For beginners
Easy guitar chords
Songs with simple open chords and a low difficulty — usually three or four chords, no barre. With chords and lyrics, so you can play along right away.
Stick SeasonNoah KahanAkkoordenBeginner
Shape Of YouEd SheeranAkkoordenBeginner
Another LoveTom OdellAkkoordenBeginner
Beautiful ThingsBenson BooneAkkoordenBeginner
CarolineStatus QuoAkkoordenBeginnerDown To The DustpipeStatus QuoAkkoordenBeginnerIce In The SunStatus QuoAkkoordenBeginnerPaper PlaneStatus QuoAkkoordenBeginnerWhat Your ProposinStatus QuoAkkoordenBeginnerThe WandererStatus QuoAkkoordenBeginnerWhatever You Want v1Status QuoAkkoordenBeginner
Train under waterBright EyesAkkoordenBeginner
Silent nightAlan JacksonAkkoordenBeginner
To her doorPaul KellyAkkoordenBeginner
I hate myselfLovely The BandAkkoordenBeginner
Everything Will Turn Out FineStealers WheelAkkoordenBeginnerStarStealers WheelAkkoordenBeginner
Right Down The LineGerry RaffertyAkkoordenBeginnerLate AgainStealers WheelAkkoordenBeginnerCity To CityGerry RaffertyAkkoordenBeginnerThe Beat Goes OnSonny CherAkkoordenBeginner
Hallelujah Kerst UitvoeringThe OsmondsAkkoordenBeginner
A Well Respected ManThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerDead End StreetThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerDedicated Follower of FashionThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerI Go To SleepThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerMr Pleasant v1The KinksAkkoordenBeginnerSunny AfternoonThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerTired Of Waiting For YouThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerAll Day And All Of The NightThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerApemanThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerCelluloid HeroesThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerDaysThe KinksAkkoordenBeginnerLolaThe KinksAkkoordenBeginner
MarinaRocco GranataAkkoordenBeginnerYoung LoveSonny JamesAkkoordenBeginnerMademoiselle NinetteSoulfun DynamicsAkkoordenBeginnerSkandal im SperrbezirkSpider Murphy GangAkkoordenBeginnerBreak The RulesStatus QuoAkkoordenBeginner
Forever And EverSlikAkkoordenBeginner
Sweet BoxSladeAkkoordenBeginner
Lets Go All The WaySly FoxAkkoordenBeginner
Itchycoo ParkSmall FacesAkkoordenBeginnerLazy Sunday AfternoonSmall FacesAkkoordenBeginner
Midlife CrisisHartmanAkkoordenBeginnerBind Me VastHartmanAkkoordenBeginner
Dont Play Your Rock,n Roll To MeSmokieAkkoordenBeginnerI,ll Meet you at midnight v1SmokieAkkoordenBeginner
Driver,s SeatSniff N The TearsAkkoordenBeginner
Nothing else matters - de makkelijke versieMetallicaAkkoordenBeginnerIn Like A Shot From My GunSladeAkkoordenBeginnerLook At Last NightSladeAkkoordenBeginnerLook What You DunSladeAkkoordenBeginnerMama Weer All Crazee NowSladeAkkoordenBeginnerMerry Xmaƨ EverybodySladeAkkoordenBeginnerMy Friend StanSladeAkkoordenBeginnerMy Life Is NaturalSladeAkkoordenBeginner
No More HeroesThe StranglersAkkoordenBeginnerAlways The SunThe StranglersAkkoordenBeginnerMy Oh MySladeAkkoordenBeginnerGetting started with open chords
Open chords like Em, Am, C, G and D are the foundation of thousands of songs. They sound full, need no barre and are exactly why they're the best place to start: you train your chord changes in real songs and hear results straight away.
Here's how: learn the shapes first, then practise the change between two chords at half speed and build up tempo once they're smooth. With five open chords you can already back hundreds of well-known songs.
Want to learn the shapes step by step, with a diagram and practice tips per chord? Head to learn guitar chords. Prefer single-note melodies instead? Have a look at the easy guitar tabs.
Frequently asked questions about easy guitar chords
The open chords Em and Am are the most comfortable; then come C, G and D. With those five you can back hundreds of well-known songs, without any barre.
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From your first chord to your first song
Follow the beginner path with video lessons and play your favourite songs with simple chords within weeks.