After the success of my recent post on , I’ve decided to continue the series with 20 more easy guitar songs. These ones are a little different, though, because the focus here will be more on riffs and tabbed songs (rather than chords).
Most of the tabs I’ve linked to here will require you to have the tab program “” (read my and why you should buy it!).
Just click on the title of the song to download the tab.
If you haven’t learnt this one yet, where have you been? This is an absolute classic and the great thing is: it’s not too hard to get the main riff down. A must for beginner guitar players everywhere!
One of the first Sabbath Songs that I learnt to play, and it only uses about three chords! Also a good introduction to the Fathers of Heavy Metal.
The main riff and rhythm parts shouldn’t cause you too much trouble…and if you’re feeling confident (or find the rhythm parts easy) you can even attempt the solo 😉�
Another famous rock standard. The main thing you’ll need for this song is energy…and an attitude to match!
Not particularly heavy, or rocky…or even famous…but you have to admit: this is a tune! The tuning is a little odd, but it’s mostly powerchords, so shouldn’t be too tricky.
O.K…so it’s Metallica…the solos are going to be difficult! However, the main rhythm section is made up of arpeggios and chords! Anyway, it’s probably the easiest Metallica song there is!
Mostly known as “the theme to Trigger Happy TV”, this one was originally played on keyboards.
The main riff is only three chords…three chords that’ll make you want to dance around your room and air guitar until your fingers bleed (except you’ll actually HAVE a real guitar)!
I searched hard to find an easy Kiss song, as you gotta have a bit of Kiss! This one is basically a pentatonic pattern for the verse, followed by powerchords in the chorus.
If you’re my age or older, you’ll remember this from the chewing gum advert…
Another tune from ACDC, the band that have a knack for turning three chords into a classic rocker!
“School’s out for summer…”
…well even if it’s not, there’s still the hope…
Eric Clapton and the D minor blues scale all the way!
Was also covered by Jimi Hendrix!
This one is mostly open chords …with a few barre chords…
Again, powerchords FTW!
Good Old 12 bar blues! This one’s in G, and the hardest part is when you have to play doublestops!
"Wooohoooo!"
Actually played on the Record by Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin!
The famous one that Motorhead’s “Lemmy” sang on…making the other band members jealous of his success!
If you really want to get into playing lead guitar, my new book ‘Awesome Lead Guitar’ is out now. In it you’ll learn the most common scales and techniques that lead guitarists use with full scale diagrams and tabs!
Then, you can practise along with the 17 included full solo examples and backing tracks! for more.