeranChordsTabs
I will follow you into the darkDeath cab for cutieChordsTabs

What’s your favorite acoustic guitar song?
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50 of The Greatest Guitar Riffs of all Time

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50 greatest guitar riffs of all times

There’s something about playing guitar riffs. Creating that cool sound with your own bare fingers while sliding down and bending up those strings feels just like pure magic. Ain’t nothing like it.

Also the excitement of learning and eventually mastering a challenging riff is unbelievably fulfilling.

Let alone playing that riff with a real band will give you a true adrenaline rush. Yes that’s why we love to play riffs.

A little while ago I created a list with “50 of The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time”. After that I got a lot of requests for a “Greatest Riffs of all Time” list. And I thought ‘yeah why not?’ So here you are.

As most of you know the lists on Guitarhabits are in no particular order and they are never complete. The lists are here to inspire and to motivate.

You might discover a riff or song on the list that you haven’t thought of before and would really like to learn. Maybe you’ll get some new ideas for practice or encounter a “mustknowriff” for your repertoire. It’s all here.

I was thinking about my personal favorite and it’s just too hard to choose only one. There are too many brilliant creations and all unique in their own way. I love the simplicity of “highway to hell”, the beautiful, mysterious, wah wah riff of “Voodoo child”, I have a weak spot for almost every guitar riff by John Frusciante or Slash and not to mention the zillion riffs that aren’t even on the list. Thank god it never stops.

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