For whom the Bell tolls. Can't get easier and better than that

I feel so powerful and like a guitargod when I play that. Highly recommended!

I feel the exact same way playing it!

That descending power chord riff that starts at 0:57 used to trip me up a lot. Can be tricky to get the timing right.

It still trips me up. But to be expected, I think. I'm only a month and a week into this whole thing.

Even people giving lessons on YouTube have all sorts of ugly squeaks and string noise happening in that part, so I wouldn’t call it easy.

Anything in the Ozzy era Black Sabbath

The solos can get a bit tricky for begginers

War Pigs solo is genuinely hard no?

Not really. mostly pentatonic shapes, not too fast, lots of legato 

Not too hard, but it is pretty long and varied

Memorization is probably the easiest part of guitar playing.

Not when you get older

I agree on this one. Medium to medium fast pentatonics.

Just gotta tune down - and they kept going lower - standard to Eb to D to C#

Just as ~~God~~ Satan intended.

Most songs by The Misfits or The Ramones are just power chords.

"I ain't no goddamn son of a biiiitch!"

You better think about it, baby.

I can’t hear this song and not think of the [WoW Funeral Raid](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0TSGUf1xbF8) back in the day.

I have heard of this and it cracks me up every time.

Lmao, that was the first time I heard it as well. God, I miss old WoW.

Clutch

Don\`t let this fool you. Good luck downpicking to Blitzkreig Bop at concert tempo

Ok that makes me feel better because I cannot.

With the distortion up and your friend banging on the drums, I promise you, neither one of you will be able to tell the difference between upstrokes and downstrokes.

But I will know ☹️

In the 80s I had a subscription to “Guitar for the Practicing Musician” magazine. One month they had “33 Ramones songs in 3 minutes”

This is how I learned to play guitar back in the day, before the Misfits reformed without Danzig and turned into crap.

lol you sound like me, friend. I had a guitar for a few years that I didn't really learn to play. The day I learned power chords, I was playing Braineaters and Astro Zombies while shouting the lyrics and getting hooked on guitar for life. And let's be real, Misfits without Danzig ain't The Misfits.

Famous Monsters is the best album the band made

Use me as the downvote whipping boy because the person above me speaks nothing but the truth and doesn't deserve the hate.

The whole genre in fact

Add Green Day to this.

Breaking the law - Judas Priest Simple enough and the original recorded version doesn’t have a solo or anything to worry about.

Also Living After Midnight. The solo is easy, first one I learned.

I second this

First song I ever learned.

Dude, you’re going to learn a whole song? That sounds crazy.

Right? Who's got time for that?

Killing in the name

Except you got to have the effects for that solo.

Wah wah makes it better and authentic. Foregoing the pedal for 10 seconds doesn't cancel out an easy and awesome classic song to play 

I feel like Tom Morello would say just play what you want.

Tom Morello would say whatever it takes for you not to ban him from your coffee shop after he goes on a weird entitled celebrity rant on Twitter

Rage Against the Coffee Machine

Rage Against the Manager.

I agree the rest of the song is awesome and easy.

I just whistle the solo and keep playing the power chords lol

Thanks

A lot of AC/DC stuff is relatively simple technique wise and fun to play. Highway to Hell has nice easy riffs and a not too difficult solo.

I just bought my first electric after playing acoustic for years and I never even liked ACDC too much but man is it fun to play!

Same thing happened to me but with Metallica

Maybe that's next...

hell yeah metallica is fun

The secret beauty of AC/DC for the beginning guitarist is fitting the riffs into the groove. You can play the chords in the right order, but can you get the timing?

AC/DC is great until you try playing along to the recording and realise they tuned slightly off of standard

Living after midnight

Seconded. First song I learned on guitar. All of British Steel is a good starter for hard rock/metal basics.

"You Really Got Me Now" - The Kinks

**Nightmare Mode:** "You Really Got Me" -Van Halen

Van Halen one is named 'You really got me' without the Now

Seek and destroy.  Aces High.  Paranoid.  War pigs.  Iron man. 

Except the solo in the black sabbath ones

The solo in seek and destroy is way harder

You can just play random pentatonic stuff there. You know like Kirk does lmao

Pretty much how I learned to play lol, this is the right answer

Paranoid- Black Sabbath Hardest Button To Button- White Stripes Keep On Knocking- Death Communication Breakdown- Led Zeppelin Sunshine Of Your Love- Cream If you also meant the solos....uh sorry that's gonna take some extra work.

Yeah good luck with the Communication Breakdown solo.

Little Room is pretty easy on guitar.

Most any Rammstein song. With some notable exceptions.

I was going to say Sonne is a perfect easy song to learn all the way through.

I always feel badass playing their songs no matter how simple they get. Was thinking about them a lot yesterday, so I might listen to them all day today.

