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The below songs can all be played using just five chords (G, Am, C, D, and Em in the key of G) and occasionally a capo. Eventually a capo won't be necessary for some of these charts because you'll be able to read numbers in different keys and play in the other great keys for guitar. At first just use G chords and a capo (if needed). To understand why the 2 chord is minor, check out the section on Understanding the Musical Keys (you'll need it more and more).

G (no capo)
Ab (G capo 1) 
A (G Capo 2)
Bb (G Capo 3)
B (G Capo 4)
C (G Capo 5) 
Db (G Capo 6)

If a song is in the key of Ab, A, Bb, B, C, or Db, capo on the below fret until you can read numbers in other keys besides G. The song key is always next to the chart. Songs are rated on a general difficulty level from 1 to 10. 

60s Rock

Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Bob Dylan, G 1/10
Hey Paula, Paul & Paula, G
Put Your Head On My Shoulder, Paul Anka G
I Can’t Help Myself, Four Tops, C 1/10
Baby It’s You, The Beatles, G 2/10
Solitary Man, Neil Diamond, Em/G 2/10

70s Rock

Ripple, Grateful Dead, G 1/10
You Aint Goin’ Nowhere, The Byrds, G 1/10
If Not For You, George Harrison, G 1/10 (Easy Version)
Fire On The Mountain, Marshall Tucker Band, G 3/10
Take It Easy, Eagles, G 3/10
Say You Love Me, Fleetwood Mac, A 4/10
Running On Empty, Jackson Browne, A 5/10

90s Rock

What's Up, 4 Non Blondes, A 1/10
There She Goes, The La’s, G 2/10
Sullivan, Caroline’s Spine, Em/G 2/10
Fake Plastic Trees, Radiohead, A 2/10 (Preferred is A no capo)
Santa Monica, Everclear, G 4/10 (Easy and Hard Version included)

Alternative Rock

Meet Me In The Bathroom, The Strokes, G 3/10

Pop

Pray, Sam Smith, G 1/10
Halo, Beyoncé, A 1/10
Shake it Off, Taylor Swift, G 1/10
Wildest Dreams, Taylor Swift, Ab 1/10
All of Me, John Legend, Ab 1/10
Firework, Katy Perry, Ab 1/10
Skyscraper, Demi Lovato, G 1/10
Stay, Rhianna, C (Easier) 2/10
Wars, The Strumbellas, A
Drunk, Ed Sheeran, G 2/10
A Thousand Years, Christina Perry, Bb 2/10
Get Lucky, Daft Punk, A (Preferred is A, no capo) 2/10
This Town, Niall Horan, A 2/10
Happily, One Direction, A 3/10
Legendary Lovers, Katy Perry, G 3/10
Guillotine, Jon Bellion, Travis Mendes, G/Em 4/10
The A Team, Ed Sheeran, A 4/10
Writer In The Dark, Lorde, G 4/10
Give Me Love, Ed Sheeran, Db
Suit and Jacket, Judah and the Lion, Bb 4/10
Stay, Rhianna, C (Harder) 4/10
Life Of The Party, Shawn Mendes, Bb 5/10
Angels, Khalid, A 6/10

Pop Rock

Words Meet Heartbeats, Parachute, B 2/10

Indie Rock

Wake Up, Loud Forest, A 2/10
Should've Been In Love, Wilco, G 2/10
Priscilla, Sea Wolf, A 2/10
Ways To Go, Grouplove, G 3/10
Stable Song, Death Cab For Cutie, G 3/10
Face Like Thunder, The Japanese House, C 3/10
What Sarah Said, Death Cab For Cutie, C 3/10
Can You Tell, Ra Ra Riot, A 4/10
Happy Kid, Nada Surf, B 4/10
Islands On The Coast, Band Of Horses, Db 4/10

