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Folk Songs With Chords & Demos
On The Acoustic
Here on my folk songs with chords page you'll find over 100 great folk songs you can easily learn on the acoustic. Let me say right here, this particular section is not yet fully completed as there is a re-organization currently underway. But the links below will take you to many artists and plenty of folk music to keep you busy for awhile with the tons of demo videos, free pdf chord sheets, rhythm tips and more.
Use the jump link menu below to quickly jump to a section of just scroll down the page to see all of the artists and songs that may be very familiar to you.
Jump menu to quickly access the artists/bands on this page.
Folk Songs With Chords Sections
I'll be starting with the 11 sections which are complete to date, and I'll expand upwards over time. Artists like Jim Croce, Jimmy Buffet and a few others will eventually be listed in this section, but their links are below.
Bob Dylan Section
This section so far has a total of 21 Bob Dylan lessons.
- Abandoned Love
- Blind Willie McTell
- Forever Young
- Gotta Serve Somebody
- Jokerman
- Just Like A Woman
- Knockin On Heaven's Door
- Lay Lady Lay
- License To Kill
- Like A Rolling Stone
- My Back Pages
- Not Dark Yet
- Positively 4th Street
- Shelter From The Storm
- Sweetheart Like You
- Tangled Up In Blue
- \The Times They Are A Changing
- Thunder Mountain
- With God On Our Side
- You Ain't Goin Nowhere
- You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You're Gone
Bob Dylan section is here.
CSNY Section
I have managed to record 11 songs / tutorials from this great band of 4 members and sometimes 3 so I'm just calling it CSNY but there may be a few songs in here from just CSN. This list so far is as follows;
- Daylight Again
- Helplessly Hoping
- Long May You Run
- Long Time Gone
- Love The One You're With
- Our House
- Southern Cross
- Suite Judy Blue Eyes
- Teach Your Children
- Wasted On The Way
- Woodstock
CSNY section here.
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Gordon Lightfoot Section
Under the Canadian folk category, there probably isn't another male artist that would be crowned king of Canadian folk other than Gordon Lightfoot. His talents in both writing and performing have showered his music around the world.
Here are 24 tutorials on Gordon Light.
- 14 Karat Gold
- Alberta Bound
- Bitter Green
- Black Day In July
- Carefree Highway
- Christian Island
- Cotton Jenny
- Don Quixote
- Early Morning Rain
- For Loving Me - Did She mention My Name
- Hangdog Hotel Room
- If You Could Read My Mind
- In My Fashion
- Race Among The Ruins
- Rainy Day People
- Ribbon Of Darkness
- Second Cup Of Coffer
- Song For A Winters Night
- Summer Side Of Life
- Summertime Dream
- Sundown
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
- You Are What I Am
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Gordon Lightfoot section here.
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James Taylor Section
This section for James Taylor has 17 songs and covers many of his top hits as you'll see from the list below. Most of James Taylor songs are fingerpicked, but since I no longer teach fingerpicking, my lessons and demos are don with the use of a standard pick.
The numbers in this section are;
- Carolina In My Mind
- Copperline
- Everyday
- Fire A Rain
- Frozen Man
- Handyman
- How Sweet It Is
- Mexico
- Montana
- October Road
- Shower The People
- Something In The Way She Moves
- Suite For 20G
- Sweet Baby James
- Up On The Roof
- Wandering
- Your Smiling Face
- You've Got A Friend
James Taylor section here.
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Jim Croce Section
Here is a list of 18 Jim Croce numbers for the acoustic player to learn.
- A Long Time Ago
- Age
- Alabama Rain
- Careful Man
- Don't Mess Around With Jim
- Dreaming Again
- Hey Tomorrow
- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- Lovers Cross
- One Less Set Of Footsteps
- Operator
- Photographs And Memories
- Roller Derby Queen
- Speedball Tucker
- The Hard Way Every Time
- Thursday
- Time In A Bottle
- Walking Back To Georgia
The Jim Croce section is here.
