Beginner song requests for a future endeavor

[Jak Angelescu]

Hello their students! As I’m speaking into my phone it for some reason said “Syn X” instead of students. Which I think is fucking cool as shit sounding but that’s not what I’m talking about here.
What I am talking about is that already Holly and I are working up some songs for Christmas and hopefully for me to finally do a Valentine’s Day gig that I had been wanting to try to do for the last 10 years. In the process of us doing this, I realized that a majority of the most platinum selling songs have the simplest chords that any beginner can do within about a month of playing the guitar. I think it’s crucial to learn these kinds of songs that you can play on an acoustic and sing around in front of people because you get a good sense of rhythm and develop a good sense of musicality right from the get go.
So I’m taking requests for a very large future endeavor that I hope will be a big part of the school and I’m looking for beginners to drop some suggestions down below for any song of any genre that you like. Please don’t make it an advanced level song because the point of this is to try to get people to learn easy songs as well and advance eventually. Think of some songs you would like to learn. Songs from the genres of rock and roll, pop and punk are very good places to start and especially country. Basic blues as well but sometimes they get into those goofy chords.
I really would like every beginner that reads this to actually drop A-line down below. This is something that’s going to be done. I will be teaching these songs and breaking them down and also Discussing chord change and rhythm work. Much love!
~Sensei NinjaCat

 

[Forgetabull]

Fear does not exist in this dojo..
I don’t think these are hard songs and I’m assuming you don’t mean A7x ones, perhaps:

Too many friends – Placebo
Shake Your Blood – Probot
Gold on the Ceiling – The Black Keys

 

[Kim]

Nice idea. I think Big Me by Foo Fighters is easy and nice to play.
I liked learning For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica





This reply was modified 4 months ago by  Kim La.

 

[Jaylen Owens]

Even tho I’m not a beginner I think Seven Nation Army is a good first song too or So Far Away by avenged sevenfold(lead parts) but that’smy 2 cents good luck jak

 

[RoaringRowanThunderBender]

Hehe, I’ll try to add my 2 cents. I definitely agree and think this will help somebody out. Here are a few songs:
Ah Leah – Donnie Iris (I personally learned this for my dad and it’s basically nothing but chords besides the lead’s small solo but even the solo sounds much easier than most)
Sugar We’re Going Down – Fall Out Boy (I played a relatively simplified rhythm track for this one at one of my band’s shows and I think it’s pretty easy to get down, the lead doesn’t seem too difficult either)
Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis (I’m currently trying to learn on acoustic for my grandmother and uses chords, not too difficult just have to learn arpeggios and maybe a few new chords)
So Far Away – A7X (I think this is one of their easier songs to start out with and helps majorly with rhythm for Zacky’s part anyway)
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes (Also relatively easy to learn and pick up on after practicing)
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana (Trying to learn this one because its relatively easy besides the rhythm being a bit tricky if you aren’t used to it)

 

[Sayonil Mitra]

Green Day – Boulevard of Broken dreams

 

[idssdi]

Let me thing for a second:
John Mayer-Half Of My Heart
The Beatles – Help
3 Doors down – Kryptonite(there’s a G6 in there but should be ok)
Ccr-Fortunate son
Bruce Springsteen – The River
I’m not really good at judging at what difficulty a song belongs too so I kinda went on a hunch tbh.

 

[Gabriel Corso]

Hey Jak!!
I don’t know, but I have been listening to John Mayer’s “New Light” nonstop since it came out haha.
It is a pretty simple song, but just got certified platinum ( I think ).
Even the solo it is simple.
Also, a lot of songs from Green Day, as @Sayonil said.
They are simple, but huge songs.
It is not how complex the song is, but how much feelings you get from hearing it!!
Great idea again !!

 

[idssdi]

I think New light has a lot of sneaky timing bits in there. Especially in the second verse and the solo is mostly melody and feel so not sure whether I would qualify that one as a beginner song but then again I have no idea when a song qualifies as a beginner song

 

[Gabriel Corso]

I agree with you, @Ids
Maybe there is some elements of it that are not that simple.
But who knows hahah.
I think that Green Day it is a good call.
When I come around
Time of your life
Letterbomb
She
Basket case

 

[Adin Shepherd]

Hmmm, if we are talking campfire acoustic songs maybe Polly and About A Girl by Nirvana, Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure, Rooster by Alice In Chains and Knockin On Heavens Door by Bob Dylan.

 

[Calvin Phillips]

TOO FAST FOR LOVE
Or honestly.. anything early crue. It was all power chord driven.
I also suggest early saves the day as it’s also all power chords. You’ll atleast learn your progressions. Then the odd melody.

 

[Dan Shipway]

Living after midnight-Judas Priest

 

[Jamie London]

Metal Guru by T-Rex is very very easy (the short 7 second lead bit is also incredibly easy) but sounds so so good!

 

[The Raven]

One of my favorite songs I started out with was “Blue Magic” By Kelly Hogan. Nice and easy with only a few beginner chords in it. Otherwise another one of my favorites is “Like A Stone” by Audioslave.

 

[Andrew Fernandes]

Gunslinger

 

[Kai C]

I saw someone put this in an earlier post and I’d have to second Rooster by Alice ‘N Chains is an amazing song for something like this

 

[Jak Angelescu]

Thank you guys so much for all of your feedback! Let’s keep it coming because I’m making a list of all of this! Don’t feel afraid to think outside the Box or the genres of rock or metal as well

 

[ari.mac]

Just found this thread! So many songs to try and practice in the future