Lessons For Life (and guitar)

Sure, I want you to rock out and shred to your heart's content… But let's face it - ya gotta start somewhere!

Here's a list of songs that are free and public domain. You may have heard most of these in elementary school.

Here's what you get when you learn these songs:

  • You'll get better at changing chords
  • You'll learn strumming patterns
  • You'll learn some picking patterns
  • You'll learn a basic blues pattern in A
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  1. Tom Dooley (A Major) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  2. Oh Suzannah (A Major) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  3. Old Dan Tucker (A Major) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  4. She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain (E Major) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  5. Polly Wolly Doodle (G Major) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  6. House of the Rising Chords (Am) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  7. Silent Night (A Major) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  8. 16 Bar Blues in A ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  9. Buffalo Gals (C Major) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music
  10. Aura Lee (E Major) ©2009 Pladd Dot Music

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