The World's Easiest Guitar Method
(if starting on C major)
- Click the first chord for 1-chord songs with C.
- Click the second diagram for 2-chord tunes with C & F.
- Etc.
1-Chord Songs with C major
Click any song below to play along with the video.
- Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles - 1966
- Coconut - Harry Nilsson - 1971
- Ever So Lonely - Monsoon - 1982
- American Woman - Lenny Kravitz - 1998 - (Sounds better with Cm but works with C. Also, this song modulates.)
- Pretty Polly - Traditional - NA
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat - Traditional - NA
- The Farmer in the Dell - Traditional - NA
- Make New Friends - Traditional - NA
- Frère Jacques - Traditional - NA
To see chord diagrams for guitar, ukulele, mandolin, or banjo, click here.
2-Chord Songs with C & F
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- Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter - 1943
- Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly - 1952
- Dream Baby - Roy Orbison - 1955
- Reuben’s Train - The Dillards - 1963
- Iko Iko - Dixie Cups - 1964
- The Name Game - Sherry Ellis - 1964
- Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker - 1969
- Just My Imagination - The Temptations - 1971 - The entire song is C & F - except for a G7 at 2:50.
- Walk on the Wide Side - Lou Reed - 1972 - It sounds better with a Dm thrown in. But this song works with C & F.
- I’ll Take You There - The Staple Singers - 1972
- Reggae Got Soul - Toots & the Maytals - 1976
- Love Is a Stranger - Eurythmics - 1983
- Chewing Gum - Annie - 2004 - I don't have music notation yet.
- How Come? - Ray LaMontagne - 2004 - There's technically a Bb too. But it's optional.
- LDN - Lily Allen - 2006 - Playable with C or C7.
- Hey Lover - Blake Mills - 2010
- Hold On - Alabama Shakes - 2012
There are also lots of folk tunes & nursery rhymes with these 2 chords.
To see chord diagrams for guitar, ukulele, mandolin, or banjo, click here.
How to Create Your Own Guitar Journey
- Use the Search Engine below to find songs online - using whatever chords you already know.
- You can use Genre and Decade filters to refine your search (e.g. 1990s | Country | G,C,D,Em).
- Then use the Next Best Chord or Wildcard tools to see what new chord to add to your practice.
Thanks for Reading
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Thank you so much for reading. And happy strumming.
-Austin