Top 75 GREATEST Acoustic Guitar Songs That Ever Existed

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 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.

As you may have already noticed, the table below includes 4 columns:

The song title (linked to the song on Spotify) and artist
Tabs from Ultimate-Guitar and Guitar Pro tabs
A link to a video lesson of how to play each song
Official guitar tabs

If you prefer to learn a new song by tab, I’d highly recommend using the Guitar Pro tabs whenever available as it can definitely help you get a better feel for the timing of each tab and provide you with more tools to learn songs much faster.

I tried to accommodate various learning styles in this post so whether you prefer to learn from a video lesson, Ultimate-Guitar/Guitar-Pro tabs, or a paperback tab book, the table below has got you covered.

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!

Song / Artist	UG & Guitar Pro Tabs	Video Lesson	Official Chords/Tabs
1. Blackbird – The Beatles	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
2. Dust in The Wind – Kansas	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
3. Have You Ever Seen the Rain – CCR	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
4. Fire and Rain – James Taylor	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
5. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
7. Pink Moon – Nick Drake	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
8. Better Together – Jack Johnson	Tabs\|N/A	Lesson	Official
9. Wonderwall – Oasis	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
10. Who Says – John Mayer	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
11. Photograph – Ed Sheeran	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
12. Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
13. No Rain – Blind Melon	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
14. Take It Easy – The Eagles	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
15. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You – Led Zeppelin	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
16. Behind Blue Eyes – The Who	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
17. A Horse With No Name – America	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
18. More Than Words – Extreme	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
19. Helplessly Hoping – Crosby, Stills & Nash	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
20. Harvest Moon – Neil Young	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
21. Mrs Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
22. Georgia – Vance Joy	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
23. Going to California – Led Zeppelin	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
24. Time in a Bottle – Jim Croce	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
25. Good Riddance – Green Day	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
26. Angie – The Rolling Stones	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
27. American Pie – Don McLean	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
28. Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealers Wheel	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
29. Redemption Song – Bob Marley	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
30. Little Black Submarines – The Black Keys	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
31. Patience – Guns N’ Roses	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
32. Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers	Tabs\|N/A	Lesson	N/A
33. Freeker By the Speaker – Keller Williams	Tabs\|N/A	N/A	N/A
34. Fast Car – Tracy Chapman	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
35. Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
36. Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
37. Naked As We Came – Iron & Wine	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
38. California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & The Papas	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
39. Nutshell – Alice in Chains	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
40. Can’t You See – The Marshall Tucker Band	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
41. Roundabout (Intro) – Yes	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
42. Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
43. Listen to the Music – The Doobie Brothers	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
44. Make It With You – Bread	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
45. Wild World – Cat Stevens	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
46. High and Dry – Radiohead	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
47. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
48. If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
49. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard – Paul Simon	Tabs\|N/A	Lesson	Official
50. The Joker – Steve Miller Band	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
51. Night Moves – Bob Segar	N/A\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
52. Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
53. Over the Hills and Far Away – Led Zeppelin	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
54. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
55. Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Deep Blue Something	Tabs\|N/A	Lesson	N/A
56. Pinch Me – Barenaked Ladies	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
57. Jumper – Third Eye Blind	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
58. Death with Dignity – Sufjan Stevens	Tabs\|N/A	Lesson	N/A
59. We’re Going To Be Friends – The White Stripes	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
60. Jolene – Dolly Parton	Tabs\|N/A	Lesson	N/A
61. Midnight Rider – The Allman Brothers Band	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
62. Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
63. Life By The Drop – Stevie Ray Vaughn	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
64. She Talks to Angels – The Black Crowes	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
65. Drive – Incubus	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
66. Heart of Gold – Neil Young	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
67. Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
68. You’re So Vain – Carly Simon	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
69. The Weight – The Band	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
70. Give a Little Bit – Supertramp	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
71. Lola – The Kinks	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
72. Ocean – John Butler	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	N/A
73. Pinball Wizard – The Who	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
74. Hotel California – The Eagles	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official
75. Everlong (Acoustic Version) – Foo Fighters	Tabs\|GP Tabs	Lesson	Official

Summary

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 whether you’re just an acoustic guitarist or like to play and sing, this list should have you covered.

If you’re just starting out and want to teach yourself to become a more confident guitarist we’d recommend getting stuck into one of the books mentioned in this article.

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 us know what your favorite acoustic guitar song is!