Acoustic Versions of Rock Songs

If you love stripped-down, acoustic versions of rock songs, you’re in the right place.

acoustic versions of rock songs

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.

Just click any rock artist or band name to jump to their lesson page, where you’ll find full song lists, video demos, and step-by-step tutorials.

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🎤 Rock Artists – Acoustic Guitar Lessons

This section focuses on solo rock artists whose songs work beautifully on acoustic guitar. From piano-based ballads to radio anthems and deep album cuts, each name below links to a dedicated lesson page where you’ll find the full list of songs, chord sheets, and video tutorials.

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Al Stewart - Time Passages, Year Of The Cat
Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California, The Free Electric Band, When I Need You
Alice Cooper - I Never Cry, I'm Eighteen, No More Mr Nice Guy, You And Me
Andrew Bird - Faithless Ghost
Andrew Gold
- Lonely Boy
Andy Kim
- Rock Me Gently, Sugar Sugar
Andy Taylor
- Take It Easy
Austin Roberts
- Something's Wrong With Me
Beck
- Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
Billy Idol
- White Wedding

Billy Joel 
- A Matter Of Trust, Allentown, An Innocent Man, Honesty, It's Still Rcok & Roll To Me, Just The Way You Are, Keeping The Faith, Only The Good Die Young, Piano Man, She's Always A Woman, She's Got A Way, Sleeping With The TV On, Summer Highland Falls, The River Of Dreams, Uptown Girl, We Didn't Start The Fire, Your May Be Right, You're My Home
Billy Mann
- Killed By A Flower
Billy Squirer
- Lonely Is The Night, Nobody Knows

From early rock pioneers to timeless hit-makers, this first group showcases powerful songwriting and unforgettable melodies. The next section continues with more classic rock heavyweights and chart-topping acoustic favourites.


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Bob Seger - Against The Wind, Beautiful Loser, Betty Lou, By The River, Fire Lake, Hollywood Nights, I Feel Like A Number, Jody Girl, Mainstreet, Night Moves, No Mans Land, Old Time Rock And Roll, Rock And Roll Never Forgets, Shame On The Moon, Ship Of Fools, Still The Same, Sunspot Baby, The Fire Down Below, Travelin Man, Turn The Page, Understanding, We've Got Tonight, You'll Accompany Me
Bob Welch - Sentimental Lady
Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses, Blaze Of Glory, Keep The Faith, Lost Highway, Stick To Your Guns, Thank You For Loving Me, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Who Says You Can't Go Home
Boz Scaggs
- Lido Shuffle, Love Look What You've Done To Me, Lowdown, We're All Alone
Bruce Hornsby
- The Way It Is

Bruce Springsteen - Across The Border, Bobby Jean, Born In The USA, Cover Me, Dancing In The Dark, Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Glory Days, Human Touch, I Wish I Were Blind, My Hometown, One Step Up, Tenth Avenue Freeze Out, The Promised Land, The Wrestler, Thunder Road, Tougher Than The Rest
Bryan Adams - Can't Stop This Thing We Started, Cloud #9, Cuts Like A Knife, Everything I Do, Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman, Heaven, Run To You, Straight From The Heart, Summer Of 69, This Time, When You Love Someone
Bryan Ferry
- This Is Tomorrow

These rock favourites shaped entire decades with their signature hooks and unforgettable riffs. The next group highlights more genre-defining artists and memorable acoustic-ready songs.


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Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares To U
Chris Isaak - Blue Hotel, Fade Away, I Wonder, I'm Not Waiting, King Without A Castle, Let's Have A Party, Wicked Game
Chris Rea
- Fool If You Think It's Over, It's All Gone

Chris Thompson - If You Remember Me
Dan Baird
- I Love You Period
Daughtry
- Battleships
Dave Barnes - On A Night Like This
Dave Edmunds
- I Hear You Knocking, Queen Of Hearts

Dave Mason - We Just Disagree
Dave Matthews
- The Maker, Whiter Shade Of Pale

David Bowie - Changes, Hero's, Rebel Rebel, Space Oddity, Starman, Ziggy Stardust
David Gray
- Babylon
David Wilcox
- Eye Of The Hurricane

From gritty rock vocals to soaring acoustic ballads, this section features artists with unmistakable style. Moving on, the next group introduces more rock legends and chart-toppers.


