Difficulty

Intermediate Songs to Practice

Barre chords, fingerpicking patterns, occasional modulations, slightly trickier rhythms. The work that makes the next 50 songs possible.

Practice guides

House of the Rising Sun

folk · Am · 90 BPM

Hallelujah

folk · C · 80 BPM

Tennessee Whiskey

country · A · 70 BPM

Sweet Home Alabama

rock · D · 100 BPM

Wayfaring Stranger

bluegrass · Dm · 90 BPM

Man of Constant Sorrow

bluegrass · D · 120 BPM

Rocky Top

bluegrass · Bb · 130 BPM

In the Pines

bluegrass · E · 100 BPM

Cluck Old Hen

old-time · A · 120 BPM

Red Haired Boy

bluegrass · A · 120 BPM

Salt Creek

bluegrass · A · 130 BPM

Darling Corey

bluegrass · A · 120 BPM

Whiskey Before Breakfast

bluegrass · D · 120 BPM

Arkansas Traveler

St. Anne's Reel

Shenandoah

What a Wonderful World

pop · F · 70 BPM

Isn't She Lovely

pop · E · 126 BPM

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

pop · C · 85 BPM

Here Comes the Sun

pop · D · 126 BPM

A Thousand Years

pop · Bb · 66 BPM

Mr. Brightside

pop · Bb · 148 BPM

Valerie

pop · Eb · 130 BPM

Back in Black

rock · E · 92 BPM

Paint It Black

rock · Em · 162 BPM

Whole Lotta Love

rock · E · 92 BPM

Gimme Shelter

rock · C# · 120 BPM

More Than a Feeling

rock · D · 110 BPM

Baba O'Riley

rock · F · 116 BPM

Jolene

country · Am · 110 BPM

Crazy

country · Bb · 72 BPM

Pancho and Lefty

country · D · 110 BPM

He Stopped Loving Her Today

country · G · 70 BPM

Always on My Mind

country · C · 100 BPM

Coal Miner's Daughter

country · G · 120 BPM

Amarillo by Morning

country · A · 90 BPM

Whiskey Lullaby

country · A · 75 BPM

The Dance

country · G · 130 BPM

Blackbird

folk · G · 95 BPM

Dust in the Wind

folk · Am · 96 BPM

Fast Car

folk · C · 105 BPM

Mr. Tambourine Man

folk · D · 115 BPM

Scarborough Fair

folk · Am · 90 BPM

The Sound of Silence

folk · Am · 105 BPM

Wish You Were Here

folk · G · 120 BPM

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

folk · Am · 110 BPM

American Pie

folk · G · 100 BPM

Both Sides Now

folk · C · 75 BPM

The Boxer

folk · C · 104 BPM

City of New Orleans

folk · G · 110 BPM

Crossroads

blues · A · 120 BPM

The Thrill Is Gone

blues · Bm · 90 BPM

Stormy Monday

blues · G · 80 BPM

Born Under a Bad Sign

blues · C#m · 80 BPM

Mannish Boy

blues · A · 80 BPM

Hoochie Coochie Man

blues · A · 80 BPM

Skinny Love (Bon Iver)

indie · C · 76 BPM

Pink Moon

indie · D · 70 BPM

Between the Bars

indie · C · 80 BPM

White House Blues

bluegrass · G · 130 BPM

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