It’s a classic tune who a number of people have covered. House of the Rising Sun (The Animals)įrankly, I’m surprised this didn’t make more people’s lists. Instead, it’s a unique acoustic fingerpicked riff that drives the song (pun intended…).ġ5. The lyrics are great, the melody is great, and the fingerpicking patterns are simple and beautifulĪ slightly different take on fingerpicking – Chapman doesn’t do the traditional rolling picking pattern. This song is a classic for wedding slow dances. But it’s great for very beginner fingerpickers. The chords are a bit tricky, but worth the work. The truth is that it’s actually a great fingerstyle guitar piece. The obligatory joke song from Wayne’s World. Here are a few more suggestions pulled from comments, recommendations, and further contemplation. The truth is, there’s so many great beginner fingerstyle songs to choose from. You can also check out one of my earlier posts for general acoustic guitar songs for beginners.

If you want to see some more ideas, make sure to check out their posts. Represent the “most often recommended” songs for those genres.Ī special thanks to reddit,, and posts here and here, for providing some great lists as inspiration.

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If you search around for easy fingerpicking songs or tab, it’s obvious that the 1960’s and 70’s were a golden age for this genre with folks like: Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, and, of course, the Beatles.īased on that era, and more modern fare, I’ve compiled a list of 10 great fingerpicking songs that: So where to start? Choosing Easy Fingerpicking Songs But playing this kind of music is like the journey of a thousand miles – you have to start with a single step. You see YouTube’s of people like Andy McKee or Tommy Emmanuel and you think, “not me”. Learning fingerpicking guitar (or “fingerstyle guitar” as it’s also called) can be overwhelming.

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