Songs to Learn on Guitar

Meaningful

Leaving On A Jet Plane | Chantal Kreviazuk Chord Charts

100 Years by Five for Fighting | Resound School of Music

Gray Or Blue Chords by Jaymay @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com


Nostalgic

Wonderwall by Oasis | Resound School of Music

Chord Chart for The Joker by Steve Miller Band | Resound School of Music

SNOW HEY OH Chords - Red Hot Chili Peppers | E-Chords

BY THE WAY Chords - Red Hot Chili Peppers | E-Chords

Romantic

Chord Chart for Marry Me by Train | Resound School of Music

What a Wonderful World

Chord Chart for Hey Soul Sister by Train | Resound School of Music

Chord Chart for We're Going to Be Friends by The White Stripes | Resound School of Music

Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Israel Kamakawiwoole Chord Charts

Just Plain Fun

AMISH PARADISE Chords - Weird Al Yankovic | E-Chords

THE SAGA BEGINS (JEDI SONG) Chords - Weird Al Yankovich | E-Chords

Essential Guitar Chords: G, F, and C Major (and A minor)

Chart of the 11 must know chords.

About two weeks ago, my roommate who has played guitar for over 10 years, kicked off my guitar learning by teaching me the chord positions for C, D, and G.  He showed me a slightly different C that what is listed on the above chart, but the D Major and G major chords match up exactly.

The chart below shows most commonly used chords in popular music. (Read more: I analyzed the chords of 1300 popular songs for patterns. This is what I found. | Hooktheory Blog)

Most Commonly Used Chords in Popular Music

List of most popular chords:

G Major
F Major
C Major
A minor
D minor
E minor
E Major
D Major
B flat major
A Major