60s Guitar Lessons

Explore more than 160 artists and hundreds of memorable guitar songs from one of music's greatest decades. Browse the collections below to discover British Invasion classics, timeless pop and rock, folk favourites, soul classics, forgotten favourites, and easy-to-follow acoustic guitar lessons. - all with easy-to-follow acoustic guitar lessons.

New to 60s Guitar Songs? Start Here

With so many memorable songs and different styles from the 1960s, choosing where to begin can be a challenge. These seven songs offer a good starting point for exploring the British Invasion, folk, pop, rock and soul sounds found throughout this collection. 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. Help – The Beatles — British Invasion / classic 60s guitar.
2. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival — driving rhythm-guitar side of the decade.
3. The Sound of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel — folk/acoustic side.
4. I'm A Believer – The Monkees — upbeat 60s pop.
5. Wonderful World – Sam Cooke — soul/R&B and a nice connection to the page we just rebuilt.
6. A Summer Song – Chad & Jeremy — softer British acoustic/pop flavor.
7. Needles And Pins – The Searchers — another unmistakably 60s guitar sound.

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🎙 Featured Artists Guitar Lessons (complete artist collections)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising - Born on the Bayou - Fortunate Son (+18 more)
Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday - Lucky Lips - Daddy's Home (+2 more) 
Donovan - Catch The Wind - Mellow Yellow - Sunshine Superman (+2 more)  
Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream - The Girl Of My Best Friend - There's Always Me (+9 more) 
Gene Pitney - 24 hrs from Tulsa - It Hurts To Be In Love - True Love Never Runs Smooth (+1 more)
Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good - Mrs Brown - No Milk Today (+4 more) 
Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Calendar - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen (+3 more)
Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love - I Go To Pieces - Nobody I Know  (+3 more)
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Mrs Robinson - Sounds Of Silence (+10 more) 
The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The House Of The Rising Sun - It's My Life  (+2 more) 
The Beatles - (Early 60s) - Do You Want To Know A Secret - I Should Have Know Better - I'll Follow The Sun (+13 more)
The Beatles - (Mid 60s) - Drive My Car - Norwegian Wood - When I'm 64 (+11 more)
The Beatles - (Late 60s) - Come Together - Get Back - Let It Be (+18 more)
The Beatles - (Love Songs) - Can't Buy Me Love - Michelle - The Long And Winding Road (+12 more)
The Beach Boys - Fun Fun Fun - Help Me Rhonda -  Surfin' USA (+6 more)
The Byrds - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better  - Mr Tambourine Man - Turn Turn Turn (+3 more)  
The Four Seasons - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Sherry - Walk Like A Man  (+4 more)
The Grass Roots - Midnight Confessions - I'd Wait A Million Years - Sooner Or Later  (+1 more)  
The Hollies - Bus Stop - Carrie Anne - Look Through Any Window (+4 more)
The Lovin Spoonful - Darlin Be Home Soon - Do You Believe In Magic - Summer In The City (+5 more)  
The Monkees - Daydream Believer -  I'm A Believer - The Last Train To Clarksville  (+4 more) 
The Rolling Stones - Jumpin Jack Flash - Paint It Black - Satisfaction (+15 more) 
The Searchers - Love Potion #9 - Needles And Pins - When You Walk In The Room (+1 more) 
The Seekers - Georgy Girl - I'll Never Find Another You - The Carnival Is Over (+4 more)  
The Who - Bargain - Behind Blue Eyes - Pinball Wizard (+10 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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🇬🇧 British Invasion Guitar Lessons

The British Invasion reshaped popular music during the 1960s, introducing unforgettable bands and timeless guitar classics from across the United Kingdom.
From Liverpool to London, these artists inspired a generation and forever changed the sound of rock and pop.

