Acoustic Versions of Rock Songs

If you love stripped-down, acoustic versions of rock songs, you’re in the right place. This section brings together hundreds of classic and modern rock hits, arranged for easy acoustic guitar playing. You’ll find legendary solo artists and iconic bands from across the decades, all listed A–Z so you can quickly spot your favourites.

Whether you're looking for classic rock songs, arena anthems, or modern alternative favourites, you'll find hundreds of acoustic arrangements organized into easy-to-browse collections.

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New to Acoustic Rock Songs? Start Here

With classic rock, arena rock, Southern rock, singer-songwriters, alternative rock and new wave all represented in this collection, there are plenty of different sounds and styles to explore. These seven songs offer a good starting point for discovering some of that variety. Choose any song that catches your interest, then check the lesson page for the chords, rhythm, tuning and arrangement details to see if it's a good fit for your playing.

1. Renegade – Styx
   Start with the classic rock side of the collection and one of Styx's best-known songs, combining strong vocals with the band's distinctive rock sound.
2. Wanted Dead Or Alive – Bon Jovi
   Move into arena rock with a song whose acoustic guitar sound became one of the most recognizable parts of Bon Jovi's music.
3. Fire On The Mountain – Marshall Tucker Band
   Explore Southern and roots rock with a story-driven song that blends rock, country and Southern musical influences.
4. Free Fallin' – Tom Petty
   Step into the heartland rock and singer-songwriter side of the collection with one of Tom Petty's most recognizable songs.
5. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
   Move into alternative rock with a song whose unusual instrumentation, memorable melody and distinctive sound helped make it one of R.E.M.'s signature recordings.
6. With Or Without You – U2
   Explore the British and European side of the collection with one of U2's biggest songs, known for its spacious sound and gradually building arrangement.
7. Take Me To The River – Talking Heads
   Finish with the new wave and art-rock side of the collection through Talking Heads' distinctive interpretation of this soul classic.

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🎙 Featured Artists Guitar Lessons (complete artist collections)

Aerosmith - Dream On - Sweet Emotion  - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (+4 more)
Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy - I'm Eighteen - I Never Cry  (+1 more)
Bad Company- Can't Get Enough - Feel Like Makin' Love - Shooting Star (+6 more)
Bob Seger - Night Moves - Old Time Rock & Roll - Turn the Page (+20 more)
Bon Jovi - Keep the Faith - Wanted Dead or Alive - Bed of Roses  (+6 more)
Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown - One Step Up - Tougher Than the Rest (+12 more)
Bryan Adams - Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman - Straight from the Heart - When You Love Someone (+8 more)
Cake - Never There - Rock And Roll Lifestyle - Short Skirt/Long Jacket (+4 more)
Chicago - Color My World - Will You Still Love Me - Wishing You Were Here (+5 more)
Chris Isaak - Blue Hotel - King Without a Castle - Wicked Game (+3 more)
David Bowie - Changes - Heroes - Space Oddity (+4 more)
Dire Straits - Poor Boy Blues - Six Blade Knife - Water of Love (+11 more)
ELO - Don't Bring Me Down - Mr. Blue Sky - Telephone Line (+10 more)
Elton John - Daniel -  Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Sacrifice (+23 more)
Foreigner - Double Vision - I Want to Know What Love Is - Urgent (+3 more)
George Harrison - All Those Years Ago - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) - What Is Life (+7 more)
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street -Get It Right Next Time - Right Down the Line (+4 more)
Glenn Frey - The One You Love - True Love - Worried Mind (+2 more)
Huey Lewis & The News - I Want a New Drug - The Heart of Rock & Roll - The Power of Love (+3 more)
Joe Walsh - Life of Illusion - In The City (+2 more)
John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls - Southern Streamline - The Old Man Down  the Road (+6 more)
John Lennon -  Imagine - Jealous Guy - Watching the Wheels (+9 more)
John Mellencamp - Authority Song - Rain on the Scarecrow - Small Town (+14 more)
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' - Faithfully - Open Arms (+8 more)
Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Wake Me Up When September Ends (+3 more)
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone - Danny's Song - Footloose (+6 more)
Kid Rock - All Summer Long - Born Free - Picture (+4 more)
Led Zeppelin/Plant - Ramble On - Stairway to Heaven - Thank You (+5 more)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird - Simple Man - Sweet Home Alabama (+12 more)
Nazareth - Love Hurts - Dream On - Broken Down Angel (+7 more)
Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind - The Beast in Me - True Love Travels on a Gravel Road (+2 more)
Paul McCartney - Every Night - My Love - No More Lonely Nights (+5 more)
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Fat Bottomed Girls - I Want to Break Free (+3 more)
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion - Man On The Moon - Orange Crush (+6 more)
REO Speedwagon - I Can't Fight This Feeling - Keep On Loving You - Roll with the Changes (+6 more)
Rod Stewart - I Don't Want to Talk About It - Sailing -  You're in My Heart (+9 more)
Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me - Living Next Door to Alice - Mexican Girl (+5 more)
Steely Dan - Do It Again - Reelin' In The Years - Rikki Don't Lose That Number (+3 more)
Steve Miller - The Joker - Fly Like An Eagle - Jet Airliner  (+8 more)
Styx - Renegade - Babe - Boat On The River (+5 more)
Supertramp - Breakfast in America - Give a Little Bit - Take the Long Way Home (+5 more)
The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa - Midnight Rider - Ramblin' Man (+4 more)
The Cars - Drive - Just What I Needed - You Might Think (+4 more)
The Doobie Brothers - China Grove - Listen To The Music - Long Train Running (+6 more)
The Doors - Light My Fire - Riders on the Storm - Roadhouse Blues (+10 more)
The Eagles - Desperado - Hotel California - Take It Easy(+13 more)
The Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil - Ripple - Truckin (+8 more)
The Guess Who - American Woman - No Sugar Tonight - These Eyes (+4 more)
The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See - Fire on the Mountain - Heard It in a Love Song (+6 more)
The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin - Question - The Story In Your Eyes (+7 more)
The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Paint It Black (+15 more)
The Who - Bargain - Pinball Wizard - You Better You Bet (+10 more)
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World - One - Mama Told Me (Not To Come)  (+5 more)
Tom Petty - Free Fallin' - I Won't Back Down - American Girl (+14 more)
ToTo - Africa - I Won't Hold You Back - Rosanna (+1 more)
U2 - One - Where the Streets Have No Name - With or Without You (+16 more)
Warren Zevon - Keep Me in Your Heart - Lawyers, Guns and  Money - Werewolves of London (+5 more)

