Genre

Folk Songs to Practice

Singer-songwriter classics and traditional ballads. Folk is the foundation for everything, strong rhythm, clear storytelling, two or three chords carrying decades of songs.

Practice guides

Wagon Wheel

beginner · G · 150 BPM

Take Me Home Country Roads

beginner · A · 85 BPM

House of the Rising Sun

intermediate · Am · 90 BPM

Hallelujah

intermediate · C · 80 BPM

Leaving on a Jet Plane

beginner · G · 110 BPM

This Land Is Your Land

beginner · G · 110 BPM

Blackbird

intermediate · G · 95 BPM

Dust in the Wind

intermediate · Am · 96 BPM

Fast Car

intermediate · C · 105 BPM

Heart of Gold

beginner · Em · 80 BPM

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

beginner · G · 70 BPM

Landslide

beginner · C · 80 BPM

Mr. Tambourine Man

intermediate · D · 115 BPM

Scarborough Fair

intermediate · Am · 90 BPM

The Sound of Silence

intermediate · Am · 105 BPM

Wish You Were Here

intermediate · G · 120 BPM

Big Yellow Taxi

beginner · A · 120 BPM

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

intermediate · Am · 110 BPM

Horse with No Name

beginner · Em · 115 BPM

500 Miles

beginner · D · 110 BPM

American Pie

intermediate · G · 100 BPM

Blowin' in the Wind

beginner · G · 100 BPM

Both Sides Now

intermediate · C · 75 BPM

The Boxer

intermediate · C · 104 BPM

Redemption Song

beginner · G · 80 BPM

City of New Orleans

intermediate · G · 110 BPM

More in the library

11 more Folk songs ready to add to a collection inside Repertoire.

Blowin' in the WindHallelujahWagon WheelTake Me Home Country RoadsLandslideHouse of the Rising SunKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThe Times They Are a-Changin'You've Got a FriendAmerican PieFire and RainLeaving on a Jet PlaneThe BoxerScarborough FairThe Sound of SilenceRedemption SongWish You Were HereBlackbirdFast CarCity of New OrleansThis Land Is Your LandWhere Did You Sleep Last NightMr. Tambourine ManIf I Had a HammerHeart of GoldBig Yellow TaxiBoth Sides NowMe and Bobby McGeeFour Strong WindsPuff the Magic Dragon

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