Songs for guitar
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red = chord melody arrangements
teal = series or more than one version
orange = beginners
ROCK, POP, COUNTRY, BLUES etc.
songs for guitar: a compilation of folk songs for beginners to intermediate.
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across the universe key D iReal Pro chart. chords only. no lyrics. no melody.
Against the Wind Lyrics and Chords
alice’s restaurant: chords and lyrics only, no tab
alice’s restaurant tab: tab fingerstyle. Travis picking more or less.
all you have to do is dream key C iReal Pro chart. no lyrics. no melody.
all along the watchtower: jimi hendrix tab
amazing grace: key C tab and chords.
amazing grace: key G chords and lyrics.
ashokan farewell: tab, solo guitar arr. drop D 2 octaves, 2 pages
auld lang syne: key C tab and chords.
aura lee: key C tab and chords.
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baby please don’t go: beginner
behind blue eyes: chords and lyrics. the who.
beginnings: by Chicago. chords and lyrics.
big bad road: lonnie johnson tab
birthday song: beginner
blackberry blossom: tab with variations I created on my Test Of Time recording in 2005.
blackbird: tab easier version.
blackbird. tab with lyrics. authenic version.
blues 1: acoustic country blues.
breaking up is hard to do: chords and lyrics. slow blues version by neil sadaka
bring It on home to me: key C iReal Pro chart
bring it on home to me: key G iReal Pro chart
brown eyed girl: key G iReal Pro chart
brain damage key D iReal Pro chart
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comfortably numb key Bm iReal Pro chart
cancion del mariach: chords and lyrics. from the movie Desperado. Los Lobos.
can’t help falling in love key C iReal Pro chart
can’t help falling in love: intermediate chord melody.
can’t help falling in love: elvis, chord melody
can’t help falling in love: easy chords and lyrics
can’t take my eyes off of you: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons key of C
can’t take my eyes off of you: original key E
can’t you see?: marshall tucker tab, details)*
color my world: chord diagrams. great finger stretching exercise.
color my world: i Real B chord chart only.
cuckoo cocoon: fro the Genesis album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
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dark eyes: melody and chords. no lyrics or chord diagrams. Django classic.
day tripper: tab, chords, lyrics, lead, details *
don’t dream it’s over: crowded house. chord chart only.
dream a little dream of me: chord melody
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europa: chords only. Carlos Santana album.
every time you go away: key of D
every time you go away: key of F
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folsom prison blues: chords and lyrics. Johnny Cash.
freight train: chords and lyrics. party chart.
Freight train: travis picking authentic 1
friend like me: lead sheet from the movie alladin.
friends: led zepplin tab
funiculi funicula: mandolin melody with notes and tabs. chords but no diagrams.
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ghost riders in the sky: key Am tab and chords.
ghost riders in the sky: key Am chords and lyrics.
green onions: beginner
green river: tab, details, lyrics
green river: easier to read, chords, lyrics, tab riff
greensleeves: key Am tab and chords.
greensleeves: arnie berle chord melody
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hard times killing floor: from oh brother where art thou? open Dm tuning, tab, details
henry: tab intro to maggie may. the Rod Stewart classic
hey, good lookin’: hank williams, easy chords and lyrics
hey good lookin: chords and lyrics easy more details.
home and the heartland: from riverdance. beginners. melody only.
home and the heartland: from riverdance. chord melody in the low register.
home and the heartland: high register.
homeward bound: Solo guitar arrangement tab. no lyrics.
horizon: genesis, foxtrot, tab *
hotel california: chords and lyrics only.
hotel california: acoustic version. autentic tab and details.
hotel california: EXTERNAL LINK tab electric version.
house of the rising sun: key Am chords and lyrics.
house of the rising sun: beginner chords and melody
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i can help: chords and lyrics.
i walk the line: key C chords and lyrics.
i walk the line: key G chords and lyrics.
i walk line: chords and lyrics.
if i needed someone: key of G. chord chart only.
if i fell: chord melody arrangement by brian turner
if you don’t know me by now: key of B
if you don’t know me by now: key of Bb
if you don’t know me by now: key of C
in the summertime: lyrics only
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Jambalaya: chords and lyrics in 5 keys: C, G D, A, and E. Hank Williams 1952.
