Best Alabama Guitar Songs – Greatest Hits to Play on Acoustic
Whether you're strumming around a campfire or practicing at home, these Alabama classics are perfect for acoustic guitar players.
This collection features 10 of the band's most iconic hits, including “Dixieland Delight,” “Christmas in Dixie,” and “Jukebox in My Mind.”
Each lesson includes easy-to-follow chord sheets, rhythm tips, and a full video demo to help you master the sound of this legendary country band.
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Alabama Guitar Songs List
1. Can't Keep A Good Man Down2. Christmas In Dixie
3. Close Enough To Perfect
4. Dancin Shaggin On The Blvd
5. Dixieland Delight
6. Give Me One More Shot
7. High Cotton
8. If I Had You
9. Jukebox In My Mind
10. Lady Down On Love
1. Can't Keep A Good Man Down - Learn To Play On Guitar
Can't Keep A Good Man Down hails from the "40 Hour Week" album from 1984.
It was the 3rd single from the album and peaked at #1 on the country charts in both Canada and the US.
Chords And Strumming
I play this one in standard tuning with a down up stop up down up stop up and repeat rhythm pattern with no lead required. For chords play a G, C, Em and a D.
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2. Christmas In Dixie - Learn To Play On Guitar
Christmas In Dixie
was released as a single from the RCA compilation 1982 album entitled
"A Country Christmas". In 1985 the band released their own Christmas
album called "Alabama Christmas". A newer updated version can be found
on their 2017 album called American Christmas.
The song peaked at #35 in 1982-83. Kenny Chesney and Randy Owen did a duet of the song for Kenny's Christmas album released back in 2003.
Chords And Strumming
Play this one in standard tuning with the chords D, Em, A7, Bm, G, Dmaj7 and a D7 with some lead required. You can use a bit of arpeggio in this for rhythm as you'll see me doing in the demo. Otherwise you can just use a root up down up pattern all the way through. A nice easy mellow kinda song here. I'm also using a few hammer-on's as I progress through the verses.
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3. Close Enough To Perfect - Learn To Play On Guitar
Close Enough To Perfect was released as a single in 1982 and reached #1 in both Canada and the US.
It can be found on the "Mountain Music" album.
Chords And Strumming
No lead but some improvisation near the end if you so desire in standard tuning with the chords Am, G6, Cm, G, Am7, C and a D. I'm playing a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.
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4. Dancin Shaggin On The Boulevard - Learn To Play On Guitar
Dancin Shaggin On The Boluevard was a #3 in the US and a #4 in Canada when it was released off of their "Dancin On The Boulevard" album from 1997.
This song was co-written by Randy Owen.
Chords And Strumming
Play a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in standard tuning but no lead. The chords here are Bm, E, A, D, Esus, Cm, Gb, F and a Gbsus.
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5. Dixieland Delight - Learn To Play On Guitar
Dixieland Delight from the original demo and the single version was over a minute shorter than the album version. This song reached #1 in both Canada and the USA after its release date of Jan 1983.
Ronnie Rogers wrote this song while driving down a highway in Tennessee and Alabama happen to like it and so recorded it. Three different artists have made reference to this song including Brad Paisley, Russell Dickerson and the group Midland in three of their songs.
The band did create a music video for this song and the track is from their album "The Closer You Get".
Chords And Strumming
Played in standard tuning with a root down root up down pattern and some lead required. The chords you'll need are a G, D, Cm, F, G, Em and a C.
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6. Give Me One More Shot - Learn To Play On Guitar
Give Me One More Shot is from "Alabama's Greatest Hits Vol III" album from1995 that Randy Owen co-wrote and helped Alabama reach #3 in Canada and the USA country charts.
Chords And Strumming
Chords in this one are G, Am, D, Dsus, C, D/Gb, Dm, Cmaj7, A7, D and a D7 and played with a capo 1st fret in standard tuning but no lead. Play down strokes and then a root up down up and repeat that pattern.
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7. High Cotton - Learn To Play On Guitar
High Cotton was another #1 hit from back in the summer of 1989 off of the album "Southern Star".
The band had multiple top hits from this album.
Chords And Strumming
I play a drop D tuning in this number with a capo 3rd fret. Some lead with the chords D, G, A7, E, A, B7 and play down strokes or you can play a root down up down up down up rhythm pattern.
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8. If I Had You - Learn To Play On Guitar
If I Had You was released in 1989 from the album "Southern Star" and became a #1 hit, their 25th at the time.
Andy Williams covered the song in 1991 and Eddy Arnold in 1993.
Chords And Strumming
The chords in this one are D, G, A7, D/Gb and an Em in standard tuning and no lead. For rhythm play a root up down up and repeat.
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9. Jukebox In My Mind - Learn To Play On Guitar
Jukebox In My Mind was a 1990 Alabama release their album called "Pass It On Down".
This song was a single from that album and the song was a #1 in Canada and the USA.
Chords And Strumming
I play a capo 3rd fret on this one in standard tuning with a root down root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. Some lead with the chords G, D, D7, G6, Am, C and an A7.
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10. Lady Down On Love - Learn To Play On Guitar
Lady Down On Love is a song about celebrating a divorce, when the lady isn't doing much celebrating with her friends on a night out on the town. That true story was the inspiration for the song that Randy witnessed first hand at a hotel nightclub.
Just a small moment in time inspired a #1 country hit song. This one was written by Randy Owen of Alabama and reached #1 in the summer of 1983 and is on their album "The Closer You Get".
Chords And Strumming
This song you can play with a capo 3rd fret with no lead to worry about and the chords G, Bm, C, D, Em, Am, A, Dbm, E and a Gbm. For rhythm in the beginning of this song you can use some arpeggio playing as you move through each chord and eventually move it into a root up down up root up down up strumming pattern.
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These Alabama songs continue to define country music’s golden era — and now you can play them with confidence. From the heartfelt ballads to the upbeat anthems, each track on this page brings something special to your guitar repertoire. Want even more? Check out Volume 2.
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