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Don Felder - All Of You, Victim Of Love
Donnie Iris
- Ah Leah
Dwight Twilly
- I'm On Fire
Eddie Money
- Bring On The Rain, Save A Little Room, Shakin, Two Tickets To Paradise
Edwin McCain
- Couldn't Love You Move

Elton John - Bennie And The Jets, Capt Fantastic, Country Comfort, Crocodile Rock, Daniel, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Empty Garden, Friends, Goodbye Yellow Brick, Honky CatMama Cant Buy You Love, Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters, Nikita, Philadelphia Freedom, Rocket Man, Runaway Train, Sacrifice, Sad Songs, Sartorial Eloquence, Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Something About The Way You Look Tonight, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, Talking Old Soldiers, Teacher I Need You, Tiny Dancer
Elvin Bishop
- I Fooled Around And Fell In Love, Sure Feels Good
Elvis Costello
- Alison

Eric Carmen - Nothing Gonna Fall In Love Again
Gary Moore
- Over The Hills And Far Away

Gary Wright
- Dream Weaver, My Love Is Alive
George Harrison - All Those Years Ago, Behind That Locked Door, Blow Away, Crackerbox Palace, Give Me Love, If Not For You, My Sweet Lord, Set On You, What Is Life, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

A blend of soulful rock storytellers and guitar icons, this section leads into another lineup of melodic rock artists and acoustic favourites.


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George Thorogood - I Drink Alone, Move It On Over
Gerry Rafferty - A New Beginning, Baker Street, Days Gone Down, Get It Right Next Time, Right Down The Line, Stealin Time, Whatever's Written In Your Heart
Glenn Frey - Route 66, The One You Love, True Love, Worried Mind
Greg Kihn
- The Breakup Song

Hall & Oates - Out Of Touch, Rich Girl, Sara Smile, Say It Isnt So, She's Gone, When The Morning Comes, You Make My Dreams Come True
Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talking
Herman Brood - Never Be Clever, Shannon
Henry Gross
- Meet Me On The Corner
Henry Lee Summer
- I Wish I Had A Girl

Huey Lewis - Hip To Be Square, I Want A New Drug, Stuck On You, The Heart Of Rock & Roll, The Power Of Love
Ian Goom
- Hold On

J. Geils - Centerfold
Jackie Green - Mexican Girl

This section blends classic pop-rock with roots-inspired acoustic hits. Up next are the heartland rock voices and alternative legends of the 70s, 80s, and 90s.


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Jackson Browne - Alive In The World, Call It A Loan, Crazy Love, Doctor My Eyes, If I Only Had A Brain, I Thought I Had A Brain, Love Needs A Heart, My Redneck Friend, My Stunning Mystery Companion, Ready Or Not, Running On Empty, Somebody's Baby, Some Bridges, The Pretender, The Road, These Days
James - Laid, Sit Down
Jason Wade - You Belong To Me
Jeff Healy
- Angel Eyes
Jimmy Barnes
- Good Times

Joe Walsh - Help Me Through The Night, In The City, Life Of Illusion, One Day At A Time, Rosewood Bitters
John Cafferty
- Tender Years
John Farnham
- Burn For You

John Fogerty - 110 In The Shade, Blue Moon Nights, Hearts Of Stone, I Ain't Never, Jambalaya, Rock & Roll Girls, Southern Streamline, The Old Man Down The Road, You're The Reason
John Lennon - Crippled Inside, Happy Christmas, Imagine, Jealous Guy, Mind Games, Oh My Love, Out The Blue, Real Love, Stand By Me, Starting Over, Watching The Wheels, Woman
John Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done With The Night, Authority Song, Check It Out, Cherry Bomb, Hurt So Good, I Saw You First, Jack And Diane, Longest Days, Paper In Fire, Pink Houses, Rain On The Scarecrow, ROCK In The USA, Someday The Rains Will Fall, Small Town, Troubled Man, Wasted Days, Wild Night
John Stewart
-
Gold

John Waite
- Missing You
Jon Anderson
- Wondrous Stories
JP Cooper
- September Song

This section showcases radio favourites, singer-songwriter classics, and acoustic rock staples. Our final two sections highlight arena rock giants and unforgettable rock icons from K–Z.


