You can learn 33 Rock N Roll and Early Pop tunes using chords, lyrics, analysis, chord charts, TAB, step-by-step guidance, and video guitar lessons!
The Golden Era That Built the Guitar Revolution
This is another key chapter: Rock ’n’ Roll and Early Pop. The big hitters here are The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Everly Brothers, and Elvis Presley. It’s essential to understand this era, as it forms the broth of the world’s most popular instrument — the guitar.
These artists didn’t just write hit songs; they shaped the language of modern guitar music. From tight vocal harmonies, driving rhythm parts to raw blues riffs and early pop hooks, this period laid the foundation for everything that followed.
If you want to understand how the guitar became the centre of popular music, this is where it begins.
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction | The Rolling Stones
Check out the full TAB lesson here: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Back In The U.S.S.R. | The Beatles
You can learn how to play Back In The U.S.S.R. by The Beatles using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| A | D | C | D7 |
Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C. Didn’t get to bed last night…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Back In The U.S.S.R. (The Beatles) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Bad Moon Rising | Creedence Clearwater Revival
You can learn how to play Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival using chords, chord analysis, lyrics, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| D A G | D6 riff | D A G | D6 riff |
I see the bad moon a-risin’, I see trouble on the way…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Blue Suede Shoes | Elvis Presley
You can learn how to play Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| N.C (E G) | A5 N.C (E G) | A5 N.C | N.C |
Well, it’s a one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready now go, cat…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Brown Sugar | The Rolling Stones
You can learn how to play Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and backing tracks.
| C | C |
Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones) Guitar Lessons with TAB.
Bye Bye Love | The Everly Brothers
You can learn how to play Bye Bye Love by The Everly Brothers using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| D | A | D | A |
Bye-bye love, bye-bye happiness…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Can’t Buy Me Love | The Beatles
You can learn how to play Can’t Buy Me Love by The Beatles using chords, lyrics, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| C | C | C | C |
I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend, if it makes you feel alright…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Can’t Buy Me Love (The Beatles) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen
You can learn how to play Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| D (Dsus4) | D (Dsus4) | G | C G/B |
This thing called love, I just can’t handle it…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Diana | Paul Anka
You can learn Diana by Paul Anka using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| G | Em | C | D7 |
I’m so young and you’re so old, this my darling, I’ve been told…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Diana (Paul Anka) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Do You Love Me | The Contours
You can learn Do You Love Me by The Contours using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| F | Bb | C | Dm |
You broke my heart, ‘cause I couldn’t dance, you didn’t even want me around…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Do You Love Me (The Contours) Guitar Lessons with TAB.
Drive My Car | The Beatles
You can learn Drive My Car by The Beatles using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| D7 | G7 | D7 | G7 |
Asked a girl what she wanted to be, she said, Baby, can’t you see…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Drive My Car (The Beatles) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Faith | George Michael
You can learn Faith by George Michael using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| B | B |
Well, I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Faith (George Michael) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Get Back | The Beatles
You can learn Get Back by The Beatles using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| A5 (A6) | A5 (A6 A7) | D7 (D6) | A5 (A6 A7) |
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner, but he knew it couldn’t last…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Get Back (The Beatles) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Great Balls Of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis
You can learn Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| N.C (G A B ) | C N.C | N.C (C D E) |
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Great Balls Of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Honky Tonk Women | The Rolling Stones
You can learn Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| G | G | C F/A | C |
I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Hound Dog | Elvis Presley
You can learn Hound Dog by Elvis Presley using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| N.C | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 |
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
I Feel Fine | The Beatles
You can learn I Feel Fine by The Beatles using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| G7 | Gsus4 Gadd9 | G7 | Gsus4 Gadd9 | D7 | Dsus4 Dadd9 |
Baby’s good to me, you know she’s happy as can be, you know she said so…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: I Feel Fine (The Beatles) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
I Saw Her Standing There | The Beatles
You can learn I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| E7 | E7 | A | E7 |
Well, she was just seventeen, you know what I mean…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: I Saw Her Standing There – Guitar Lessons with TAB.
I’m A Believer | The Monkees
You can learn I’m a Believer by The Monkees using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| G | D | G | G |
I thought love was only true in fairy tales…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: I’m a Believer (The Monkees) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley
You can learn Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| E | E Eb |
The warden threw a party in the county jail…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry
You can learn Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Bb6 | Bb6 |
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Money (That’s What I Want) | Barrett Strong
You can learn Money (That’s What I Want) by Barrett Strong using chords, lyrics, a chord chart, a backing track, and Spytunes video guitar lessons.
| F N.C | N.C Bb C |
The best things in life are free…
Start learning with the full lesson series: Money (That’s What I Want) – Guitar Lessons with TAB.
Oh, Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison
You can learn Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| A | F#m |
Pretty woman, walkin’ down the street…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Rockin’ All Over The World | Status Quo
You can learn Rockin’ All Over The World by Status Quo using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| C5 (C6) | C5 (C6) |
Oh here we are and here we are and here we go…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Rockin’ All Over The World (Status Quo) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry
You can learn Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| D7 | G7 | D7 | D7 |
Well, I’ma write a little letter, I’m gonna mail it to my local DJ…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
She Loves You | The Beatles
You can learn She Loves You by The Beatles using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| G | Em | Bm | D7 |
You think you’ve lost your love. Well, I saw her yesterday…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: She Loves You (The Beatles) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Twist & Shout | The Beatles
You can learn Twist & Shout by The Beatles using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| A5 (C#) | D5 G5 A5 |
Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby)…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Twist & Shout (The Beatles) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Under The Boardwalk | The Drifters
You can learn Under The Boardwalk by The Drifters using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| G | G | D | D |
Oh, when the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Under The Boardwalk (The Drifters) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Wake Up Little Susie | The Everly Brothers
You can learn Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| D | D | D F | G F D |
Wake up, little Susie, wake up…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Wake Up Little Susie (The Everly Brothers) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Wonderful World | Sam Cooke
You can learn Wonderful World by Sam Cooke using chords, lyrics, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| B | G#m |
Don’t know much about history…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Wonderful World (Sam Cooke) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
You Really Got Me | The Kinks + Van Halen
You can learn You Really Got Me by The Kinks + Van Halen using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recordings.
| G5 F5 G5 N.C F5 | G5 F5 G5 N.C F5 |
Girl, you really got me goin’…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: You Really Got Me (Van Halen) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
You Never Can Tell | Chuck Berry
You can learn You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| C (C6) | C (C6) | C (C6) | C (C6) |
It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: You Never Can Tell (Chuck Berry) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
You’re The One That I Want | Grease
You can learn You’re The One That I Want from Grease using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Am | Am |
I got chills, they’re multiplyin’…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: You’re The One That I Want (Grease) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
