Easy Strum Along Songs - Guitar

I was a 'late bloomer' when it came to playing over songs, I could do far more complicated things long long before I could strum out a simple song.  But we all do things at different paces and have different strengths and weaknesses so it doesn't bother me one bit.  I'm having lots of fun now though!

So I thought I'd share a few of the first songs I learnt to play along to - not just the first but the most fun ones, as a starting point for any beginners reading this blog.  Some are very easy with lots of room between the changes and simple strumming, some will take a bit more work and a couple I found a bit harder but were worth the effort.  None of these were beyond my ability (I may not have sounded amazing but the point is I could play along).   Also don't worry too much about how you play along, it's more important to have fun first and use that enjoyment to push forward with technique & polish up timing.

Anyway enough waffle, here's the list - happy jamming! If you think of others let me know in the comments and I'll do a second list (Oasis is missing on purpose - I hate them and it's my blog so I'll sulk if I want to!). 😉

Chords & Tabs available at Songsterr or Ultimate Guitar

​Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
​Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Within You - Ray LaMontagne (very easy & lovely song)
Can't You See - The Marshall Tucker Band (easy and very fun)
Closing Time - Semisonic
Speedway - Counting Crows
3 Rounds and A Sound - Blind Pilots
Vaporise - Broken Bells
Toes - Zak Brown Band (a bit harder but sooo much fun!)
People Are Strange - The Doors (watch the timing on this one)
I Remember You - Skid Row
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (Great for barre chord workout. Bit trickier though)

I'm currently working on getting to grips with "Let Me Die In Southern California" by The Voyces which is a very cool song to play along too.  I'm still a terrible strummer (haha) but I'm improving bit by painful bit!

ps Quick tip, I'm assuming that if you're using this list you're a beginner so listen through a few times doing chord changes without strumming to get the timing down. You probably know this already but no one told me so just in case ...!