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John Prine Section
John Prine left use some great music for the acoustic and like James Taylor, many of his songs were fingerpicked but in my demos and lessons I'll be strumming my way through his great compositions And also like the JT section, this one also has 18 songs and are as follows;
- Crazy As A Loon
- Fish And Whistle
- Glory Of True Love
- Hello In There (soon)
- Illegal Smile
- Iron Ore Betty
- It's A Big Ole Goofy World
- Killing The Blues
- Knocking On Your Screen Door
- Lonesome Friends Of Science
- Magnolia Wind
- My Darlin Hometown
- My Old Man
- Paradise
- Sam Stone
- Souvenirs
- Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
- The Oldest Baby In The World
- Unwed Fathers
John Prine section here.
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Lobo Section
Here are half a dozen songs from the 1970's by Lobo.
- Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend
- How Can I Tell Her
- I'd Love You To Want Me
- Me & You & A Dog Named Boo
- Rings
- Stoney
Lobo section is here.
Neil Young Section
Here are 25 number you can learn covering Neil Young.
- After The Goldrush
- Cinnamon Girl
- Comes A Time
- Cowgirl In The Sand
- Don't Let It Bring You Down
- Four Strong Winds
- Harvest
- Harvest Moon
- Heart Of Gold
- Helpless
- Hey Hey My My
- Human Highway
- In The Days That Used To Be
- Like A Hurricane
- Long May You Run
- Ohio
- Old King
- Old Man
- Out On The Weekend
- Powderfinger
- Sugar Mountain
- Tell Me Why
- The Loner
- The Needle And The Damage Done
- Tonight's The Night
- When You Dance I Can Really Love
Neil Young section is here.
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Paul Simon & Garfunkel Section
This section has some classics from Paul Simon And Simon & Garfunkel for the acoustic player such as Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia and Mrs Robinson. With the section above, a total of 24 great songs to learn. This list here is;
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
- America
- At The Zoo
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Cecilia
- Duncan
- Father And Daughter
- Feeling Groovy
- For Emily Wherever I May Find Her
- Graceland
- Homeward Bound
- Kathyès Song
- Kodachrome
- Late In The Evening
- Love Me Like A Rock
- Me And Julio
- Mrs Robinson
- One Trick Pony
- Richard Cory
- Scarborough Fair
- Sound Of Silence
- Slip Sliding Away
- The Boxer
- Train In The Distance
Simon & Garfunkel section here.
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Guitar Chords For Folk Songs
In these sections is where the various artists categories will be so instead of listing song titles, I will just list the artists and you can visit the pages to see which songs / lessons live over there. There are not in alphabetical order so glaze over all of the categories.
In this first section are the follow artists;
- Call It Dreaming
- Chico And The Man
- Feb 7
- Footloose
- Fragile Bird
- Good People
- Gwendolyn
- How Much Did I Drink Last Night
- If I Could Fly
- If I Had A Boat
- I'll Be Ahead If I Can Quit While I'm Behind
- Lady In Red
- Laundry Room
- Oklahoma Hills
- One Toke Over The Line
- Pennsylvania Sunrise
- Sailing
- She Burns
- Stonewall
- Sunshine
- The Time Of Times
- Torn Screen Door
- Victims Of Life
- Volcano
- Welcome Back
- When The Night Came And Took Us
Guitar Chords For Folk Songs section here.
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Folk Mixed Vol 2
Here in the Vol 2 mixed section are some lesser known artists such as R Dean Taylor, Peter Maffay and Valdy, but some cool folk tunes to explore.
- Keith Carradine
- Lord Huron
- Nathaniel Rateliff
- Noel Paul Stookey
- Paul Carrick
- Peter Maffay
- R Dean Taylor
- Ron Sexsmith
- Sean Rowe
- The Men They Couldn't Hang
- Tim Buckley
- Uncle Tupelo
- Valdy
- Walk Off The Earth
- Will Kimborogh
Vol 2 section here.
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Folk Mixed Vol 3
In here you'll find the following artists. Keep in mind some artists have several additional songs you can reach from links on the page below.
- Amos Lee
- Bruce Cockburn
- Dan Fogelberg
- Gilbert O'Sullivan
- Gram Parsons
- Harry Chapin
- Ken Tobias
- Loudin Wainwright III
- M Ward
- Richard Thompson
- Seals & Crofts
- Townes Van Zandt
- The Wood Brothers
Vol 3 section is here.
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Other Section Links For Now Are
I'll expand on these sections shortly.
And these artist pages are not yet completed but are functional
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Thank you for visiting my folk songs with chords page and I hope the info you found here and the subsequent sections below this one, helpful.
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