70s Folk

Purple Heather, Van Morrison, G 2/10
And It Stoned Me, Van Morrison, G 3/10

80s Folk

Redemption Song, Bob Marley, G 3/10

Adult Contemporary

Such A Simple Thing, Ray LaMontagne, Bb 2/10
Jolene, Ray LaMontagne, G 4/10

Indie Folk

Pretty Girl From Locust, The Avett Brothers, G 1/10
Jesus On The Radio, Guster, G 1/10
Carry Me, The Secret Sisters, B 1/10
Invisible, Sara Watkins, A 1/10
January Wedding, The Avett Brothers, A 1/10
Fade Into You, Mazzy Star, A 1/10
Lifted Away, Joseph, A 1/10
Casimir Pulaski Day, Sufjan Stevens, Ab 1/10
The Laugh of Recognition, Over the Rhine, A 1/10
Come Pick Me Up, Ryan Adams, Bb 1/10
All the Pretty Girls, Kaleo, Db 1/10
The Highway, Holly Williams, Db 1/10
When The Stars Go Blue, Ryan Adams, Bb 2/10
Slow Dancer, Noah Gundersen, G 2/10
All I Wanted, Savannah Conley, A 2/10
Never Been Alive, The Avett Brothers, G 2/10
Midnight Train, Savannah Conley, G 2/10
Catalogue, Penny & Sparrow, B 2/10
When The Stars Go Blue, Ryan Adams, Bb 2/10
Last of my Kind, Jason Isbell, A 2/10
Desire, Ryan Adams, G 2/10
Cannonball, Damien Rice, Db 2/10
Boathouse, Noah Gundersen, G 3/10
Never Be Ourselves, Savannah Conley, B 3/10
Most Of All, Brandi Carlile, B 3/10
Already Gone, Wild Rivers, Bb 3/10
American Beauty, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, A 3/10
Flying Over Water, Jason Isbell, A 3/10
Dancing in the Dark, Danielle Deckard, A 3/10
The Woods- Acoustic, Hollow Coves, A 3/10
Speak Too Soon, Wild Rivers, G 4/10
He's Fine, Secret Sisters, Bb 4/10
Flagship, Jason Isbell, G 4/10
The Mother, Brandi Carlile, Ab 4/10
Cigarettes, Noah Gundersen, G 4/10
Harder To Forgive, Brandi Carlile, Ab 4/10
Paul Simon, Wild Rivers, B 4/10
That Ain't Love, David Ramirez, G 5/10

Indie Country

Everything is Free, Gillian Welch, C 1/10
Better With Time, Lori McKenna, G 2/10
Jesus In New Orleans, Over The Rhine, G 2/10
Moving, John Fullbright, A 2/10
Fire Away, Chris Stapleton, A 2/10
Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell, G 3/10
If It Takes A Lifetime, Jason Isbell, A 3/10
Poison, Ruston Kelly, A 3/10
Blowin’ Smoke, Savannah Conley, Bb 3/10
This Town Is Killing Me, Caitlyn Smith, C 3/10
Dying Star, Ruston Kelly, F 3/10 (Played in G, Tuned Down Whole Step)
Secondhand Heart, Will Hoge, G 5/10

Americana

Firecracker, The Wailin’ Jennys, G 5/10

Country

Blues Man, Alan Jackson, G 1/10
Back In My Baby's Arms, George Jones, Ab 2/10
A Good Year For the Roses, George Jones, B 2/10
Much Too Young, Garth Brooks, G 2/10
Blame The Vain, Dwight Yoakam, G 2/10
Give It All We Got Tonight, George Strait, G 3/10
Help Me Hold On, Travis Tritt, G 3/10
Sunday Morning Coming Down, Johnny Cash, Ab 3/10
For the Good Times, Kris Kristofferson, C 3/10
Luckenbach, TX, Waylon Jennings, G 4/10
Don't Close Your Eyes, Keith Whitley, G 4/10
Dance Her Home, Cody Johnson, G 4/10
Gettin' You Home, Chris Young, G 4/10

Modern Country

Black, Dierks Bentley, Db 1/10
From The Ground Up, Dan + Shay, A 2/10
Songs In The Kitchen, Lee Brice, G 2/10
Blue Ain't Your Color, Keith Urban, G 2/10
Top of the World, Tim McGraw, Ab 2/10
Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church, Db 2/10
Vice, Miranda Lambert, A 2/10
In Case You Didn't Know, Brett Young, Bb 2/10
Girls, Miranda Lambert, B 2/10
You Probably Ain't, Craig Campbell, B 2/10
Tulsa Texas, Eastin Corbin, G 3/10
We Should Be Friends, Miranda Lambert, C 3/10
Tomorrow, Chris Young, B 4/10
She Won't Be Lonely Long, Clay Walker, G 5/10

Rhythm and Blues

River, Leon Bridges, Ab 1/10
Tennessee Whiskey, Chris Stapleton, A 1/10
I'd Rather Go Blind, Etta James, A 1/10

Worship

We Will Not Be Shaken, Bethel Music, A 1/10
Good Good Father, Chris Tomlin, A 2/10
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone), Chris Tomlin, G 2/10
One Thing Remains, Jesus Culture, Bb 3/10
Jesus, We Love You, Bethel Music, B 3/10
How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle, G 4/10
Healer, Hillsong, Bb 4/10
Grateful, Elevation Worship, A 4/10
God I Look To You, Bethel Music, B 4/10

Christian

NO EXCUSES, NEEDTOBREATHE, Bb 1/10
My All In All, Phil Wickham, Bb 3/10
Children Of God, Phil Wickham, Bb 3/10
God's Not Dead (Like A Lion), Newsboys, B 3/10