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Included in the acoustic songs section of our song list are song lessons designed to teach you how to play your favorite songs with a single acoustic guitar. While other songs here were written on an acoustic guitar and are intended to be played that way. With artists like Joan Baez, The Allman Brothers, Plain White T's, Jewel, The Beatles and so many more, you'll learn your favorite tunes on acoustic guitar so you can pull them out at your next party or campfire.

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This song features one acoustic guitar that strums the progressions and embellishments throughout. Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. You’ll need a capo placed on the 1st fret to play along with this tutorial. This song uses open chords, the use of a capo, and dynamics.

Published: 04/11/2024 Upgrade

There is 1 acoustic guitar that lays down the foundation of the tune with chords and strumming. This song uses barre chords and steady strumming techniques.

Published: 03/22/2024 Upgrade

The song features two acoustic guitars. Guitar 1 has a capo on the 2nd fret and plays a combination of chord strums, arpeggiation, and ornamental fills. Guitar 2 does not use a capo, and plays leads and fills throughout the song. This song uses a capo, open chords, strumming with a swung eighths groove and adding embellishments, as well as some textbook acoustic licks and fills.

Published: 03/15/2024 Upgrade

There is no guitar on the original recording, but we’ll add an acoustic guitar into the mix and play the chord progressions with a consistent strum. Any guitar can be used to play along with this tutorial. This song uses open chords, and a steady strumming approach.

Published: 01/18/2024 Upgrade

A 12 string acoustic guitar was used on the original recording, but any guitar - acoustic or electric can be used to play this song. This song uses barre chords and open chords, chord arpeggiation, and steady strumming approaches.

Published: 11/22/2023 Upgrade

The song features one acoustic guitar that plays a main riff and strums chord progressions throughout. Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. You’ll need a capo placed at the 3rd fret to play along with this tutorial. This song uses a capo, single note riffing, open chords, and steady strum approaches.

Published: 07/27/2023 Upgrade

Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. Be sure to place a capo at the 2nd fret to play along with this tutorial. This song uses single note melodies with chord strums, a 6/8 groove, and some melodic single note lines.

Published: 06/08/2023 Upgrade

The song features one acoustic guitar that strums the progressions throughout. Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. This song uses open chords and barre chords, steady strumming approaches, and dynamics.

Published: 05/18/2023 Upgrade

This song features one acoustic guitar that strums and arpeggiates the riffs throughout. Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. This song uses open chords, chord arpeggiation, aggressive strumming, and dynamics.

Published: 04/06/2023 Upgrade

Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. Tune your guitar down one whole step to play along with this tutorial. This song uses open chords, descending bass motion, and a boom-chick fingerpicking and strum approach.

Published: 03/23/2023 Upgrade

This song features one acoustic guitar tuned a full step down from standard tuning. Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. This song uses open and barre chords, chord arpeggiation, 3/4 time, and dynamics.

Published: 03/16/2023 Upgrade

There’s no guitar part in the original version of this song, so we’re going to use an acoustic guitar to strum along with the band in a made easy format. We’ll outline the simple chord progression in C major and have fun doing it! We are also including a bonus lesson that shows how to mimic the piano intro riff on guitar. This song uses open chords and barre chords, a simple strumming pattern, and dynamics.

Published: 02/23/2023 Upgrade

There are 2 acoustic guitars in this song. Guitar 1 strums the chord progressions, while Guitar 2 adds chord arpeggiation and embellishments throughout. Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song, but one with a brighter tone will help cut through the mix a bit better. Also, a capo is needed on the first fret to strum the chord progressions. This song uses open chords, steady strumming approaches, and chord arpeggiation.

Published: 02/10/2023 Upgrade

This is an acoustic Made Easy version of a 90s pop rock classic. Any guitar, acoustic or electric, is suitable to play this tune. This song uses open chords, a simple strumming approach, and dynamics.

Published: 12/22/2022 Upgrade

This song has one acoustic guitar part, but any guitar is suitable to play it. If you have an electric guitar, just play with a clean tone. This song uses fingerpicking, open chords, higher chord voicings and an open pedal note.

Published: 10/13/2022 Upgrade

We’ll learn this song in a Made Easy format, with open chords and a simplified strumming pattern. In order to use open chords, we’ll need a capo placed on the 3rd fret. This song uses open chords, a 3/4 feel, a simple strumming pattern, and dynamics.

Published: 08/11/2022 Upgrade

Any acoustic guitar is suitable to play this tune. The acoustic strums the chord progressions throughout the song. We are also including a bonus lesson that teaches the arpeggiated riff that’s heard in the first verse. A capo is required to play this part. This song uses open and barre chords, a steady strumming pattern, and dynamics.