Adam Faith - Poor Me
Chad & Jeremy - A Summer Song
Cilla Black- Anyone Who Had A Heart - You're My World
Cupids Inspiration - Yesterday Gone
Freddie And The Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now
Gerry And The Pacemakers - I Like It - I'll Be There 
Peter Sarstedt- Frozen Orange Juice
Procol Harum - Whiter Shade Of Pale
Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
The Dave Clark 5 - Because - Everybody Knows 
The Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me
The Fortunes – Here It Comes Again - You've Got Your Troubles
The Four Pennies - Juliette
The Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me 
The Love Affair - A Day Without Love
The Marbles - The Walls Fell Down
The Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon - Reflections Of My Life 
The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
The Troggs - Anything For You - With A Girl Like You
The Yardbirds - For Your Love 

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🎸 Classic Pop & Harmony Guitar Lessons

Classic pop, rock, and harmony groups brought unforgettable melodies, polished vocals, and feel-good guitar songs to radios throughout the 1960s.
From catchy singalongs to timeless chart-toppers, these artists created the soundtrack for countless memories that continue to inspire musicians today.

Billy Fury - Halfway To Paradise
Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park
Boyce & Hart - I Wonder What She's Doin Tonight
Gary Lewis And The Playboys - Count Me In - This Diamond Ring
Paul Revere And The Raiders - Indian Reservation
Spiral Staircase - More Today Than Yesterday
The Beau Brummels - Don't Talk To Strangers, Laugh Laugh, Turn Around
The Box Tops - Soul Deep
The Buckinghams - Don't You Care
The Classics IV - Spooky - Traces
The Cuff Links - Tracy
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Turtles - Happy Together - You Baby
The Vogues - You're The One
The Young Rascals - Good Lovin - How Can I Be Sure - It's A Beautiful Morning
The Zombies - She's Not There - Tell Her No - Time Of The Season
Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525

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🌼 Folk & Singer-Songwriters Guitar Lessons

Folk music celebrated honest storytelling, heartfelt songwriting, and acoustic simplicity, giving voice to a generation through timeless lyrics and memorable melodies.
From reflective ballads to uplifting classics, these artists prove that a great song begins with a story worth telling.

Arlo Guthrie - City Of New Orleans - Oklahoma Hills - St James Infirmary (+2 more) 
Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction
Billy Roberts - Hey Joe
Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind - Knockin' On Heavens Door - Like A Rolling Stone (+22 more) 
Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over The Line
Cat Stevens - Father And Son - Morning Has Broken - Wild World (+12 more)
CSNY - Our House - Suite Judy Blue Eyes - Teach Your Children (+8 more)   
Don McLean - American Pie - Castles In The Air - Vincent (+3 more) 
Friend And Lover - Reach Out Of The Darkness
Glen Yarbrough - Baby The Rain Must Fall
Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain - If You Could Read My Mind - Sundown (+24 more)
Harry Belafonte - Kingston Town
Joe South - Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home - Games People Play
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi 
Mary Hopkin - Goodbye - Those Were The Days 
Noel Paul Stookey - Sebastian 
Peter Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer - Right Field
Ralph McTell - From Clare To Here - Streets Of London
Richie Havens - Here Comes The Sun
Roger Whittaker - Durham Town - New World In The Morning
Scott McKenzie - San Francisco 
The Brothers Four - Greenfields - The Green Leaves Of Summer
The Chad Mitchell Trio - Ballad Of The Greenland Whalers - Lizzie Borden - The John Birch Society  (+1 more) 
The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreaming - Creeque Alley - Monday Monday
The Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In
The Youngbloods - The Wine Song
Tim Buckley - Dolphins
We Five - You Were On My Mind
Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land 

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❤️ Love Songs & Vocal Harmony Guitar Lessons

Love songs and vocal harmony groups captured the romance, emotion, and unforgettable melodies that defined so much of the 1960s.
Whether celebrating new love or mending broken hearts, these timeless performances continue to remind us why great harmony never goes out of style.

Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (+3 more)
Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby
Bobby Vinton - Blue On Blue
Buddy Holly  - Everyday - That'll Be The Day - True Love Ways (+7 more)
Chad & Jeremy - A Summer Song
Cupids Inspiration - Yesterday Gone 
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  - Lady Willpower - Woman Woman - Young Girl
Herb Albert - This Guys In Love
Jay And The Americans - Come A Little Bit Closer - She Cried
Jimmy Clanton - Venus In Blue Jeans
Mary Hopkin - Goodbye - Those Were The Days 
Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down - That Same Old Feeling
Ritchie Valens - Donna
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World - You Send Me (+5 more)
Skip And Flip - It Was I
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormey - I Want To Stay Here
Terry Statfford - Suspicion
The Association - Never My Love - Windy
The Classics IV - Spooky - Traces
The Crows - Gee
The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream - Cathy's Clown - Devoted To You (+1 more)
The Fortunes – Here It Comes Again - You've Got Your Troubles
The Four Pennies - Juliette
The Fourmyula - Forever
The Imperials - Hurt So Bad
The Left Banke - Walk Away Rene
The Lettermen - The Way You Look Tonight
The Love Affair - A Day Without Love
The Paris Sisters - I Love How You Love Me
The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Marbles - The Walls Fell Down
The Skyliners - Since I Don't Have You
The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him 
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Vogues - You're The One 
The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

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🎙️ Soul & R&B Guitar Lessons

Soul and rhythm & blues blended powerful vocals, infectious grooves, and heartfelt emotion into some of the most influential music of the 1960s.
From dance floor favorites to deeply moving ballads, these artists created a sound that still resonates across generations.

Ben E King - Seven Letters - Spanish Harlem - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 
Bobby Hebb - Sunny
Clarence Henry - I Don't Know Why I Love You But I Do
Clyde McPhatter - You're Moving Me
Freddie Scott - Hey Girl 
Gary US Bonds - This Little Girl Of Mine
James Brown - I Feel Good - It's A Mans Mans Mans World - Try Me
Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted 
Otis Redding - Sittin On The Dock -  These Arms Of Mine
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
Ray Charles - I Got A Woman - What I'd Say - You Don't Know Me (+4 more) 
RB Greaves - Take A Letter Maria
Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come - Wonderful World - You Send Me (+4 more)
Shirley & Lee - Let The Good Times Roll
Smokey Robinson - Cruisin - I Second That Emotion - Tears Of A Clown (+2 more)
Solomon Burke - Cry To Me
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You - Signed Sealed Delivered - Superstition (+4 more)   
The Cornelius Bros & Sister Rose - Too Late To Turn Back Now
The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Four Tops - Bernadette - Goin Loco Down In Acapulco - It's The Same Old Song
The Free Movement - I Found Someone Of My Own 
The Temptations - Get Ready - I Wish It Would Rain - My Girl (+1 more)
The Young Rascals - How Can I Be Sure - It's A Beautiful Morning

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⭐ Forgotten Favorites & Hidden Gems Guitar Lessons

Not every great song became a household name, but many hidden gems from the 1960s remain just as enjoyable today as when they were first released.
This collection celebrates overlooked artists and timeless recordings that deserve to be rediscovered by a new generation of music lovers.

Cupids Inspiration - Yesterday Gone
Every Mothers Son - Come On Down To My Boat
Los Bravos - Black Is Black
Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down - That Same Old Feeling
Ray Columbus And The Invaders - Til We Kissed (NZ) 
Ronny And The Daytonas - Little GTO
The Avengers - Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
The Left Banke - Walk Away Rene
The Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon
The Merry Go Round - Live
The Myddle Class - Free As The Wind
The Outsiders - Time Won't Let Me
The Steam Machine - Let The Feeling Begin
White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind - My Baby Loves Lovin'

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Whether you're rediscovering the British Invasion, learning timeless folk classics, or exploring forgotten gems, these 60s guitar lessons continue to prove why the decade remains one of the greatest eras in popular music. New artists and songs are added regularly, so check back often for more classic acoustic guitar lessons.

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