jimi hendrix: electric ladyland*
john ryan’s polka: tab, chords, and notation.
johnny b. goode: chords and lyrics. Chuck Berry 1958.
just dropped in: by Mickey Newbury
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la bamba: tab intro, chords, and rhythm.
la bamba: authentic. all details.
la-chona-los-tucanes-de-tijuana-chart
la paloma chord melody
la-vida-es-un-carnaval-celia-cruz-chart
lady madonna: chords and lyrics to The Beatles classic.
like a rolling stone: key C iReal Pro chart
like a rolling stone: beginner by bob dylan
little sister: lyrics and chords only. Elvis hit.
long cool woman with a black dress: the hollies tab *
the lonely bull: chord, herb albert and the tijuana brass 1962.
love me tender: key G chords and lyrics.
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mean mr. mustard abbey road medley
midnight special: chords and lyrics. Ledbelly and CCR classic.
mr. tambourine man: lyrics and chords no diagrams.
munsters theme: key Am tab and chords.
mystery train: Elvis classic, chords and lyrics.
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na na, hey hey, kiss him goodbye
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octopus’s garden: chords and lyrics.
oh darling: chords and lyrics only. no melody no tab.
old chunk of coal: intermediate chord melody. tab, chords, and notation. travis picking advanced.
old joe clark: a series of lessons for learning Old Joe Clark on guitar.
on sunny side street: tab chord melody only.
over the rainbow: chord melody key of G
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proud mary: chords and lyrics only. band chart.
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red wing: key G chords and lyrics.
red wing: key G tab and chords.
return to pooh corner: chords, piano arr, lyrics
right string baby but the wrong yo-yo: chords and lyrics only. band chart.
rocky mountain high: John Denver, tab in drop d
romance, romanza: spanish classical
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san antone rose: chords and lyrics in D and Ab like Bob Wills.
san antone rose: lyrics and chords, key of G.
san antone rose: key of D and Ab just like Bob Wills. chords and lyrics.
scarborough fair: key Am chords and lyrics
seis mapeye: puerto rican folk song
silver wings: chords, lyrics, and melody for guitar.
sitting on a dock dock of the bay
sitting on the dock of the bay: key G iReal Pro chart
sloop john b: chords and lyrics only. band chart. key G.
something: key C iReal Pro chart
soul finger: chords, BarKays 1967.
spooky: chords only.
stand by me: chords and lyrics only. band chart. capo 2 for original Ben E. King key of A.
stand by me key G iReal Pro chart
stand by me key C iReal Pro chart
steel guitar rag: chords, key G.
still you turn me on: authentic tab.
still you turn me on: chords and lyrics only.
stormy: chords on lyrics only.
stormy: tab chord melody only.
stray cat strut: authentic version.
the story in your eyes: chords and lyrics. The Moody Blues. 1967.
stuck in the middle with you: chords and lyrics only. stealers wheel.
sultans of swing: chords and lyrics only
surfer girl by The Beach Boys. Accompaniment chords with chord diagrams. Chord melody arrangement for solo guitar in tab. Five pdf pages total.
suzy q: ccr, tab, melody, lead solo, no lyrics*
swingin: chords and lyrics. 1983 county classic by John Anderson
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telstar: The Tornados 1962. chords.
tennessee flattop box: tab for lead , chords, and lyrics.
that’s all right, mama: Elvis classic, chords and lyrics.
those were days: lyrics and chords in the key of F#m, the original key for Mary Hopkins (1968).
time in a bottle bottle: intro
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unchained melody: chords and lyrics, easy
unchained melody: key C iReal Pro chart
under the double eagle: page 1
under the double eagle: page 2
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wake me when it’s over: willie nelson 1961. chords and lyrics only. party chart. me
walk don’t run: authentic version.
what’s a matter with the mill: chords
when a man loves a woman: chords and lyrics
whiter shade of pale: chord and lyrics. Procol Harem.
wildwood flower: key C chords and lyrics.
wildwood flower: key G chords and lyrics.
wind cries mary: chords and lyrics
wind cries mary: tab authentic version.
wish you were here: easy chords and lyrics. no tab
wish you were here: tab pdf and lyrics
with a little help from my friends
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you belong to me: Chord melody in G and details.
