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Discover 35 popular songs that use Standard tuning. Filter by difficulty, genre, or search for specific songs and artists.

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IntermediateHard Rock1980

Back in Black

AC/DC

Iconic opening riff and rhythm guitar work. Essential for learning rock power chords.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerRock1969

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Three-chord classic with a driving strumming pattern. Perfect for beginners.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateFolk Rock1968

Blackbird

The Beatles

Beautiful fingerpicking arrangement in standard tuning.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateAlternative Rock1999

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Clean guitar tone with melodic riff and fingerpicking verses. One of the most searched guitar songs.

Perfect for standard practice
AdvancedClassical/Folk1968

Classical Gas

Mason Williams

Instrumental masterpiece showcasing advanced fingerstyle technique.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerRock1979

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen

Simple chord progression perfect for beginners to practice.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerAlternative Rock1992

Creep

Radiohead

Simple chord progression but emotionally powerful, very popular tutorial song.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateProgressive Rock1977

Dust in the Wind

Kansas

Iconic fingerpicking pattern that many guitarists learn early.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerMetal1991

Enter Sandman

Metallica

One of the most recognizable metal riffs ever. Great introduction to palm muting.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerDream Pop1993

Fade Into You

Mazzy Star

Dreamy, atmospheric song with simple chord shapes. Great for beginners.

Perfect for standard practice
AdvancedSouthern Rock1974

Free Bird

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Epic song featuring one of rock's most famous guitar solos.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerPunk Rock1997

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

Green Day

Popular strumming song using basic open chords.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateFolk1984

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen

Beautiful chord progression covered by countless artists.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerPop Rock2005

Hey There Delilah

Plain White T's

Fingerpicking pattern using basic open chords. Extremely popular for beginners.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerFolk Rock1971

Horse With No Name

America

Uses just two chord shapes throughout. One of the easiest songs to learn on guitar.

Perfect for standard practice
AdvancedRock1976

Hotel California

Eagles

Iconic song featuring complex fingerpicking and lead guitar.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerFolk Rock1964

House of the Rising Sun

The Animals

Classic arpeggio pattern great for finger independence.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerFolk Rock1973

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Four-chord classic that every guitarist should know.

Perfect for standard practice
AdvancedBlues Rock1992

Layla (Unplugged)

Eric Clapton

Clapton's acoustic reimagining of his electric blues classic.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerRock1970

Let It Be

The Beatles

Simple chord progression perfect for beginners. One of the most covered songs ever.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateAlternative Rock1991

Losing My Religion

R.E.M.

Famous mandolin-like riff played on guitar in standard tuning.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateAcoustic Rock1990

More Than Words

Extreme

Popular fingerpicking song great for developing technique.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateIndie Rock2003

Mr. Brightside

The Killers

Extremely popular modern song, high search volume for guitar tabs.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateFolk Rock1965

Norwegian Wood

The Beatles

Standard tuning with a capo on the 2nd fret. Features sitar-influenced melody.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateMetal1991

Nothing Else Matters

Metallica

Uses open strings extensively. One of the most popular fingerpicking songs in standard tuning.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerIndie Pop2013

Riptide

Vance Joy

Simple strumming with a capo on the 1st fret. One of the most searched beginner songs.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerAlternative Rock2003

Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes

Modern classic with instantly recognizable riff, very popular for tutorials.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerHard Rock1972

Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple

Perhaps the most famous guitar riff ever - extremely high search volume.

Perfect for standard practice
AdvancedRock1971

Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin

Epic song showcasing fingerpicking, strumming, and lead techniques.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateBlues Rock1967

Sunshine of Your Love

Cream

Eric Clapton's iconic riff blending blues and rock. Great for learning blues-rock phrasing.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateSoft Rock1992

Tears in Heaven

Eric Clapton

Emotional ballad with beautiful fingerpicking patterns.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateAlternative Rock1991

Under the Bridge

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Beautiful chord voicings in the intro with a unique fingerpicking pattern.

Perfect for standard practice
IntermediateProgressive Rock1975

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

Classic intro with beautiful chord progressions and lead work.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerBritpop1995

Wonderwall

Oasis

Perfect for learning basic chord progressions in standard tuning.

Perfect for standard practice
BeginnerPop1965

Yesterday

The Beatles

One of the most covered songs in history. Simple fingerpicking with beautiful chord movement.

Perfect for standard practice

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