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Kid Rock - All Summer Long, Born Free, Picture, Single Father, Slow My Roll, When You Love Someone
Kim Larson
- This Is My Life

Lenny Kravitz - Can't Get You Off My Mind, Stillness Of Heart
Leo Sayer - I Can Dance, More Thank I Can Say, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Les Emerson - Out Of Control
Levon Helm
- Hurricane, When I Go Away
Lindsay Buckingham
- Holiday Road, On The Wrong Side
Mark Knopflier / Chet Atkins - Poor Boy Blues
Martin Briley
- You Ain't Worth The Salt In My Tears
Matt Anderson - I'm On Fire

Meatloaf - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
Michael Penn
- No Myth
Michael Stanley
- Let's Get The Show On The Road
Morrissey
- The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get
Nick Cave
- Red Right Hand
Nick Guilder
- Hot Child In The City

Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind, Heart Of The City, I Knew The Bride When She Used To Rock N Roll, The Beast In Me, True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
Nik Kershaw
- Wouldn't It Be Good
Paolo Nutini
- Jenny Don't Be Hasty

Paul Davis - I Go Crazy, Sweet Life
Paul McCartney - Band On The Run, Dance Tonight, Every Night, Listen To What The Man Said, Mull Of Kintyre, My Love, My Valentine, No More Lonely Nights
Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away
Peter Frampton - Baby I Love Your Way, Show Me The Way
Peter Gabriel
- Solsbury Hill, The Book Of Love
Peter Schilling
- Major Tom

Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise, Easy Lover, Groovy Kind Of Love, In The Air Tonight, On My Way, One More Night, You Can't Hurry Love
Philip Phillips - Miles
Richard Marx - Hazard, It Don't Mean Nothing, Not In Love, Take This Heart, When You Love Me
Rick Astley
-
Never Gonna Give You Up, When I Fall In Love


With pop-rock hooks, arena-sized choruses, and acoustic-friendly arrangements, this section leads into the final group of rock artists from R through Z.


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Rick Derringer - Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo
Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy, Octopuses Garden, Photograph, The No No Song, You're 16
Rivers Cuomo
- Annie's Song

Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love, Every Kind Of People
Robbie Williams
- Old Before I Die

Rod Stewart - Forever Young, I Don't Want To Talk About It, Maggie May, Mandolin Wind, Ooh La La, Sailing, Some Guys Have All The Luck, The First Cut Is The Deepest, The Killing Of Georgie, They Can't Take That Away From Me, You Wear It Well, You're In My Heart
Roddy Frame
- How Men Are

Rory Gallagher - Goin To My Home Town
Rupert Holmes
-
Escape
Sam Roberts Band
- We're All In This Together
Sammy Johns - Chevy Van
Sonny Curtis
- Love Is All Around

Stephen Bishop
- It Might Be You, On And On
Steve Forbert
- Romeo's Tune

Steve Miller - Dance Dance Dance, Fly Like An Eagle, Heart Like A Wheel, Jet Airliner, Jungle Love, Serenade, Swingtown, Take The Money And Run, The Joker, True Fine Love, Wintertime
Steve Winwood - Higher Love, Valerie
Tal Bachman - She's So High

Ted Nugent - Free For All
Telsa
-  Signs
Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light
Tom Petty - American Girl, Breakdown, Change Of Heart, Don't Do Me Like That, Free Fallin, I Won't Back Down, Into The Great Wide Open, Learning To Fly, Listen To Her Heart, Mary Jane's Last Dance, Refugee, Running Down A Dream, Stop Draggin My Heart Around, The Waiting, Wildflowers, Yer So Bad, You Wreck Me
Tommy Tutone - Jenny Jenny 867-5309
Tony Carey
- I Can Stop The World