you’re so vain: chords, lyrics only
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Songs That Sound Great On Guitar By Brian Turner
Beginner and Intermediate
SWING and JAZZ
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ace in the hole: lyrics with chords. chord chart with measures. guitar chord diagrams. no tab or notation melody.
after you’ve gone: one page. chord chart with measures. no lyrics, tab, or notation.
after you’ve gone: three pages in the key of Bb. chords and measures. chord diagrams. no melody notes or tab.
after_you’ve_gone, all: seven pages. melody notes and tab in octaves. chord diagrams. variety of chord voicings.
after you’ve gone 3: two pages. CHORD MELODY. tab, notation, and chord diagrams.
after you’ve gone 1,2,3: three pages. starts simple in the first postion using tab or notation. chord diagrams. higher octave. ending with CHORD MELODY. this is one of my favorite.
after you’ve gone 2: high octave melody in tab or notation with chord diagrams.
after you’ve gone: real book chord charts
after you’ve gone: django, a good lead sheet from the fake book in the key of G.
a good man is hard to find: chord chart only. no lyrics or melody.
aint_misbehaving: a systematic approach to learning the song as a solo CHORD MELODY in the key of G. tabs and chord diagrams.
ain’t misbehaving django, a good lead sheet from the fake book.
ain’t she sweet: two pages. lyrics with chords and measures. no tab or notation melody.
alabama jubilee: one page. chords and measures only. no lyrics, tab, or notation melody.
all of me: eight pages. chord diagrams. tab and notation of melody. CHORD MELODY. a lot of details.
all of me: three pages. fake book lead sheet. chord diagrams of subs and extensions I use to spruce it up. great chord study similar to Micky Baker chords.
all of me complete: a systematic approach to learn the CHORD MELODY. tabs and notation of the melody.
angelina: by Tommy Emmanuel, tab and notation solo guitar arrangement. authentic.
autumn leaves 1: the ‘head’ or lead sheet. the melody in tab, notation, chords with diagrams, and the lyrics. tip: always learn the head first. this means learning the melody, the lyrics, and the chords.
autumn leaves 2: chord melody lower register.
autumn leaves 3: chord melody higher register.
autumn leaves : key Am iReal Pro chart
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basin street blues: one page. a basic fake book lead sheet only.
beaumont rag: chords and measures only.
beyond the sea: melody and chords. no diagrams. no tab. django classic.
big time woman Bb: one page. chords and lyrics only.
big bad bill: five pages. lyrics with chords and CHORD MELODY. key F.
bill bailey: chord chart only.
bill bailey: key C iReal Pro chart
black orpheus: chord melody tab and chord diagrams. chords and measures only. no melody or diagrams.
blue moon: chords, measures, and chord diagrams. no melody.
blue moon: key G iReal Pro chart
blue moon: key C iReal Pro chart
blue room: key F iReal Pro chart
blue room: key Bb iReal Pro chart
blue skies: one page. chords and measures only.
blue skies: key Am iReal Pro chart
blue skies: key Em iReal Pro chart
blues for dixie: one page. chords and lyrics only.
blues in minor: one of my favorite django tunes.
bring it on down to my house: one page. chords and measures only, no lyrics..
bring it on down to my house: chords and lyrics to the Bob Wills classic.
bye bye blues: key C iReal Pro chart
bye bye blues: key G iReal Pro chart
bye bye blues: one page. chords and measures only.
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call me: key C iReal Pro chart
caravan: lead sheet. one in C and one in E.
charleston: key Bb iReal Pro chart
charleston: key G iReal Pro chart
charleston: key C iReal Pro chart
come rain or come shine: key F iReal Pro chart
come rain or come shine: key Bb iReal Pro chart
cry me a river: key Cm iReal Pro chart
cry me a river: key Gm iReal Pro chart
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djangology: fake book lead sheet. chords and notation of melody.
don’t get around much anymore: chords and lyrics.
don’t get around much any more: key C iReal Pro chart
don’t get around much any more: one page. fake book sheet. chords, measures, notation melody.
dream a little dream of me: iReal Pro chart. key C.
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five foot two C: one page. chords, and measures only
five foot two, eyes of blue: two pages. CHORD MELODY, tab.
