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Easy guitar songs with Am, C, G

You know Am, C, G. Here are 2 songs that use nothing else, so every minute goes into playing music instead of learning new shapes.

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Quick answer

Start with Riptide. Like every song here, it uses only Am, C, G. Play one strum down per chord until the changes stop pausing, then add the song's real rhythm.

  • Chords: Am, C, G
  • 2 songs
  • One slow strum per chord before rhythm

Songs using Am, C, G

Pick the one you would actually enjoy hearing yourself play. Each lesson has the progression, strum and a slow starting tempo.

3 chords

Riptide

Vance Joy AmGC Down, down-up 102 BPM song

Three chords repeat, so you can focus on rhythm instead of memorizing sections.

Open lesson 3 chords

What's Up

4 Non Blondes GAmC Down, down-up 124 BPM song

Three chords and a big strumming feel make it a useful beginner workout.

Open lesson

The chords can come in a different order in each song. The useful part is that the same small chord family unlocks all of them.

Hear and see the Am, C, G chords

A chord is several strings pressed and strummed together. Tap Play to hear how each shape should sound when every string rings, then compare your hand with the photo.

Am
×231 A left hand holding a Am chord on a guitar neck, seen from the player's viewpoint
C
×321 A left hand holding a C chord on a guitar neck, seen from the player's viewpoint
G
213 A left hand holding a G chord on a guitar neck, seen from the player's viewpoint

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × means do not play that string, ○ means play it open.

How the loop moves in Riptide

Most songs here repeat a short chord loop. Learn the loop once and you have learned most of the song.

  1. Am
  2. G
  3. C

then back to the start and loop

Your 10 minute plan for these chords

  1. 1

    2 minutes: clean shapes

    Build Am, C, G once each. Pick the strings one at a time and fix only the note that does not ring.

  2. 2

    3 minutes: the hardest change

    Find the pair of chords that makes you pause. Loop just that switch without strumming, keeping your fingertips close to the strings.

  3. 3

    5 minutes: one song

    Start with Riptide. Play one downstroke per chord. Add the real strum only after the changes keep moving.

Know different chords?

Songs grouped by the exact chords they use.

Songs with C, D, G CDG 3 songs See the songs Songs with A, D, E ADE 2 songs See the songs Songs with C, D, Em, G CDEmG 7 songs See the songs Songs with Am, C, F, G AmCFG 3 songs See the songs
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The free 7 day course takes you from tuning to your first song, one short practice a day, and teaches chords like Am, C, G in the order that makes them easiest. Playable chord diagrams and a metronome are built in.

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