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These categories include artists with songs that fit this collection, even if their primary artist page appears elsewhere on the website.

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🎸 Classic Rock Legends Guitar Lessons

Discover the timeless rock anthems that defined generations, from unforgettable guitar riffs to legendary stadium performances.
These enduring classics remain some of the most influential and rewarding songs to learn on acoustic guitar.

Ace - How Long
Boston - More Than a Feeling - Amanda - Let Me Take You Home Tonight
Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right
Don Felder - All of You - Victim of Love
Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
Eddie Money - Two Tickets To Paradise - Shakin' - Bring On The Rain
Foghat - Slow Ride
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver - Love Is Alive
Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band - Some Kind of Wonderful - The Loco-Motion (+2 more)
Greg Kihn - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) 
Henry Lee Summer - I Wish I Had a Girl
The J. Geils Band - Centerfold
Jefferson Starship - Count on Me
Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful - You Can Leave Your Hat On
John Cafferty - Tender Years
John Waite - Missing You
Kansas - Dust in The Wind
Michael Stanley - Let's Get the Show on the Road
Mick Jagger - Evening Gown
Peter Frampton - Baby, I Love Your Way - Show Me the Way
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall - Fearless
Redbone - Come and Get Your Love
Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love - Every Kinda People
Robert Plant - 29 Palms - Big Log - Can't Let Go
Santana - Smoothe - Evil Ways - Smooth  (+2 more)
Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild - Magic Carpet Ride
Sugarloaf - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
The Buoys - Give Up Your Guns
The Electric Prunes - About a Quarter to Nine
The Outsiders - Time Won't Let Me
The James Gang - Funk #49 - Walk Away
Todd Rundgren - I Saw the Light
Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny

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⚡ Hard Rock & Arena Rock Guitar Lessons

Turn up the volume with powerful rock songs packed with soaring vocals, driving rhythms, and unforgettable hooks.
These arena favourites translate surprisingly well to acoustic guitar while keeping all their energy and attitude.

Billy Idol - White Wedding
Billy Squier - The Stroke - Lonely Is the Night - Nobody Knows 
Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' for You - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Cinderella - Coming Home - One for Rock and Roll
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me - Hysteria - Too Late for Love
Dio - Rainbow in the Dark
Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'  
KISS - Rock and Roll All Night - Beth - Hard Luck Woman  (+2 more)
Meat Loaf - You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
Metallica - The Unforgiven
Motorhead - 1916 
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Ted Nugent - Free-for-All
Tesla - Signs
The Damn Yankees - Come Again
The Quireboys - 7 O'Clock
Tony Carey - I Can Stop The World
Van Halen - Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) - Ice Cream Man
Warrant - I Saw Red
White Lion - When the Children Cry
Winger - Easy Come Easy Go
Zakk Wylde - Cry Me a River
Zebra - One More Chance - Tell Me What You Want
ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie 

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🌾 Roots, Southern & Americana Rock Guitar Lessons

Experience the rich traditions of American roots music, where rock, blues, country, and folk come together.
From Southern grooves to heartfelt storytelling, these songs capture the spirit of everyday life and wide-open roads.