Variations of Fly Me To The Moon
a systematic way to learn the song from the beginner level to advanced.
fly me to the moon: part 1: one page. lead sheet. chords and melody. no tab.
fly me to the moon: part 2: two pages. melody in the first position using tab only.
fly me to the moon: part 3: two pages. the same melody in the 1st position but harmonized creating chord melody. tab only.
fly me to the moon: part 4: four pages. the same melody an octave higher and in the 5th position. tab only.
fly me to the moon: part 5: two pages. chord diagrams only. barre chords preparing us for the full blown jazz chord melody. no more kid stuff!
fly me to the moon: part 6: four pages. full blown chord melody. advanced. tab and chord diagrams.
fly me to the moon: part 7:two pages. more chord voicings for more chord melody. chord diagrams only.
fly me to the moon: part 8: four pages. full blown CHORD MELODY with some different voicings. advanced. tab and chord diagrams.
fly me to the moon: part 9: one page. modes for improvising over the change of fly me to the moon.
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georgia on my mind: chord melody
georgia on my mind: key F iReal Pro chart
georgia on my mind: key Bb iReal Pro chart
girl from ipanema: lead sheet fake book only.
girl from ipanema: chord melody in tab and chord diagrams.
give me the simple life: key F iReal Pro chart
give me the simple life: key Bb iReal Pro chart
goody goody: lyrics, chords, chord diagrams.
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honey suckle: advanced chords.
honey suckle high melody: tab, notation, intermediate chords.
honey suckle low melody: tab, notation, intermediate chords.
honey suckle rose: key of F chords.
honey pie: chords, chord melody, tab. no lyrics.
honey pie: key of F (Beatles do it in G) chord chart only. no lyrics, melody etc.
how high the moon: key G iReal Pro chart
how high the moon: key C iReal Pro chart
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i ain’t got nobody: chords and lyrics
i can’t give you anything but love: chords
i can’t give you anything but love: key F iReal Pro chart
i can’t give you anything but love: key G iReal Pro chart
i can’t give you anything but love: key C iReal Pro chart
i can’t give you anything but love: django
i’ll see you in my dreams: sweet and low down version chords and tab
i’ll see you in my dreams: key Bb iReal Pro chart
i’ll see you in my dreams: key Eb iReal Pro chart
i’ll see you in my dreams: page 1 django
i’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter: key of C, lyrics, chords, chord diagrams, CHORD MELODY, tab.
it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing: melody tab, chord diagrams, chard chart, notation but no lyrics.
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing: django
it don’t mean a thing: key Gm, fake book sheet.
it don’t mean a thing: key Gm iReal Pro chart
it don’t mean a thing: key Cm iReal Pro chart
it had to be you: lyrics, chords, measures.
it’s a sin to tell a lie: one page. lyrics, chords.
i’ve got rhythm: chords and lyrics only. key C. band chart.
i’ve got rhythm: level 1 beginner. basic barre chords. for example: C not C maj 7.
i’ve got rhythm: key C, level 2. uses 7ths.
i’ve got rhythm: Key F. level 2. uses 7ths.
i’ve got rhythm: key Bb. level 2 also.
i’ve got rhythm: key F level 2 and more voicings of the chords with analysis.
i’ve got rhythm: level 2 with more voicings starting in the 8th position.
i’ve got rhythm: key Bb iReal Pro chart
i’ve got rhythm: key F iReal Pro chart
i’ve got the world on a string: key F iReal Pro chart
i’ve got the world on a string: key Bb iReal Pro chart
i’ve heard that song before : lyrics, chords.
i’ve heard that song before: chords and lyrics, key C.
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just a gigolo: lyrics, chords.
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lady be good: fake book lead sheet. no melody.
let’s call the whole thing off: best chart, chords and lyrics, key of G.
let’s call the whole thing off: key of_G, chords, lyrics. a rough chord chart.
let’s call the whole thing off: key G iReal Pro chart
let’s call the whole thing off: key C iReal Pro chart
lime house blues: lead sheet fake book. chords, measures, melody. no tab.