Van Morrison - Big Blue Diamonds, Bright Side Of The Road, Brown Eyed Girl, Days Like This, Domino, Gypsy In My Soul, Into The Mystic, Moondance, Problems, Reminds Me Of You, Someone Like You, Tupelo Honey
Walter Egan - Magnet And Steel
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy, Keep Me In Your Heart For Awhile, Lawyers Guns & Money, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Werewolves Of London, When Johnny Strikes Up The Band
Webb Wilder
-
If You're Looking For A Fool

Willie Nile
- The Day The Earth Stood Still
Zakk Wylde
- Cry Me A River


 🎸 Rock Bands – Acoustic Guitar Lessons

Here you’ll find rock bands from every era, reworked into acoustic-friendly versions for the solo player. Browse through the A–Z list, then click any band name to visit their lesson page, watch the demos, and explore all of the available rock guitar tutorials.

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10,000 Maniacs - Like The Weather
.38 Special -
Caught Up In You, Fade To Blue, Hold On Loosely, If I'd Been The One, Somebody Like You
3 Doors Down
- Here Without You
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
54-40 - Ocean Pearl

ABBA
- Chiquitita, Dancing Queen, Does You Mother Know, Fernando, Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie, Hasta Manana, I Have A Dream, I'll Be Waiting For You, Knowing Me Knowing You, Mamma Mia, Slipping Through My Fingers, SOS, The Winner Takes It All, Waterloo, When I Kissed The Teacher
Ace
- How Long
 
Aerosmith - Angel, Cryin', Dream On, I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, Rag Doll, Seasons Of Wither, Sweet Emotion
A-Ha
-Take On Me
Air Supply
- All Out Of Love, Even The Nights Are Better, Lost In Love, Making Love Out Of Nothing At All

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live N Kickin - Tighter Tighter
Ambrosia
- How Much I Feel

America - Daisy Jane, Horse With No Name, I Need You, Lonely People, Sister Golden Hair, Tin Man, Ventura Highway, You Can Do Magic
April Wine - Bad Side Of The Moon, I'm On Fire For You Baby, Just Between You And Me, Tonight Is A Wonderful Time
Atlanta Rhythm Section
- Georgia Rythm, Imaginary Lover, She Knows All My Tricks, So Into You
Audioslave
- I Am The Highway
Badfinger - Baby Blue, Day After Day, No Matter What

Bad Company - Alright Now, Bad Company, Can't Get Enough, Feel Like Making Love, Oh Atlanta, Ready For Love, Rock Steady, Shooting Star, Silver Blue And Gold
Bananarama
- Cruel Summer

Band Of Heathens
-
All I'm Askin

Bare Naked Ladies -
Brian Wilson
Big Star
- Thirteen
Blind Melon
 - 
No Rain
Blue Oyster Cult
- Burning For You, Don't Fear The Reaper
Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling
Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride
Boston
- Amanda, Let Me Take You Home Tonight, More Than A Feeling
Brave Belt
- Dunrobin's Gone
BTO
- Hey You, Takin Care Of Business, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Cage The Elephant
- Ain't No Rest For The Wicked, Cigarette Daydreams

Cake - Frank Sinatra, Love You Madly, Never There, Rock And Roll Lifestyle, Sheep Go To Heaven, Short Skirt Long Jacket, Stickshifts And Safety Belts
Cheap Trick
- Dream Police, I Want You To Want Me, The Flame

Chicago - Baby What A Big Surprise, Beginnings, Color My World, If You Leave Me Now, Old Days, Saturday In The Park, Will You Still Love Me, Wishing You Were Here
Chilliwack
- Fly At Night
Christie
- San Bernadino. Yellow River
Cinderella
- Comin' Home, One For Rock And Roll
Climax Blues Band
- Couldn't Get It Right
Coldplay
- When I Ruled The World
Cold Chisel
- Water Into Wine
Collective Soul
- Shine
Concrete Blonde
-Joey
Counting Crows
- Daylight Fading
Creed
- With Arms Wide Open
Cross Canadian Ragweed
- Anywhere But There, Boys From Oklahoma, Constantly, Cry Lonely, Oklahoma
Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon, Distant Sun, Don't Dream It's Over
Cutting Crew
 - I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight

These early rock and pop-rock favorites set the tone for the rest of the list — from arena legends to acoustic-friendly 80s and 90s classics.


