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50+ Easy Rock Guitar Songs (MUST Learn)

By Cody Updated: March 13, 2020 No Comments

Whether you’re just starting to learn how to play the guitar or have a few years under your belt, learning a new rock song is always fun. What’s great about rock music is that a lot of the times, the guitar riffs aren’t all that hard to play however they sound great and are perfect for impressing your friends.

There are literally hundreds of easy rock songs to chose from however I wanted to narrow this list down to what I personally believe are some of the best and easiest rock songs to learn and play. A lot of these songs use power chords. If you aren’t yet familiar with these types of chord shapes, I would recommend checking out our power chords article to learn more before you dive into the song list.

As you may have already noticed, the list of songs below contain links to the following:

  • The song title (linked to the song on Spotify) and artist
  • Tabs from Ultimate-Guitar
  • 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 list 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.

Rock on!

1. Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

2. Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

3. Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes

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4. TNT – AC/DC

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5. Iron Man – Black Sabbath

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6. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

8. Sunshine of Your Love – Cream

Tabs // Video Lesson

9. I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

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10. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

11. Cocaine – Eric Clapton

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12. Beverly Hills – Weezer

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

13. Wild Thing – The Troggs

Tabs // Video Lesson

14. Blitzkrieg Bop – Ramones

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

15. Born In The U.S.A – Bruce Springsteen

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

16. Cherry Bomb – John Mellencamp

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

17. You Really Got Me – The Kinks

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

18. Runnin’ Down a Dream – Tom Petty

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

19. All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix

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20. Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd

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21. Should I Stay Or Should I Go – The Clash

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

22. American Idiot – Green Day

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23. Steady As She Goes – The Raconteurs

Tabs // Video Lesson

24. 20th Century Boy – T. Rex

Tabs // Video Lesson

25. Hair Of The Dog – Nazareth

Tabs // Video Lesson

26. You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – Judas Priest

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

27. Lick It Up – Kiss

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28. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

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29. Have You Ever Seen The Rain – CCR

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30. Take it Easy – The Eagles

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31. Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers

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32. Creep – Radiohead

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33. Knockin’ on Heavens Door – Bob Dylan

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34. Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5

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35. All Right Now – Free

Tabs // Video Lesson

36. Slow Ride – Foghat

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37. Song 2 – Blur

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38. Don’t Let Me Down – The Beatles

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39. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon

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40. Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Segar

Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

41. Island In The Sun – Weezer

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42. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers

Tabs // Video Lesson

43. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty

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44. Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day

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45. Highway to Hell – AC/DC

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

46. Come As You Are – Nirvana

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

47. Nothing Else Matters – Metallica

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

48. I Wanna Rock – Twisted Sister

Tabs // Video Lesson

49. Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

50. Tush – ZZ Top

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51. Takin’ Care Of Business – BTO

Tabs // Video Lesson

52. American Woman – The Guess Who

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

53. Paranoid – Black Sabbath

Tabs // Video Lesson // Official Chords & Tabs

Summary

Hopefully, you enjoyed this list of easy rock songs and it has inspired you to learn a few of them. If you’ve felt that these songs are just a bit too easy for you, you might need to take it up a notch and learn some more challenging songs. In that case, I’d recommend checking out our list of Top 25 Hard Guitar Songs – A List for Aspiring Virtuosos or 10 Extremely Challenging Guitar Solos to Learn. Finding new songs to play can sometimes be challenging so whether you’re just practicing or looking for a few songs to play at your next open mic, this list should have you covered.

If you think I may have missed any great easy rock songs in the list above, don’t forget to leave a comment below. Let us know what your favorite easy rock song is!

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