.38 Special - Caught Up in You - Hold On Loosely - If I'd Been the One (+2 more)
Alabama Shakes - Hold On 
Band Of Heathens - All I'm Askin'
Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth - On the Way Home - Rock & Roll Woman (+2 more)
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler - Poor Boy Blues
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising - Born on the Bayou - Fortunate Son (+18 more)
Cross Canadian Ragweed - Anywhere But There - Boys from Oklahoma - Oklahoma (+2 more)
Dan Baird - I Love You Period
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
Dr. Hook - Queen of  the Silver Dollar - The Cover of  the Rolling Stone - The Freakers Ball (+11 more)
Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Sure Feels Good
George Thorogood - I Drink Alone - Move It On Over
Golden Smog - Until You Came Along
Gov't Mule - Soulshine
Jackie Greene - Mexican Girl
Jason Isbell - Relatively Easy
Levon Helm - Hurricane - When I Go Away 
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken - Willin' 
Los Lobos - We Belong Together 
Molly Hatchet - Junkin' City
Neil Young - Heart of Gold - Powderfinger - When You Dance I Can Really Love (+24 more)
Poco - Crazy Love - Heart of the Night - Rose Of Cimarron
Ry Cooder - Little Sister - Mexican Divorce
Sammy Johns - Chevy Van
Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino - Too Little Too Late
Sonny Curtis - Love Is All Around 
Tom Petty - Learning to Fly - Wildflowers
The Atlanta Rhythm Section - Georgia Rhythm - Imaginary Lover - So Into You (+1 more)
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Weight - Up on Cripple Creek (+5 more)
The Black Crowes - Cold Boy Smile - He Was A Friend Of Mine
The Blasters - Marie Marie
The Dirty Knobs - Aw Honey - Irish Girl
The Outlaws - There Goes Another Love Song
The Record Company - Off The Ground
The Rides - Mississippi Roadhouse
The Subdudes - All the Time in the World
The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line - Handle With Care - You Took My Breath Away
Webb Wilder - If You're Looking for a Fool
Wet Willie - Keep On Smilin' - Leona
ZZ Top - She's a Heartbreaker

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🎤 Singer-Songwriters, Soft Rock & Melodic Rock Guitar Lessons

Explore beautifully crafted songs where memorable melodies and thoughtful lyrics take centre stage.
These acoustic-friendly favourites showcase some of rock's finest songwriting and timeless musical craftsmanship.

3 Doors Down - Here Without You
America - A Horse with No Name - Tin Man - Ventura Highway (+6 more)
Andrew Bird - Faithless Ghost 
Austin Roberts - Something's Wrong with Me
Beck - Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime
Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are - Piano Man - She's Always a Woman 
Billy Mann - Killed by a Flower
Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
Boz Scaggs - Look What You've Done to Me - Lowdown - We're All Alone (+1 more)
Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is
Cat Stevens - Tuesday's Dead (+14 more)
Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over) - It's All Gone
Chris Thompson - If You Remember Me
Dave Barnes - On a Night Like This
Dave Mason - We Just Disagree
Dave Matthews - The Maker - Whiter Shade Of Pale
David Gray - Babylon
Don McLean - American Pie (+5 more) 
Edwin McCain - Couldn't Love You More
Elvis Costello - Alison
Extreme - Hole Hearted
Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Grand Funk Railroad - Bad Time (+4 more)
Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talking
Henry Gross - Meet Me on the Corner- Shannon
Jason Wade - You Belong To Me
John Mayer - Gravity - In the Blood - Who Says (+4 more)
Jon English - Words Are Not Enough
JP Cooper - September Song
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill - The Book of Love
Paolo Nutini - Jenny Don't Be Hasty
Player - Baby Come Back
Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune
Steve Winwood - Higher Love - Valerie 
Sting - Englishman in New York - Every Breath You Take - Fields of Gold
The Atlanta Rhythm Section - She Knows All My Tricks (+1 more)
The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - To Love Somebody - Too Much Heaven (+9 more)
Toad the Wet Sprocket - All I Want
Van Morrison - Into The Mystic - Someone Like You - Tupelo Honey (+9 more)
Willie Nile - The Day the Earth Stood Still

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🎧 Alternative, Indie & Modern Rock Guitar Lessons

Discover a diverse collection of modern rock favourites that blend fresh sounds, creative songwriting, and distinctive guitar styles.
From indie classics to contemporary hits, these songs bring a unique edge to acoustic performance.

