Easy Songs For Electric Guitar Beginners

So you’ve decided to learn electric guitar or recently purchased a new electric guitar? Now you are ready to start playing, but what songs should you learn? Which is the best easy songs to learn in metal and hard rock?

In this post, I will share some easy rock/metal/hard rock guitar songs for beginners. I have also shared a playlist on my ”Spotify artist page” with all these songs + many more: Spotify

Some of the songs in this list is for total beginners, and some songs needs a little more practice (It depends, but all these songs is possible to learn in days, weeks or a few months)

Easy Hard Rock & Metal Songs/Riffs:

The first song on this list is “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple. This song is a classic rock staple and the guitar riffs is really easy to play for beginners. The chord progression is very simple, and the solo is also beginner-friendly.

Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water (1972)

The second song on this list is “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath. This is another classic rock staple that is easy to play for beginners. The chord progression and solo are both beginner-friendly, but they are also challenging enough for intermediate players as well! You can watch a video of “Iron Man” below:

Black Sabbath – Iron Man

The third song on this list is “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses. This is a classic rock ballad that is easy to play for beginners. (Maybe not some of Slash solo guitars, but the chords and rhythm guitars)

Saxon – Denim And Leather. This song is HARD for beginners. But only because its played fast, I stil recomemend to learn this riff but at a slower speed. And if you practice you can do it faster and faster soon!

More songs that are pretty easy in hardrock & metal:

Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath

Motörhead – Killed by death

Twister Sister – I wanna Rock

Metallica – Enter Sandman

KISS – Strutter

Judas Priest – Living after midnight

Mötley Crue – Shout at the devil

Danzig – Mother

W.A.S.P. – Wild Child

Scorpions – Rock you like a hurricane

Sepultura – Slave new world

Anthrax – Medusa

DIO – Holy Diver

Pantera – Walk

Thin Lizzy – The boys are back in town

Def Leppard – Comin under fire

Skid Row – Youth gone wild

Guns N Roses – Paradise city

Europe – Treatet bad again

AC/DC – Highway to hell

Saxon – Denim and leather