The World's Easiest Guitar Method
(if starting on E major)
- Click the first chord for 1-chord songs with E.
- Click the second diagram for 2-chord tunes with E & A.
- Etc.
1-Chord Songs with E Major
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- Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Wolf - 1959
- Spoonful - Cream - 1966
- Radar Eyes - The Godz - 1967
- Whole Lotta Love - Zepplin - 1969
- Mondo in Mi 7a - Adriano Celentano - 1969 - (Also playable with Em or Em7.)
- Keep On Chooglin' - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1969
- Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police - 1983
- Seeds - Bruce Springsteen - 1986
- The Story of One Chord - Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - 1987 - (Also playable with Em or Em7.)
- Snake Farm - Ray Wylie Hubbard - 2005
- Pric - Super Furry Animals - 2009
- 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 E & A
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- I Love You A Thousand Ways - Lefty Frizzell - 1959
- Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones - 1965 - It sounds better with an extra B7. But A & E are enough.
- Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb - 1965
- For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield - 1967 - The full notation calls for more chords. But you can "squeak" by with A & E only.
- Rainy Day Woman - Waylon Jennings - 1974
- This Is The Sea - The Waterboys - 1985
- Guitars, Cadillacs, and Hillbilly Music - Dwight Yoakam - 1986 - Brief intro as Dwight solos.
- When Love Comes to Town - U2 - 1988
- He Got Game - Public Enemy - 1988 - No notation, but it's identical to "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield.
- Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus - 1992
- It Is Obvious - Syd Barrett - 1993
- Silence Is Easy - Starsailor - 2003
- Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) - Big & Rich - 2004
- Left For Dead - Citizen Cope - 2006 - You can play with A or Amaj7. Up to you.
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