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Lesson #9: Easy Guitar Songs"Wild Thing" by the TroggsThe page on Easy Guitar Songs is taking a lot of time because we want it to be helpful to you. So far: You should be able to play the 60s song "Wild Thing." It involves only 3 chords in progression. When you get good at playing barre chords you can play 3 barre chords further up the fret.FIND THESE CHORDS HERE "Good Lovin'" by the Young RascalsAnother song which works mainly off the C - F - G chord progression. It was a big hit by the 1960s band The Young Rascals. It is one of zillions of songs that use a 1-4-5 progression, or C-F-G. C-------F----G---F---C---F---G---FI was feelin awful bad C-------------F------G---------F-------C--F---G---F I asked the family doctor just what I had ---------C-F--G--F--C---F---G---F I said Doctor, Mr. MD --------F-------C---F---G Please can you tell me --------F-----C---F---G---F What's ailin me? This song goes fast and is a really good exercise for learning to play chords quickly and cleanly. The chords won't sound too clean in the beginning but keep working at it. This exercise will build strength and timing with your chord transitions. You can use another easier progression, D-G-A, instead of C-F-G. Try both and see which one you prefer to practice. Cheap guitars and accessories from our new Guitar Store! "Collide" by Howie DayC------------G----------Am---------------FThe dawn is breaking, a light shining through, C------------G----------Am---------------F You're barely waking, and I'm tangled up in you. (repeat with Doo-doo-doo-doo verse) C------------G----------Am---------------F I'm open you're closed, I follow your ghost C------------G----------Am---------------F I worry I won't see your face light up again C-----------------Em Even the best fall down sometime -----------Am----------------F Even the wrong words seem to rhyme -----------C-----------------G Out of the doubt that fills your mind, F----------G-----------------C You finally find that you and I collide. Bridge: F-------------G---------------F------G Don't stop here, I've lost my place C-------------G--------------Am------F-------C I'm close behind. NOTE: These are the basic chord patterns. In the actual recorded song Howie Day uses chord voicings, which are slight additions of notes to the chords to enhance the sound. For example, in the Am chord the high G on string 1 is added in. Chord voicings dress up basic chords and make them more interesting. Don't worry about them until you have your basics down. Then you can enjoy creating chord voicings of your own and experimenting with different sounds. FIND THESE CHORDS HERE: "You And Me" by LifehouseG-------------------------GWhat day is it, and in what month, G-----------------Em---------C This clock never seemed so alive, G----------------------------G I can't keep up, and I can't back down -----------Em----------------C I've been losin so much time. G----------------------------G---- Cause it's you and me, and all other people, ----Em---------------C----------D And nothing to do, nothing to lose ------------G-------------------Em And it's you and me, and all other people, ----C-------------Em-----C---------D---------------G And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you. This is a basic version. Like Howie Day, Lifehouse use chord embellishments which give the melody a haunting quality. The chord voicings are based on the simple roots shown above. As you progress, listen to the song and start doing your own thing with the chords. With chord voicings, music is really very flexible, and you can add your own personal expression and interpretation to it. EASY GUITAR SONGS to ROCK CONCERT TICKETS
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