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Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Dashboard Confessional
- The Better Of Me
Deep Blue Something
- Breakfast At Tiffiny's
Def Leppard
- Hysteria, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Too Late For Love
Del Amitri
- Always The Last To Know
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Dexy's Midnight Runners
- Come On Eileen
Dio
- Rainbow In The Dark

Dire Straits - Hand In Hand, How Long, On Every Street, Our Shangri-la, Poor Boy Blues, Six Blade Knife, So Far Away, Solid Rock, The Bug, The Walk Of Life, This Is Us, Twisting By The Pool, Water Of Love
Disturbed
-
Sound Of Silence

Dirty Heads
- Cabin By The Sea
Doves
- Kingdom Of Rust
Dr Hook - A Couple More Years, A Little Bit More, Carry Me Carrie, Cover Of The Rolling Stone, Crazy Rosie, Feels Good, I Don't Feel Much Like Smiling, I Don't Wanna Be Alone, If Not You, Only Sixteen, Queen Of The Silver Dollar, Sharing The Night Together, Storms Never Last, When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman, Years From Now
Duran Duran
- Say A Prayer

Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Edison Lighthouse - Every Lonely Day, Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes
Edward Bear
- Last Song

ELO - Can't Get It Out Of My Head, Don't Bring Me Down, Evil Woman, Hold On Tight, Living Thing, Mr Blue Sky, Rock & Roll Is King, Showdown, Strange Magic, Sweet Talking Woman, Telephone Line, Turn To Stone, Wild West Hero
Emerson Lake & Palmer
 - Affairs Of The Heart, From The Beginning, Luck Man
English Beat
- Save It For Later
Everclear
 -  Santa Monica
Everlast
- Lonely Road
Extreme
- Hole Hearted, More Than Words

This middle section blends classic rock icons with modern alt-rock bands whose songs translate beautifully to acoustic guitar.


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Face To Face - Shame On Me
Faces
 - Stay With Me
Fastball - Out Of My Head, The Way
FFDP - I Refuse
Fine Young Cannibals
  - She Drives Me Crazy
Finger Eleven
- One Thing
Five For Fighting - 100 Years
Five Man Electrical Band - Absolutely Right

Fleetwood Mac - As Long As You Follow, Big Love, Dreams, Go Your Own Way, I Don't Want To Know, Leather & Lace, Monday Morning, Need Your Love So Bad, Never Going Back Again, Rhiannon, Say You Love Me, Songbird, The Chain, You Make Lovin Fun
Flogging Molly - If I Ever Leave This World Alive
Foghat
 - Slow Ride
Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly

Foreigner - Double Vision, Fool For You Anyway, I Want To Know What Love Is, Long Long Way From Home, Say You Will, Urgent
Fountains Of Wayne - Hackensack, Stacy's Mom
Fun
- We Are Young

From folk-rock harmonies to big-chorus radio hits, this section brings together timeless bands whose music remains popular on acoustic guitar.


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Gallery - I Believe In Music, It's So Nice To Be With You
Gin Blossoms
- Follow You Down, Found Out About You
Golden Earring
 - Going To The Run, Radar Love, Twilight Zone
Golden Smog
- Until You Came Along
Goo Goo Dolls
- Iris, Slide, Sympathy
Govt Mule
- Soul Shine
Grand Funk Railroad
- Bad Time, I Can Feel Him In The Morning, Locomotion, Some Kind Of Wonderful, We're An American Band
Great White - Once Bitten Twice Shy

Green Day - 21 Guns, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Pulling Teeth, She, Time Of Your Life, Wake Me Up When September Ends
Guns & Roses
 - Sweet Child Of Mine
Haircut 100
- Love Plus One
Heart
- Heart An Butterfly, Straight On
Hoodoo Guru's
- What's My Scene
Hootie & The Blowfish
 - Hannah Jane, Hold My Hand, I Only Wanna Be With You, Let Her Cry

INXS - Beautiful Girl, Don't Change, Never Tear Us Apart

These familiar radio staples bridge classic rock, alternative, and adult-contemporary hits — all excellent fits for acoustic arrangements.