Published: 07/28/2022 Upgrade

This tutorial is a made easy version of the iconic Beatles tune arranged for acoustic guitar. This song uses open chords, a simple strum pattern, and dynamics.

Published: 05/19/2022 Upgrade

We’ve arranged this song in a made easy format for acoustic guitar with simplified chords and strumming. If you’re up for a challenge, we’ve also included a bonus lesson to learn how to play the song with a boogie diad approach. This song uses open 7th chords, the 12 bar blues form, and a steady strumming pattern.

Published: 03/31/2022 Upgrade

We’ve arranged this classic blues song in a made easy format for acoustic guitar with simplified chords and strumming. If you’re up for a challenge, we’ve also included a bonus lesson to learn how to play the song with a boogie diad approach. This song uses open 7th chords, the 12 bar blues form, and a steady strumming pattern.

Published: 02/10/2022 Upgrade

David will show you a made easy arrangement on acoustic guitar for this quintessential blues standard. You'll learn to play it with a swing shuffle groove in two different approaches: open chords and boogie diads. This song uses the blues form, swing rhythm, and open chords.

Published: 02/03/2022 Upgrade

We’ve arranged this song in a made easy format for acoustic guitar with simplified chords and strumming. Any acoustic or electric guitar is suitable to play along with this tutorial. This song uses open 7th chords, the 12 bar blues form, and an 1/8th note triplet swing strumming pattern.

Published: 01/27/2022 Upgrade

Mike will show you the made easy acoustic part arranged for this classic blues song. If you’re up for a challenge, there is a bonus lesson to learn how to play the song with an 8th note triplet swing rhythm, as well as play the riff melody heard throughout the tune. This song uses open 7th chords, the 12 bar blues form, and a steady strumming pattern.

Published: 01/20/2022 Upgrade

Mike has arranged this song in a made easy format for acoustic guitar with simplified chords and strumming. If you’re up for a challenge, we’ve also included a bonus lesson to learn how to play the song with an 8th note triplet swing rhythm. This song uses open 7th chords, the 12 bar blues form, dynamics and a steady strumming pattern.

Published: 01/03/2022 Upgrade

Dave will show you the single acoustic guitar part in this classic 60 pop rock song. The part features delicately finger-picked chords, melodies, and bass notes. This song is in the key of E minor and 4/4 time at a tempo of 110 BPM.

Published: 11/12/2021 Upgrade

“Hey Joe” as made famous by Jimi Hendrix is a 60s rock classic with plenty of raw energy, powered by a simple chord progression. We’ve arranged this song in a made easy format for acoustic guitar with simplified chords and strumming.

Published: 11/04/2021 Upgrade

Mike will show you the single acoustic guitar layer used in this song. This song uses barre chords, seventh chords, calypso rhythm approaches, muting chords, and single note lines.

Published: 10/14/2021 Upgrade

David will show you a made easy version of this song using an acoustic guitar. The entire song only uses 3 major chords with an awesome syncopated groove. As a bonus you can also learn the iconic walk up bass note line that kicks in during the chorus. Finally, we'll check out the solo section rhythm and learn how to play those killer choppy, staccato chords.

Published: 09/09/2021 Upgrade

Mike will show you the 3 acoustic guitar parts in this song. Guitar 1 drives the arrangement by strumming the chord progressions throughout. Guitars 2 and 3 overlap in the solo section for some classically influenced melodies.

Published: 07/08/2021 Upgrade

Anders will show you how to play this classic tune on an acoustic guitar. The original only had a 12-string acoustic playing during the chorus. Anders will show you how to adapt that part for a regular 6-string acoustic. There's a part that fits with the orchestral part, but can also stand on its own if you ever want to play this song by yourself.

Published: 03/03/2021 Upgrade

Mike will show you how to adapt this song for acoustic guitar and learn it in a made easy format with simplified chords and strumming. Any acoustic or electric guitar is suitable to play along with this tutorial. This song uses barre and open chords, dynamics, and a steady strumming pattern.

Published: 10/30/2020 Upgrade

Dave will show you the 2 guitar parts in this song. Guitar 1 is the iconic finger-picked acoustic part. Guitar 2 is an electric playing atmospheric fills. This song uses delicate finger picking, volume swells, and R&B style fills.

Published: 10/16/2020 Upgrade

Mike will show you the 2 acoustic guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is adapted from the piano to play the chord progressions throughout. Guitar 2 plays some lead in the solo section as well as the outro. Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this tune. This song uses open and barre chords, double stops, steady strumming approaches, combining chord arpeggiation and single note melodies, and dynamics.

