The acoustic guitar is one of the most popular instruments around. It’s versatile, low maintenance, and sounds great. You don’t need to lug around an amp if you’re just playing for a few friends and it provides enough volume to accompany vocals but not so much that it overshadows them.
I personally love the sound of playing a great acoustic guitar. Everything from the sound to the feel of playing a nice acoustic is so satisfying. What’s even more satisfying is learning how to play some great acoustic guitar songs. There are so many amazing acoustic guitar songs out there that it’s hard to narrow down some of the best and I’m sure that I’ve left a few out.
Although, in this post, I wanted to put together a list of what I think are some of the best acoustic guitar songs ever created and share them with you. A lot of these songs are also great if you want to practice singing and playing guitar together.
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If you prefer to learn a new song by tab, I’d highly recommend using the Guitar Pro tabs whenever available. This piece of software will help you get a better feel for the timing of each tab and provide you with more tools to learn songs faster.
Additionally, if you feel that any of these songs are difficult to play, consider checking out our post of amazing online guitar lessons to help level up your skills.
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This list is in no particular order so feel free to jump in wherever. Pick a song you like, and start learning how to play it with one of the options provided.
Happy playing!
What Are The Best Acoustic Guitar Songs?
1. “Blackbird” By The Beatles
2. “Dust in The Wind” By Kansas
3. “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” By CCR
4. “Fire and Rain” By James Taylor
5. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” By Bob Dylan
6. “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” By Queen
7. “Pink Moon” By Nick Drake
8. “Better Together” By Jack Johnson
9. “Wonderwall” By Oasis
10. “Who Says” By John Mayer
11. “Photograph” By Ed Sheeran
12. “Tears in Heaven” By Eric Clapton
13. “No Rain” By Blind Melon
14. “Take It Easy” By The Eagles
15. “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” By Led Zeppelin
16. “Behind Blue Eyes” By The Who
17. “A Horse With No Name” By America
18. “More Than Words” By Extreme
19. “Helplessly Hoping” By Crosby, Stills & Nash
20. “Harvest Moon” By Neil Young
21. “Mrs Robinson” By Simon & Garfunkel
22. “Georgia” By Vance Joy
23. “Going to California” By Led Zeppelin
24. “Time in a Bottle” By Jim Croce
25. “Good Riddance” By Green Day
26. “Angie” By The Rolling Stones
27. “American Pie” By Don McLean
28. “Stuck In The Middle With You” By Stealers Wheel
29. “Redemption Song” By Bob Marley
30. “Little Black Submarines” By The Black Keys
31. “Patience” By Guns N’ Roses
32. “Ain’t No Sunshine” By Bill Withers
33. “Freeker By the Speaker” By Keller Williams
34. “Fast Car” By Tracy Chapman
35. “Here Comes the Sun” By The Beatles
36. “Big Yellow Taxi” By Joni Mitchell
37. “Naked As We Came” By Iron & Wine
38. “California Dreamin’” By The Mamas & The Papas
39. “Nutshell” By Alice in Chains
40. “Can’t You See” By The Marshall Tucker Band
41. “Roundabout (Intro)” By Yes
42. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” By John Denver
43. “Listen to the Music” By The Doobie Brothers
44. “Make It With You” By Bread
45. “Wild World” By Cat Stevens
46. “High and Dry” By Radiohead
47. “Wish You Were Here” By Pink Floyd
48. “If You Could Read My Mind” By Gordon Lightfoot
49. “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” By Paul Simon
50. “The Joker” By Steve Miller Band
51. “Night Moves” By Bob Segar
52. “Never Going Back Again” By Fleetwood Mac
53. “Over the Hills and Far Away” By Led Zeppelin
54. “Brown Eyed Girl” By Van Morrison
55. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” By Deep Blue Something
56. “Pinch Me” By Barenaked Ladies
57. “Jumper” By Third Eye Blind
58. “Death with Dignity” By Sufjan Stevens
59. “We’re Going To Be Friends” By The White Stripes
60. “Jolene” By Dolly Parton
61. “Midnight Rider” By The Allman Brothers Band
62. “Stairway to Heaven” By Led Zeppelin
63. “Life By The Drop” By Stevie Ray Vaughan
64. “She Talks to Angels” By The Black Crowes
65. “Drive” By Incubus
66. “Heart of Gold” By Neil Young
67. “Wanted Dead or Alive” By Bon Jovi
68. “You’re So Vain” By Carly Simon
69. “The Weight” By The Band
70. “Give a Little Bit” By Supertramp
71. “Lola” By The Kinks
72. “Ocean” By John Butler
73. “Pinball Wizard” By The Who
74. “Hotel California” By The Eagles
75. “Everlong (Acoustic Version)” By Foo Fighters
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, this list of acoustic songs has inspired you to pick up your acoustic and start learning how to play a few. Finding new songs to play can sometimes be challenging so it’s important to have a few go-to songs in your repertoire, which this list certainly provides.
Lastly, if you think I may have missed any great acoustic songs in the list above, don’t forget to leave a comment below. Let me know what your favorite acoustic guitar song is!
Roslyn – Bon Iver & St. Vincent and Damien Rice / Lord Huron are very much recommended by me 🙂
Good list. I’m always looking for songs to learn.
Crystal Ball by Styx or any Tommy Shaw acoustic stuff.
Forgot those Jim Croce songs. I believe the best aco songs are ones that people recognize quickly without the vocals.
PEace out
Hello! Thank you very much for this! I could able to find many songs to practice on and this is really a helpful resource. Thanks!
You are missing 2 great John Lennon-Beatles tunes called “JULIA” and “Across the Universe”….perfect tunes for an acoustic guitar cover! Capische?
I’m trying to make a playlist of acoustic songs & this sure helped.
Awesome! Happy to hear it!