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Incubus - Drive
Iron Maiden - The Trooper

Jefferson Starship - Count On Me
Jesus Jones
- Right Here Right Now
Jethro Tull
- Fallen On Hard Times, Hymn 43, Skating Away

Journey - Anyway You Want It, Don't Stop Believin', Faithfully, I'll Be Alright Without You, Lights, Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin', Oh Sherri, Open Arms, Send Her My Love, Wheel In The Sky, Who's Crying Now
Judas Priest
-
You've Got Another Thing Coming

Kansas
- Dust In The Wind
Kincade
- Dreams Are Ten A Penny
King Harvest
- Dancing In The Moonlight

KISS
- Beth, Goin Blind, Hard Luck Woman, I Wanna Rock n Roll All Night, New York Groove
Led Zeppelin/Plant - 29 Palms, Big Log, Can't Let Go, Down By The Seaside, Gone Gone Gone, Hey Hey What Can I Do, Hot Dog, I'm Gonna Crawl, Ramble On, Stairway To Heaven, Tangerine, Thank You
Less Than Jake - The Rest Of My Life
Lifehouse -
First Time
Little Feat -
Dixie Chicken, Willin
Little River Band
- Cool Change, Down On The Border, Lady, Reminiscing
London Beat - I've Been Thinking About You
Loverboy - Lovin Every Minute Of It
Lynyrd Skynyrd - All I Can Do Is Write About It, Am I Losing, Call Me The Breeze, Don't Ask Me No Questions, Down South Junkin, Free Bird, Gimmie Three Steps, Heartbreak Hotel, One Day At A Time, Simple Man, Sweet Home Alabama, T For Texas T For Tennessee, The Ballad Of Curtis Lowe, Tuesdays Gone, What's Your Name, White Dove
Marillion - Kayleigh
Men At Work - Land Down Under
Mental As Anything - Live It Up
Metallica
- Mama Said, Unforgiven
Midnight Oil
 - Beds Are Burning
Mike & The Mechanics - Beggar On A Beach Of Gold
Modern English
- I Melt With You
Modern Talking
- Brother Louie
Molly Hatchet
- Junkin City
Motorhead - 1916
Mr Big
 - To Be With You

This section highlights powerhouse rock bands whose anthems and ballads adapt surprisingly well to acoustic performance.


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Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me
Nazareth - Broken Down Angel, Dream On, Every Time It Rains, Hearts Grown Cold, Love Hurts, Moonlight Eyes, Place In Your Heart, Shot Me Down, Sunshine, Where Are You Now
Nelson
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
Nickelback
- Rockstar
Night Ranger
- Sister Christian
Nine Inch Nails
- Head Like A Hole
Nirvana
- Ain't It A Shame
No Doubt - Don't Speaks
Oasis
- Champagne Supernova, Don't Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall
OMD
- Enola Gay
Our Lady Peace
- Are You Sad
Pearl Jam
- Future Days, Wishlist
Pink Floyd
- Another Brick In The Wall, Fearless, Wish You Were Here
Player
- Baby Come Back
Poco
- Crazy Love, In The Heart Of The Night, Rose Of Cimarron
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn

Queen - 39, All Dead All Dead, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Fat Bottomed Girls, Hammer To Fall, I Want To Break Free
Redbone - Come And Get Your Love
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Under The Bridge
Red Rider
- Big League

REM - Losing My Religion, Man On The Moon, Nightswimming, Pop Song 89, Shiny Happy People, Talk About The Passion, The One I Love
REO Speedwagon - Don't Let Him Go, I Can't Fight This Feeling, Keep On Lovin You, One Lonely Night, Ridin The Storm Out, Rock N Roll Star, Roll With The Changes, Take It On The Run, Time For Me To Fly
Rockpile - Play That Fast Thing One More Time
Roxette
- Listen To Your Heart, Place Your Love, The Look
Roxy Music - More Than This

From grunge legends to soft-rock favorites, this section brings together some of the most recognizable acoustic-friendly hits of the last 40 years.