Published: 07/03/2020 Upgrade

Mike will show you how to play along with this modern pop hit in a made easy format with simplified open and barre chords, straight forward strumming and dynamics.

Published: 11/12/2019 Upgrade

Mike will show you how any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. The original recording is in the key of F# (guitar tuned one half step down), but we'll learn the song in the key of G in order to use standard tuning. The song uses odd time signatures, open chords and barre chords, arpeggiated riffing, steady 8th note strumming and dynamics.

Published: 11/07/2019 Upgrade

Caren will show you the acoustic guitar part that features some interesting challenges in an eccentric form, some unusual timing, played against a sparse backing track.

Published: 08/21/2019 Upgrade

Mike will show you the acoustic guitar part to this laid back easy rock tune. Any acoustic guitar is suitable to play along with this tutorial. The tune starts out with a descending series of chords played with a laid back groove. This becomes the verse section. The chorus is the same chord progression played with slightly differently finger picking. There's also a bridge that changes up the progression and builds the arrangement.

Published: 11/21/2018 Upgrade

Mike will show you this classic rock tune in a Made Easy format with simplified chords and a straight forward strumming pattern. Any guitar, acoustic or electric, can be used to play this song.

Published: 09/02/2018 Upgrade

Mike will show you this classic rock tune in a Made Easy format with simplified chords and a straight forward strumming pattern. Any guitar, acoustic or electric, can be used to play this song.

Published: 08/31/2018 Upgrade

Mike will show you the song's 2 acoustic guitar layers. Guitar 1 is the main guitar part that drives the tune with some single note motifs and strong strumming. Guitar 2 adds some higher ornamentations in the intro and reintro sections.

Published: 08/21/2018 Upgrade

Mike will show you the 2 acoustic guitar layers. Guitar 1 is the main guitar part that drives the tune with fingerpicked arpeggiations and barre chord strums. Guitar 2 plays some exotic sounding licks in the verse sections.

Published: 05/07/2018 Upgrade

Caren will show you the guitar parts in this singer songwriter hit. The original version of this song has several acoustic guitar fingerpicking layers. We've made a composite version to make it easier to teach, learn & perform with just one guitar. This arrangement is based on a solo guitar performance, but we'll also include the backing band from the original version.

Published: 01/30/2018 Upgrade

Tom will show you all parts to this folk guitar classic. It's all one solo acoustic guitar with multiple sections: the intro, part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 and the ending. The song is in the key of E and G and is cut time with a quarter note of approximately 100 BPM, making it effectively 200 BPM.

Published: 11/03/2017 Upgrade

Tom will show you the single acoustic guitar part in this piece. It is similar in feel to a ragtime piece, with constant alternating bass and lots of syncopation and rhythmic variation.

Published: 08/14/2017 Upgrade

Caren will show you how to play the guitar parts in this arrangement that uses a capo at the 1st fret. Atmospheric and slow, this is a fine example of how the vibe of a song can be completely changed by the arrangement.

Published: 08/07/2017 Upgrade

Here Comes the Sun chords and tabs in this lesson will be taught with a capo on an acoustic guitar. Mike will show you how to play the strumming melodies and chords throughout the arrangement. There's straight ahead verse and chorus sections that features a specific picking pattern that make them uniquely identifiable. There's also a bridge that builds the dynamic with a contrasting time signature and arpeggiated feel. Learn all of this with Here Comes the Sun lyrics so you can sing and play at the same time.

Published: 03/16/2017 Upgrade

Caren will show you this classic singer-songwriter tune with a great fingerpicking pattern & an easy chord progression. This is bare bones, old school folk music; vocals & fingerpicked acoustic guitar. Very simple, mournful & world weary.

Published: 02/21/2017 Upgrade

Caren will show you the acoustic guitar part in this song that uses open chords as well as barre chords with an upbeat, shuffled strumming pattern.

Published: 02/07/2017 Upgrade

Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar that lays down a smooth strumming layer that forms the rhythmic and harmonic foundation of the tune. Guitar 2 is a clean electric guitar that adds some great supporting parts in the way of tasty fills, lead solos, and chord strums.

Published: 11/09/2016 Upgrade

Mike will show you how to play along with this classic pop ballad with an acoustic guitar part that features: chromatic motion within chords to add dramatic ornamental voice motion, descending bass lines, extended harmony chords and cycle 5 motion.

Published: 10/24/2016 Upgrade