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Areyou a novice player? Pick one of these easy-to-play songs and start jamming! These songs are hand picked to start your journey as a guitar, ukulele or piano player. Get used to new chords and riffs to advance your skills.Need help with learning chords? Our blog has tips & tricks on how to play chords and tune your instrument!

? You wanted it, and now you've got it! Try our exclusive beta web version of the lyrics feature, as we continue to develop it. While not all your favourite chords might have lyrics yet, these ones do! Start jamming and singing, share your feedback, and let's continue growing together!

Play along to iconic Olympic songs with this curated playlist for guitar, piano, ukulele, and mandolin. Perfect for music lovers and sports fans, it takes you on a musical tour of Olympic history, celebrating triumph and unity. Experience the Olympic spirit through music!

The monumental release of the last ever Beatles song 'Now And Then' was big news for us! Play along to the most popular Beatles songs on Chordify, and of course the newly released track. Happy jamming!

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I teach my students to learn the chords for every song they play so that they can actually accompany someone else on the song. I will explain an important first step, i.e., how to acquire the chords in the first place..

Once you have a chord chart or lead sheet, in order to memorize the chords of the song, listen to a recording of the song and play the root note of the chord on the downbeat of every chord.

Give yourself time to do this while reading from the chord chart. Use the chart as an aid. Play the bass line to the song 10-20 times while reading from the chart. Then try remembering it without the visual aid. That is how to memorize the chords to a song.

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In my song, in the verse, I repeat a 4 chords progression, then in the chorus I repeat other chord progression. The verse alone and the chorus alone sound good, but the transition from verse to chorus feels not too good - how could Scaler2 help me write a better chords transition between the verse and the chorus?

I ordered your e-books, and I am absolutely loving them. I've only very recently started writing songs (I've written four...but all within the last week!), and the information you offer is incredibly useful. So, thank you!

As a beginner, I have visited a number of sites offering music lessons and I find your site more trainee friendly. The material presentation is not only precise but also specific for easy grasp. I thought I should commend you for the good work. God bless.

Hi Gary, I just love all of your e-books. I do hip hop as well as other styles like r&b, neo soul, and jazz. I often refer to your e-books for inspiration. You have been stellar in my book. Keep it coming.

I recently bought your collection of e-books on song writing, chord changes and creating harmonies and I would just like to let you know how pleased I am with them. They have very clearly answered so many of the things about music writing which I've never been able to really find a clear answer to before. My enthusiasm for song writing has just come back with a vengeance! Many thanks!

The songs on this list were chosen because the majority of them can be played utilizing basic open chords, which are easier for beginner guitar players to play. Chord diagrams are included for each song. In cases where chords may be more difficult for beginner players (such as barre chords), alternative chords/fingerings are provided.

If you find the F barre chord difficult to finger, you can drop the root note on string 6 and play it as a second inversion chord as shown in the first diagram. Alternatively, you can simply play it as a root position triad.

Similar to Learning to Fly, One uses an F barre chord which can be difficult to finger. You can simply drop the root on string 6 or just play it as a root position triad to make it a good bit easier to play.

A very simple thing you can do that actually makes a big difference is to just insert the 2nd into the chord. The 2nd in the case of a C chord is D, but you can easily find the second by going up 2 half steps from the root of the chord.

This is the level at which you can get some very cool, textured sounds. Here are some examples and I want to emphasize this is just scratching the surface of the possibilities using the 9th, #11 and 13th. I would (and do) end songs with these kinds of chords.

Some of these will work in church and some will be distracting. You have to decide what makes sense. But here are a few thoughts to help you. I have heard people say that it is wrong for songs to end in an unresolved state. While the theology of such a statement is suspect in the first place, that debate is irrelevant here because these chords ARE resolved from a functional standpoint. They may not sound resolved in a way that many expect, but they are indeed resolved.

On the other hand, it makes no sense to play a song with simplistic harmony and then tack on a lush ending chord such as one of these last examples. That is only going to confuse and distract the listener. If you are playing primarily triads, stick with the examples toward the top of this post (adding 2nds and maybe the major 7ths) until your harmony matures.

Perhaps because I'm without musical talent myself, the seemingly mystical alchemy required to write and produce a song has never failed to captivate me. I'm probably the only non-musician to have watched Timbaland's Masterclass on beatmaking in its entirety. For what it's worth, I found it riveting.

Positioning a brand is an exciting, high-stakes undertaking. It's an opportunity to craft something which, if successful, will chart a brand's path forward for years to come. It's perhaps the most creative opportunity that ever comes in the direction of a strategist, and it can be thrilling. The most common mistake I see strategists make when writing a positioning, and it's a mistake I've made many times myself, is to try to write a brilliantly unique strategy that's never been written before. There's nothing inherently wrong with this ambition; the failure usually lies in its execution.

You see, a primary intent of a brand positioning is usually to create brand distinction, so we try to write a positioning that is unlike any other, for any product, in any category. But in our quest for newness, what we often find instead is novelty, or worse, a crippling, unwelcoming specificity. It's the same mistake creatives make all the time, where, in an effort to come up with an idea no one's had before, they come up with something that is so niche, so intricate, so specific, that it's impenetrable to the average person.

Many of the brands we work on are already big, and all of them are aspiring to be bigger, otherwise they wouldn't be talking to an ad agency. They don't need a strategy that is niche or overly nuanced, they need something that is big. They need something that is a welcoming, undeniable siren call to the dance floor. They need a pop song.

That isn't to say the song should be without quirk or personality ("Shake it, shake it, shake it like a Polaroid picture"). It should absolutely have those things. But it needs to be universal enough for a large group of people to see themselves in it, and broad enough to house all the ideas that will need to live within it for years to come. All the best brand strategies are big, broad invitations. Think of Nike's "If you have a body, you're an athlete," Dove's "Beauty should be a source of confidence," or Ikea's "Beautiful design should be accessible to everyone."

Now if it's the "three chords" part that makes your song simple enough to be inviting, it's the "truth" that ensures the song is yours. Your brand's song should be inclusive, but it also needs to be sung honestly, and in your own words. Many pop songs cover roughly the same ground thematically, and the same can be true of a brand positioning. As long as you create some space between you and your direct competitors, it's OK to write another breakup song.

But you also need to have a direct connection to the material, and it needs to be delivered with your unique personality. Your theme can be broad; that it's being sung in your voice is what will give it specificity.

By learning to master your favourite songs on the guitar your love for music can only continue to grow. Best of all the next time a guitar comes out at a party or an event, you will be ready to impress your friends and family.

Some are as easy as two-chord songs which utilize open chords and are a great starting point for beginner guitar players, others use barre chords, and some have fairly challenging chord progressions and require more advanced technique. The list includes a variety of styles stemming from easy rock guitar songs, country songs, pop songs, Christmas songs and many more (see below for a full list of included styles and genres). Furthermore, it includes links to easy guitar chords, tabs, and strum patterns, although, as previously mentioned, there are several advanced guitar songs that have also been included in our ultimate list of easy songs to learn to play on guitar for beginners.

Brand new to learning the guitar? Learning how to play the guitar is a wild journey that can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be. Beginner guitar players should start with the basics and work their way up in song difficulty over time as you become more and more proficient. Learn the fundamentals of the guitar with these easy guitar songs for beginners.

The acoustic guitar is a versatile instrument that you can take with you nearly everywhere. Next time you are at a party, on vacation, sitting around a campfire, have the skills and repertoire to impress your friends with these 20 easy songs to play on acoustic guitar.

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