So you’ve started playing guitar and you’re looking for music to play that is fun, easy and relevant. You want to learn more but aren’t sure where to find truly simple music you can play right now. Well, let me introduce you to my new series of blog posts (with downloadable material!) that will give you the inspiration you’re looking for.

Here on my website you can access these digital downloads filled with a plethora of songs that I’ve researched, personally played through, transcribed in guitar TAB and compiled into neat little files so that you can start learning right away.

In this file, you can find 40(!) popular melodies written out in guitar tablature! I handpicked and played through all of these songs so I know they’re accessible to beginners, or anyone who just wants to play the melody of a familiar song.

The 40 songs are a mix of today’s popular hits, oldies from the last century and well-known classical guitar themes. Here are the songs that are included:

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Birds of a Feather - Billie Eilish
Mas Que Nada - Sérgio Mendes
Bésame Mucho - Consuelo Velázquez
At My Worst - Pink Sweat$
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
A Town With an Ocean View (from Kiki’s Delivery Service)
Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Every Breath You Take - Sting
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Sway - Dean Martin
Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
Kiss Me - Sixpence None the Richer
Bamboleo - Gipsy Kings
From the Start - Laufey
Merry Go Round of Life (Howl’s Moving Castle)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
My Girl - The Temptations
Wouldn’t It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby Darin
Here Comes the Sun - the Beatles
Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
The Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers, Grover Washington Jr.
I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
Malagueña Theme - composer: Ernesto Lecuona
Asturias Theme - composer: Isaac Albéniz
All My Loving - The Beatles
No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

The songs in the PDF are arranged by string number (melodies confined to a certain range of strings—ordered from highest to lowest), include lyrics and are no more than 2-3 lines long.

Below is a FREE sample of my digital download! You’ll get the first 10 songs in the list!