What are the best acoustic guitar songs for beginners?

Answer by  Lisa18 (15)

The following acoustic guitar songs are relatively easy to learn- 1)Feeling Alright by Dave Mason 2)Three Marlenas by The Wallflowers 3)Redemption Song by Bob Marley 4)Time of your Life (Good Riddance) By Green day 5)Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd, and 6)Hurt As performed by Johnny Cash, Written by Nine Inch Nails

Answer by  DevoutCatalyst (441)

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman/ Christmas Songs! They're all made for beginners/ Time of your life - Greenday/ Public Domain Songs - Happy birthday etc. Once he can pick, strum and move both hands around efficiently he can move on to some more challenging pieces.

Answer by  Nancy (578)

The easiest songs consists of the chords A. D. E. Have him do a web search and he will find tons of songs he can play using these chords.

Answer by  Cali2307 (1337)

Choose songs that work with very basic chords. Start by learning songs that have between 4 and 5 chords. There are many "Magic Four Chords" books that are great!

Answer by  Darcy (25)

At my wedding my brother surprised me by playing "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" by the White Stripes. It was one of the first songs he learned to play on his acoustic guitar at the age of 17 and it was simple and great.