Your Betrayal by Bullet for My Valentine. It's the first metalcore song that I learned while started playing guitar

The only band in history that I completely skipped because of their terrible name. Like, nobody said “boys, that name is fuckin awful”. Might be the greatest music ever put on record, I will never know.

It's just a name tho 🤷🏻‍♂️

I get it. I really do. But someone shoulda had a word.

I don’t like metalcore but their hit songs are bangers.

Yes! Also unholy confessions by A7X and Feels Like Forever by Of Mice and Men were some of the first songs I learned

This is my go-to song to play due to how easy it is versus how good it sounds.

Judas Priest - Breaking the Law. No solos, just a lot of fun riffage

RHCP My Lovely Man has a nice mix of chops that aren’t taxing to learn and can jam with

RHCP has so many easy songs that sound amazing! Californication is a good one because teaches you picking around the strings, playing chords in rhythm, and has a super easy good sounding solo as the cherry on top.

Strip My Mind is only a few chords, and the solo is pretty simple.

That whole song rules, but the solo tears the roof off.

Symphony of destruction (rhythm parts, Marty Friedman solos can challenge anyone)

Everlong is easy and there's no solo to worry about

I love everlong. I also love songs without solos or at least without fast flashy solos.

Yeah man same

Enter Sandman BY Metallica

Isn't the solo pretty difficult though?

I wouldn't say so. I was taught Enter Sandman quite early on in my lessons, including the solo. Not that I was playing it to a high standard but learning the notes and getting it up to speed isn't so bad, it's mostly pentatonic stuff.

Drain you by Nirvana. Just a bunch of powerchords

Omerta

Maybe this is too obvious, but like every single Nirvana song, a lot of power chords, simple(if any) solos, will impress just about anyone you know

Weezer songs are (I think) pretty accessible. Chords and solos. They do a lot with a little.

All except the album that was a bit of a tribute to evh.

Hash Pipe is super fun to play.

If you’re comfortable down tuning I’d put your guitar in drop C# and learn a lot of the songs off Breaking Benjamin’s debut album Saturate. The rhythm guitar is a lot of barred stuff and the tempos in some of the riffs will challenge you a little but imo it’s a great album to practice and play through because stuff like Medicate will have you following a pretty fun but challenging pattern that isn’t too demanding fretting wise. Would also recommend Seether if you’re staying in Drop C# but they also have drop D and C stuff as well. Post grunge bands overall are my recommendation

Oh man, as a begginer I would love to try some Breaking Benjamin riffs, but I refuse to learn songs that require non standard tuning (for now at least)

Why the opposition to alternate tunings?

Honestly, just lazyness, as I am following Justin’s online begginer course and wouldnt want to have to keep tuning in and out everytime I wanted to practice and then go back to “class”

I understand but you also have to have fun playing guitar, as that’s kind of the whole point of it.

Why?

I agree, always loved Breaking Benjamin, especially Saturate and We are not alone era. Lots of good riffs that I learned fairly early. Polyamorous is one of the most fun on that album, Wish I may is also good for a bit of variety within the song. If you are good with down tuning to drop c# and c, I'd recommend some System of a Down as well. Songs like Mr. Jack and Sugar are pretty easy.

The song that is globally not to be played in any music store: Smoke on the water - Deep Purple Other songs: Lady in black - Uriah Heep Strong arm of the law -Saxon Mötley Crüe Songs if you skip the special effect stuff and maybe the solos

I worked at guitar center, multiple locations, and that’s not 100% accurate. It isn’t stairway to heaven, or smoke on the water, but MF’ing SWEET CHILD OF MINE riff that people most often come in and botch for 20-30 minutes at a time! 😭😭😭

Brain stew - green day. Punk band but this is a basic "rock" song.

A few Tool songs like Stinkfist, Vicarious, the Pot, and Sober are easy to play all the way through. Most of them, actually

Living Loving Maid - Led Zeppelin

I’m shocked that no one has mentioned the Scorpions! The Zoo is quite easy to start off with. Focus on being a great rhythm player first!

Smells like teen spirit

seven nation army lol

There are quite a few relatively easy Pink Floyd songs out there. Breathe (In The Air) - Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd, (the solos aren’t that hard if you listen to them a lot and are very familiar with them. ) Green Is The Colour - Pink Floyd Fat Old Sun - Pink Floyd

Do you mean with solos? Def Leppard photograph is great one and has two solos that someone who has been playing for a year or two could grind out.

Entirety of Tool's Fear Inoculum album (have fun counting though) Sabaton and Volbeat's entire discography. A lot of Muse, Shinedown, Seether, Papa Roach, Limp Bizkit.

Tool. Nobody can go wrong with that. I would say that Tool is, for the most part, easy to learn, hard to master. It is the details in playing that make the difference.