3 Doors Down - Here Without You
4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
Audioslave - I Am the Highway
Blind Melon - No Rain
Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked - Cigarette Daydreams
Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares 2 U
Coldplay - Viva la Vida 
Collective Soul - Shine
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Counting Crows - Daylight Fading
Creed - With Arms Wide Open
Dashboard Confessional - The Better of Me
Daughtry - Battleships
Dirty Heads - Cabin by the Sea
Disturbed - The Sounds of Silence
Everclear -  Santa Monica
Everlast - Lonely Road
Face To Face - Shame on Me
Five Finger Death Punch - I Refuse
Finger Eleven - One Thing
Flogging Molly - If I Ever Leave This World Alive 
Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly
fun - We Are Young
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You - Follow You Down - Hey Jealously
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris - Slide - Sympathy
Hootie & the Blowfish - Hold My Hand - I Only Wanna Be With You - Let Her Cry (+1 more) 
Incubus - Drive
Jane Rose - Bitten
Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now
Lenny Kravitz - Can't Get You Off My Mind - Stillness of Heart
Less Than Jake - The Rest of My Life
Lifehouse - First Time
Nickelback - Rockstar
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
Nirvana - Ain't It a Shame
Oasis - Champagne Supernova - Don't Look Back in Anger - Wonderwall
Pearl Jam - Future Days - Wishlist
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
Rivers Cuomo - Annie's Song
Silver Jews - Candy Jail
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Social Distortion - Ball and Chain - Story of My Life
Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
Sponge - Molly
Spoon - The Underdog
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song - Plush - Sour Girl
The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
The Black Keys - Act Nice and Gentle
The Cranberries - Linger - When You're Gone - Zombie 
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
The Mysteries Of Life - Feel My Way
The Ramones - Baby, I Love You
Third Eye Blind - Jumper
Train - Drops Of Jupiter - Hey, Soul Sister - Marry Me (+1 more)
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Wilco - Someone to Lose - The Thanks I Get

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🇬🇧 British & European Rock Guitar Lessons

Travel across Britain and Europe through some of rock's most innovative and influential artists.
From the British Invasion to modern classics, these songs helped shape the sound of rock around the world.

10cc - I'm Not in Love
a-ha- - Take On Me
Aphrodites Child - It's Five O'Clock
Badfinger - Baby Blue - Day After Day - No Matter What
Christie - San Bernadino - Yellow River
Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking - Queen of Hearts
Del Amitri - Always the Last to Know
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Duran Duran - Say a Prayer
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Affairs of the Heart - From the Beginning - Lucky Man
English Beat - Save It for Later
Faces - Stay With Me
Gary Moore - Over the Hills and Far Away
Golden Earring - Going to the Run - Radar Love - Twilight Zone
James - Laid - Sit Down
Jethro Tull - Fallen on Hard Times
Kim Larsen - This Is My Life
Kincade - Dreams Are Ten a Penny
Lindsay Buckingham - Holiday Road - On the Wrong Side
Los Bravos - Black Is Black
Marillion - Kayleigh
Modern English - I Melt with You
Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get
Nick Cave - Red Right Hand
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
Peter Schilling - Major Tom  (Coming Home)
Queen - '39 - All Dead, All Dead (+4 more)
Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy - Octopus's Garden - Photograph (+2 more)
Robbie Williams - Old Before I Die
Rockpile - Play That Fast Thing (One More Time) 
Rory Gallagher - Goin' to My Home Town
Roxy Music - More Than This
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simply Red - For Your Babies
Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat
Status Quo - Dirty Water - Pictures of Matchstick Men - Whatever You Want
Stealers Wheel - Benediction - Star - Stuck in the Middle with You
Supergrass - Alright
T. Rex - Get It On
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Ten Years After - I'd Love to Change the World
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
The Cult - Fire Woman
The Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again - King & Queen of America - Sweet Dreams
The Hollies - Gasoline Alley Bred (+6 more)
The Kinks - Lola - Waterloo Sunset - You Really Got Me
The Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon
The Men They Couldn't Hang - The Colours
The Police - Every Breath You Take
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Script - The Man That Can't Be Moved
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
The Zombies - She's Not There - Tell Her No - Time of the Season
Them - Here Comes The Night
Thin Lizzy - Dancin' in the Moonlight  (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight) - Jailbreak - The Boys Are Back in Town
Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air
UB40 - Red Red Wine
Uriah Heep - The Wizard
Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride
Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart - Show Me

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🍁 Canadian, Australian & International Rock Guitar Lessons

Celebrate outstanding rock artists from Canada and beyond whose music has earned fans across the globe.
This collection highlights distinctive voices, unforgettable melodies, and international guitar favourites.

