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 1
This section is in 2 parts with 11 titles in the first section and 10 in the 2nd for now. I have other lessons, but they are not yet listed.
- 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
Bob Dylan section 1 is here.
Bob Dylan Section 2
- 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 2 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.
Jump To Top Of Folk Songs With Chords
Gordon Lightfoot Section 1
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. I'll be offering 2 sections on Gordon Light. The 12 songs in this first section are:
- 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
Gordon Lightfoot section 1 here.
Gordon Lightfoot Section 2
For this second section of Gordon Lightfoot you'll find 12 more great classics for the acoustic guitar. This sections contains the following songs;
- 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
Gordon Lightfoot section 2 here.
Jump To Top
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
- Up On The Roof
- Wandering
- Your Smiling Face
- You've Got A Friend
James Taylor section here.
Jump To Top Of Folk Songs With Chords
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 17 songs and are as follows;
- Crazy As A Loon
- Fish And Whistle
- Glory Of True Love
- 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
- The Oldest Baby In The World
- Unwed Fathers
John Prine section here.
Jump To Top
Neil Young Section 1
Like the Gordon Lightfoot section, this section can be broken into two because there are 12 songs / lessons in each one.
his first section has the following songs / tutorials available;
- After The Goldrush
- Cinnamon Girl
- Comes A Time
- Cowgirl In The Sand
- Don't Let It Bring You Down
- Harvest
- Harvest Moon
- Heart Of Gold
- Helpless
- Hey Hey My My
- Human Highway
- In The Days That Used To Be
Neil Young section one here.
Neil Young Section 2
In this Neil Young section we have some classics like Old Man, Sugar Mountain, The Needle And The Damage Done and more.
Here is the list for this section;
- Like A Hurricane
- Long May You Run
- Ohio
- 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 two here.
Jump To Top Of Folk Songs With Chords
Paul Simon Section
This section with Paul Simon songs only has 10 songs at the moment so I may expand this eventually to 15. There is a Simon & Garfunkel section below this one. The songs / lessons in this section are;
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
- Duncan
- Father And Daughter
- Graceland
- Kodachrome
- Late In The Evening
- Love Me Like A Rock
- Me And Julio
- Slip Sliding Away
- Train In The Distance
Paul Simon section here.
Jump To Top
Simon & Garfunkel Section
This section has some classics from Simon & Garfunkel for the acoustic player such as Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia and Mrs Robinson. With the section above, a total of 23 great songs to learn. This list here is;
- America
- At The Zoo
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Cecilia
- Feeling Groovy
- For Emily Wherever I May Find Her
- Homeward Bound
- Kathyès Song
- Mrs Robinson
- Richard Cory
- Scarborough Fair
- Sound Of Silence
- The Boxer
Simon & Garfunkel section here.
Jump To Top Of Folk Songs With Chords
Folk Mixed Vol 1
In these Vol 1-4 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 glace over all of the categories. In this Vol 1 are the follow artists;
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Brewer & Shipley
- City & Color
- Christopher Cross
- David Mallett
- David Francy
- David Olney
- Foy Vance
- Hayden
- Iron & Wine
- Jeff Tweedy
- Jim Ford
- John Sebastian
- Jonathan Edwards
- Jose Feliciano
Vol 1 Section here.
Jump To Top
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.
Jump To Top Of Folk Songs With Chords
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.
Jump To Top
Folk Mixed Vol 4
Here are the artists in this last mixed folk section.
- Arlo Guthrie
- Blaze Foley
- Chris De Burgh
- Damien Rice
- David Gates
- Don McLean
- Guy Clark
- Jack Johnson
- Jim Croce
- Kenny Loggins
- Lyle Lovette
- Ray Lamontagne
- Steve Goodman
- The Avett Brothers
Vol 4 section is here.
Jump To Top
Other Section Links For Now Are
I'll expand on these sections shortly.
And these artist pages are not yet completed but are functional
Jump To Top Of Folk Songs With Chords
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.
John Prine Official Website
Home Page
Centerd popup window
on the screen