This Bad Cop / Bad Cop song is excellent for beginners, both on electric and acoustic guitars.
You’ll also be able to practice palm-muting, hammer-on/pull-off and sliding techniques on this song, making it a great all-rounder for newbies. It’s not as complicated as it sounds, though, and with a killer solo, it’s enough to impress your friends once you’ve perfected it. Sum 41 – “The Hell Song”Ī throwback anthem, Sum 41 ’s “ The Hell Song ,” from 2002’s Does This Look Infected?, is one of the heavier tracks on this list, with Sum’s trademark thrashing guitars paying homage to their metal influences. In standard tuning, the tab version will help you get to grasps with quick fret movement while still being achievable for a novice player. Jen Razavi and Poli van Dam might be guitar goddesses, but “ In The Doghouse ,” from this year’s Death In Venice Beach, is an ideal song for beginners to blast through.
If the Fat Wreck Chords powerhouse that are the Bombpops aren’t enough to encourage more women to pick up guitars, then nothing will. This one gives you the chance to practice the main chords, both clean and with distortion, and includes a second guitar so you can play along with a (socially distanced) friend. Luckily, their pop-punkier tunes, such as this cover of Nena’s anti-war protest anthem “ 99 Red Balloons ,” make for fun songs to pick through no matter your skill level. Goldfinger ’s syncopated, ska-filled tunes might be a little advanced for someone who has just picked up a guitar. “ Basket Case” is an easy pick, but “ American Idiot” is another example of a great beginner guitar track from a different era of the bands’ reign over the genre. Another iconic pop-punk band with a discography spanning 30-plus years who could’ve dominated this list, Green Day have so many songs that are easy to learn-and the end result is immensely rewarding.