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making whoopee: key G iReal Pro chart
making whoopee: key C iReal Pro chart
man i love: melody and chords. django classic.
mercy, mercy, mercy: chords. Cannon Ball Adderly.
minor swing: lead sheet fake book. chords, measures, melody. no tab.
misty: key Eb iReal Pro chart
misty: key Bb iReal Pro chart
moonlight In vermont: key Eb iReal Pro chart
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on the sunny side of the street: chord, lyrics, and melody
on the sunny side of the street: key C iReal Pro chart
on the sunny side of the street: key G iReal Pro chart
on the sunny side of the street: key of C, chords, lyrics, melody. no tab
over the rainbow: django
over the rainbow, swing : chords
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perfidia: chords, and chord melody
please don’t talk about me when i’m gone: chords, measures, no lyrics.
please don’t talk about me when I’m gone: chords and lyrics to the Bob Wills classic.
puttin on the ritz: chords, measures.
puttin’ on the ritz: key Bm iReal Pro chart
puttin’ on the ritz: key Fm iReal Pro chart
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red hot moma: one page. chords, measures.
right or wrong: chords, measures, lyrics.
Right or wrong: chords and lyrics, classic western swing from 1921, see whit smith on youtube.
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satin doll: key C iReal Pro chart
satin doll: key G iReal Pro chart
satin doll. real book chart. key C.
scotch and soda: lyrics, chords.
shine: key of Eb. lyrics, chords.
shine on harvest moon: key of G two pages. lyrics, chords.
sitting on top world: key of G, chords, measures.
smile: chords key E.
st. james infirmary: key Am iReal Pro chart
st. james infirmary: key Dm iReal Pro chart
st. james infirmary: chord melody
st. james infirmary: fake book lead sheet. chords, melody in notation. no tab.
st. louis blues: one page. chords, measures.
st lois blues: chords and melody
star dust: key G iReal Pro chart
star dust: key C iReal Pro chart
stay a little longer: Eldon Shamlin syle, Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys.
stay a little longer: chords and lyrics, key G, classic Bob Wills western swing.
stormy weather: lead sheet, chords, melody notation. no tab.
stormy weather: chord diagrams.
stormy weather: key C iReal Pro chart
stormy weather: key G iReal Pro chart
stranger on the shore: piano sheet music. chords. chord diagrams.
straighten up fly right: chords, measures.
straighten up and fly right: lyrics and chords. key of G (Nat King Cole does it in Ab).
sweet georgia brown: key of G, chords, measures.
sweet georgia brown: chords, measures, melody in tab.
sweet georgia brown: key of F, tab, melody, chord diagrams, arpeggios for improvising.
sweet georgia brown: melody in second position, key F, tab, use with dix bruce trax)
sweet sue: chords, measures, melody notation, no tab.
sweet georgia brown: key F django
swing 42: lead sheet. chords, measures, melody notation, no tab.
swinging over the rainbow: my version of… if Charlie Christian played over the rainbow.
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take 5 part 1: Chords and melody in tab.
take 5 part 2: chords and melody part 2 higher octave.
take five: key Gb iReal Pro chart
tears: by django, chords.
tenderly: key Eb iReal Pro chart
that’s life: Frank Sinatra classic chords and lyrics. no melody.
this masquerade: by leon russel chords and lyrics only
this masquerade: chords. variations of chord voicings.
this masquerade: key Gm iReal Pro chart
this masquerade: fake book chart
this masquerade: key Cm iReal Pro chart
this masquerade: key of Fm. George Bensons key. melody and chords. real book version.
this masquerade: in Cm, no lyrics, all chords with diagrams, variations on the ii V (Cm7 to F7) interlude. a great chord study.
till there was you: key F iReal Pro chart
till there was you: the lead guitar solo. awesome george harrison guitar playing.
till there was you: key of F (Beatles key). chords and lyrics.
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until the real thing comes along: key of C
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water melon man: Herbie Hancock 1962. chords.
What a difference a day makes: lyrics and chords, key of F.
what a difference a day makes (made)
what a difference a day makes: key of F
why don’t you do right: key Dm iReal Pro chart
won’t you ride in my little red wagon
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yesterday: intermediate chord melody.
you belong to me: key of A, chords and lyrics.
you belong to me: chord melody
you go to my head: key G iReal Pro chart
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take it easy the eagles chords
Classical
Guitar Moment: a collection of works from different composers. The School of Iceland