54-40 - Ocean Pearl
ABBA - Does Your Mother Know - Waterloo (+16 more)
April Wine - I'm on Fire for You Baby - Just Between You and Me - Tonight Is a Wonderful Time (+1 more)
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Brave Belt - Dunrobin's Gone
Bruce Cockburn - Cry  of a Tiny Babe - Mighty Trucks of Midnight -  The Whole Night Sky (+3 more)
BTO - Hey You - Takin' Care Of Business - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Chilliwack - Fly at Night
Cold Chisel - Water into Wine
Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock
David Wilcox - Eye of the Hurricane
Edward Bear - Last Song
Five Man Electrical Band - Absolutely Right
Hoodoo Gurus - What's My Scene
INXS - Beautiful Girl - Don't Change - Never Tear Us Apart 
Jeff Healey - Angel Eyes
Jimmy Barnes - Good Times
John Farnham - Burn for You
Les Emerson - Out of Control
Little River Band - Cool Change - Down on the Border - Lady - Reminiscing
Loverboy - Lovin Every Minute of It
Mental As Anything - Live It Up
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Our Lady Peace - Are You Sad 
Red Rider - Big League
Sam Roberts Band - We're All in This Together
Split Enz - I Got You
Tal Bachman - She's So High
The Bells - Stay Awhile
The Stampeders - Carry Me - Devil You - Minstrel Gypsy - Sweet City Woman
The Tragically Hip - A Head by a Century - Bobcageon - Boots or Hearts
Tom Cochran - Big League 
Triumph - Hold On
Trooper - Santa Maria - Two for the Show

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🎹 Power Pop, New Wave & Radio Hits Guitar Lessons

Enjoy catchy melodies, polished production, and radio favourites that defined the late '70s, '80s, and beyond.
These upbeat classics combine pop appeal with rock energy, making them fun and rewarding songs to play on acoustic guitar.

Alive N Kickin' - Tighter, Tighter
Big Star - My Life is Right, Thirteen
Cheap Trick - Dream Police - I Want You to Want Me - The Flame
Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon - Distant Sun - Don't Dream It's Over
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Dwight Twilley - I'm on Fire
Edison Lighthouse - Every Lonely Day - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) 
Fastball - Out of My Head - The Way - This Guy's in Love with You
Fountains of Wayne - Hackensack - Stacy's Mom
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Five for Fighting - 100 Years
Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down - Found Out About You - Hey Jealously
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Hootie & The Blowfish - Hold My Hand - I Only Wanna Be with You - Let Her Cry (+1 more)
King Harvest - Dancing in the Moonlight
Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You
Martin Briley - Salt in My Tears
Men At Work - Down Under
Mike & The Mechanics - Beggar on a Beach of Gold - The Living Years
Michael Penn - No Myth
Modern Talking - Brother Louie
Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me
Nelson - (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection 
No Doubt - Don't Speak
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) - Enola Gay
Phillip Phillips - Miles
Roxette - Listen to Your Heart - Place Your Love -The Look
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Sugar Ray - Every Morning - Fly
Talking Heads - As She Was - Psycho Killer - Take Me to the River
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
The Call - I Still Believe - Let the Day Begin
The Church - Laurel Canyon - Under the Milky Way
The Cure - In Between Days - Just Like Heaven - The Lovecats
The Hooters -All You Zombies - Deliver Me - Satellite
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
The Monroes - What Do All the People Say
The Motels - Only the Lonely
The Outfield - Your Love
The Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang - I'll Stand by You - Talk of the Town (+1 more)
The Raspberries - Let's Pretend - Go All the Way - Should I Wait
The Romantics - What I Like About You
The Stray Cats - Rock This Town - Stray Cat Strut
The Tubes - She's a Beauty
Tonic - If You Could Only See
Walter Egan - Magnet and Steel
When In Rome - The Promise

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With so many acoustic versions of rock songs in one place, there’s always another great track to learn. Use this page as your launch pad to explore new artists, revisit old favourites, and build out your own rock set list on acoustic guitar.

New lessons are added over time, so be sure to check back and see what’s been updated. And if you enjoy these rock tutorials, don’t forget to visit the other sections from the top menu for more easy acoustic songs in country, folk, Motown, and beyond.

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