What makes a great acoustic song? Is it the beautiful melodies, the skillful strumming, the warm tones or the heartfelt emotions that go in and out of them? It’s all of those things that make the best acoustic songs. You can get lost in great acoustic guitar songs, whether listening to them or playing them. They’re also really easy to create. A simple 3 chord progression such as any combination of “A”, “D” and “G” can make for quick and easy guitar songs.
I’ve compiled a list of the top 5 acoustic songs that have many of the above aspects to them. They’re not ranked in any particular order of difficulty or popularity; they’re just all beautiful songs that are from a few different genres of music. You may not like the bands overall, but the genius of each song must be appreciated.
#1 – Wonderwall
This is a fantastic song for strumming with a melodic rhythm to it. If you need a little practice getting your strumming into form, then this is one of the best acoustic songs for that.
#2 – Patience
Slow and soulful is what Patience is all about. Slash’s melody riffs over the beautiful strums are pure magic. This one most certainly ranks up there with the top easy acoustic songs to play. Simple yet still a masterpiece.
#3 – Yesterday
If this song doesn’t bring a tear to your eye then I’m not sure there are many other meaningful acoustic songs that can. This is a song that speaks its meaning without even having to hear the lyrics.
#4 – Nothing Else Matters
Metallica is known for their lightning fast, technical songs and heavy distortion. But, a few things that may get overlooked by the masses are their deep, meaningful lyrics and their melodic genius. This has to be finger-picked in order to play this acoustic song properly.
#5 – Wake Me Up When September Ends
Most puck bands never hit more than a couple of power chords, but Green Day is a hybrid band of superstar abilities that write amazing songs with great lyrics and even better melodies. This one takes a little practice to nail down perfectly.
The beauty of acoustic guitar instruments is their ability to be played anywhere the musician decides to park their butt. The songs are very social and there’s nothing better than to sit around with friends, strumming and singing away to acoustic songs. If you have any songs you would like to recommend, please leave a comment. It would be appreciated!