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Santana - Everybody's Coming Our Way, Evil Ways, Smooth, Winning
Silver Jews
- Candy Jail
Simple Minds
- Don't You Forget About Me
Simply Red
- For Your Babies
Sir Douglas Quintet
- Mendicino, Too Little Too Late
Smashing Pumpkins
 - Disarm

Smokie/Norman - A Few Dollars More, If You Think You Know How To Love Me, Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone, Living Next Door To Alice, Mexican Girl, No Arms Can Ever Hold You, Oh Carol, Sun Is Rising
Sniff N The Tears - Drivers Seat
Social Distortion - Ball & Chain, Story Of My Life
Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
Split Enz - I Got You
Sponge
- Molly

Spoon
The Underdog
Starship - Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now
Status Quo - Dirty Water, Pictures Of Matchstick Men, Whatever You Want

Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild, Magic Carpet Ride
Stealers Wheel
- Benediction, Star, Stuck In The Middle
Steely Dan - Any Major Dude, Barrytown, Dirty Work, Do It Again, Reelin In The Years, Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Sting
- Englishman In New York, Every Breath You Take, Fields Of Gold

Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song, Plush, Sour Girl
Styx - Babe, Blue Collar Man, Boat On The River, Lights, Man In The Wilderness, Renegade, The Best Of Times, Too Much Time On My Hands
Sugarloaf
- Don't Call Us We'll Call You
Sugar Ray
- Every Morning, Fly
Supergrass - Alright

Supertramp - Breakfast In America, Give A Little Bit, It's Raining Again, Take The Long Way Home, You Started Laughing
Survivor
- Eye Of The Tiger
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 All American Rejects
- Gives You Hell

The Allman Brothers - Ain't Wasting Time No More, Blue Sky, Floating Bridge, Melissa, Midnight Rider, Please Be With Me, Ramblin Man
The Band - Evangeline, Ophelia, Stage Fright, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Shape I'm In, The Weight, Time To Kill, Up On Cripple Creek
The Bee Gees - Alone, And The Sun Will Shine, Holiday, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, If Only I Had My Mind On Something Else, Lamplight, New Your Mining Disaster 1941, Stayin Alive, To Love Somebody, Tomorrow, Too Much Heaven
The Bells
- Stay Awhile
The Black Crows - Cold Boy Smile, He Was A Friend Of Mine
The Black Keys
- Act Nice And Gentle To Me

The Blasters -
Marie Marie
The Blow Monkeys
- Diggin' Your Scene
The Buoys -
Give Up Your Guns
The Call
- I Still Believe, Let The Day Begin

The Carpenters
- Superstar
The Cars - Drive, Good Times Roll, Just What I Needed, Let's Go, Magic, My Best Friends Girl, You Might Think
The Church - Laurel Canyon, Under The Milky Way
The Clash
- Should I Stay Or Should I Go
The Cranberries
- Linger, When You're Gone, Zombie
The Cult
- Fire Woman
The Cure
- In Between Day, Just Like Heaven, The Lovecats
The Damn Yankees
- Come Again
The Dirty Knobs
- Aw Honey, Irish Girl

The Doobie Brothers - Black Water, China Grove, I Keep Forgetting, Jesus Is Just Alright, Listen To The Music, Long Train Running, Rockin Down The Highway, South City Midnight Lady, Tell Me What You Want
The Doors - Alabama Song, Cars Hiss By My Window, Hyacinth House, Indian Summer, Light My Fire, Love Her Madly, Love Me Two Times, Love Street, Peace Frog, People Are Strange, Riders On The Storm, Roadhouse Blues, Touch Me
The Eagles - All Night Long, Best Of My Love, Desperado, Hotel California, James Dean, Love Will Keep Us Alive, My Man, Ol 55, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Take It Easy, Take It To The Limit, The Boys Of Summer, The Girl From Yesterday, The Sad Cafe, Victim Of Love, Witchy Woman
The Electric Prunes
- About A Quarter To 9

The Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again, King & Queen Of America, Sweet Dreams
The Grateful Dead - Bertha, Candyman, Casey Jones, Friend Of The Devil, I Need A Miracle, Jack A Roe, Loser, Ripple, Sugaree, The Monkey And The Engineer, Touch Of Grey, Truckin, Uncle John's Band
The Guess Who
- American Woman, No Sugar Tonight, No Time, Share The Land, Star Baby, These Eyes, Undun

The Hooters
-All You Zombies, Satelitte
The Human League
- Don't You Want Me
The James Gang
- Funk 49, Walk Away
The Killers
- Mr Brightside

The Kinks - Apeman, Better Things, Celluloid Heros, Come Dancing, Father Christmas, Lola, Skin And Bone, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, You Really Got Me
The Marshall Tucker Band - 24 Hrs A Day, Blue Ridge Mountain Skies, Can't You See, Desert Skies, Driving You Out Of My Mind, Fire On The Mountain, Heard It In A Love Song, In My Own Way, See You Later I'm Gone
The Monroes
- What Do All The People Say

The Moody Blues - For My Lady, Forever Autumn, Go Now, I Know You're Out There Somewhere, It's Cold Outside Of Your Heart, Nights In White Satin, Question, Ride My See Saw, The Story In Your Eyes, The Voice
The Motels
-
Only The Lonely

The Outfield -
Your Love
The Outlaws
- The Goes Another Love Song
The Police - Every Breath You Take

The Pretenders
 - 
Angel Of The Morning, Back On The Chain Gang, I'll Stand By You, Talk Of The Town
The Proclaimers
 -
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Quireboys
 -
It's 7 o'Clock
The Ramones
 -
Baby I Love You
The Record Company
- Off The Ground
The Rides - Mississippi Roadhouse
The Romantics 
- What I Like About You
The Stampeders
- Carry Me, Devil You, Minstrel Gypsy, Sweet City Woman
The Stray Cats
- Rock This Town, Stray Cat Strut
The Subdudes - All The Time In The World

The Talking Heads
- As She Was, Psycho Killer, Take Me To The River
The Tragically Hip
- A Head By A Century, Bobcageon, Boots Or Hearts, Looking For A Place To Happen, Thugs, We'll Go Too
The Travelling Wilbury's
 - End Of The Line, Handle With Care, You Took My Breath Away
The Tubes - She's A Beauty
THEM - Here Come The Night
Thunderclap Newman
- Something In The Air

Thin Lizzy - Dancin In The Moonlight, Jailbreak, The Boys Are Back In Town
Third Eye Blind
 - Jumper

Three Dog Night - Joy To The World, Just An Old Fashioned Love Song, Mama Told Me Not To Come, Never Been To Spain, One, Pieces Of April, Shambala, The Show Must Go On
Toad The Wet Sprocket
-
All I Want

Tonic
- If You Could Only See

TOTO
- Africa. Hold The Line, I Won't Hold You Back, Rosanna
Train - Drive By, Drops Of Jupiter, Hey Soul Sister, Marry Me
Triumph
- Hold On
Trooper - Santa Maria, Two For The Show

This huge section showcases some of rock’s most influential bands, blending classic hits with modern favorites — all adapted for acoustic players.


i still havent found what im looking for u2

U2 - All I Want Is You, Angel Of Harlem, Desire, Electrical Storm, Hallelujah Here She Comes, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, In A Little While, Kite, Love Comes Tumblin, Love Rescue Me, Mysterious Ways, One, Song For Someone, Staring At The Sun, Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Where The Streets Have No Name, With Or Without You, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
UB40
 - Red Red Wine

Udo Lindenberg - Cello
Uriah Heap
- The Wizard
Van Halen - Big Bad Bill, Ice Cream Man
Vanity Fair - Hitchin A Ride

Warrant
 - I Saw Red
Weezer
- Buddy Holly
Wet Willie
 - Keep On Smiling, Leona
When In Rome
- The Promise

White Plains 
- My Baby Loves Lovin
Wilco
-
Someone To Lose, The Thanks I Get
Winger - Easy Come Easy Go
Wizzard
- See My Baby Jive
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Show Me
Zebra 
- One More Chance, Tell Me What You Want
ZZ Top
- She's A Heartbreaker, Tube Snake Boogie

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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