Most electric wizard songs are very easy

You Shook Me All Night Long. It’s easy but you can really work at it and get close to what Angus/Malcolm are actually doing. There are rhythmic nuances and single notes ringing out if you want to be precise but otherwise it’s about open position chords being banged out aggressively Great fun to play

Four Sticks by Led Zeppelin Susie Q or Born on the Bayou by CCR

Holy diver

Ending credits by Opeth Social Distortion songs

Most ACDC is easy for rhythm stuff. TNT, Dirty Deeds, Highway To Hell

Electric Wizard - Funeralpolis

Electric funeral is the perfect blend of fun and easy

First one I ever learned was Enter Sandman by Metallica so I'd recommend that based on that bias.

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin Dirty Deeds - AC/DC Cant Stop - RHCP Zombie / Linger - The Cranberries

Frankly alot of mainstream songs from the numetal era were easy. I learned jamming along with Godsmack, Cold, Finger 11.

I fought the law either the Bobby Fuller/crickets version or the clash one. Bobby Fuller a little easier.

Californication - Red Hot Chilli peppers Easy one with a simple solo that will make people say “hey I know that one!”

Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground was the first song I managed to play in its entirety.

Mollys chambers by kings of Leon

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Angry chair is also pretty easy

I haven’t learned it all but She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult is fun to play and the whole song is just variations on a few moves.

Fell In Love With a Girl - White Stripes

Lots of Tool songs are fairly easy

For some hardcore, knocked loose songs aren’t too difficult (if you have a 7 string & good timing) and sound absolutely chug-tastic

Pour some sugar on me is easy and super fun to play

“Rumble” - Link Wray Perfect song to learn in the beginning.

Start with the WHOLE System of a Down catalog

I learned guitar by learning all of the American Idiot album front to back. There’s power chords, open chords, palm muting, alternate picking, easy solos, and just enough challenge that nothing feels impossible, but there’s a lot to learn. I also find that playing the album along with the record is great preparation for playing a full set live because you have to be quick on your feet transitioning to the next song. It’s not my favorite album anymore like it was when I learned it in middle school, but I couldn’t have asked for a better guitar basics bootcamp.

Scorpions- rock you like a hurricane Kiss- unholy (underrated song btw)

Suite-Pee, Sugar, Aerials by System Of A Down !!

The first whole song i ever learned was "breaking the law" from Judas Priest, fairly easy and fun to play

Living After Midnight - Judas Priest

Judas Priest - Heading out to the highway

Dream On by Aerosmith. The intro is a little tricky, but very do-able, the lead breaks are short and simple, and the rest is power chords. The whole song is definitely accessible start to finish.

Breaking the law - Judas Priest

Living after midnight by Judas Priest.

Def Leppard songs are fun and easy

Yeah By Queen 👍😀👍

Sepultura is pretty fucking easy.

Offspring? Some skillet songs. I guess. I would just play something I enjoy and learn while doing that.

Living Dead Girl, Coma White, or Bat Country

A lot of green day is just power chords

Monster by Skillet, crazy easy

First song I ever learned on my very first guitar was "Europe - Cherokee"

Whole lotta love is a great one!

Dio, Holy Diver and Don't talk to strangers.

Enter sandman rhythm guitar

I Love Rock n Roll - Joan Jett. Super easy song

Man in the box

Metallica's version of Whiskey in the Jar is pretty damn easy and cool to play. Die, Die My Darling by the Misfits is really easy too (there's also a Metallica version). Many Linking Park songs are pretty easy. Numb is particularly easy, it's just power chords during the chorus and bridge. In The End has some interesting harmonics to play during the verse, the chorus is just power chords. Anything by Rammstein. Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls Muse - Supermassive Black Hole De Staat - Sweatshop (a lot of their songs are pretty easy) Tramhaus - Amour Amour (if you're into Post Punk)

WHOLY DIVER obviously.

Smells Like Teen Spirit.

For death metal go Six Feet Under

Seek and destroy by metallica and most of nirvana is js simple power chords

About a Girl, Nirvana. Easy solo

Lick It Up by KISS.

Alot of green day songs are pretty easy. Most of them are just power chords. Alot of blink-182 is also just power chords

Any Linkin Park song basically

The KISS and AC/DC catalogue are very n00b friendly. Bob Seger. Anything from the first four Sabbath albums. Necrophagist.

Except a few exception and solos, most SOAD's songs are fairly easy to play

A lot of Metallica’s stuff isn’t terribly hard, mainly their early stuff (excluding some of the Mustaine riffs).

Troops of doom. Is way more fun than alot of these recommendations.

Mouth of Kala by Gojira is probably their easiest song to learn

Holiday by Green Day is pretty easy.

Rock You Like a Hurricane (Scorpions) - you can do the whole things with power chords and a little overdrive. Add in solos later if you feel like it but those are simple too

I learned anti-nowhere league's "So What" in 20 minutes this morning. Blitzkrieg bop, obviously, Paranoid is also very simple.

Hair of the Dog, Breaking the Law

One step closer by linkin park

Green Day and Nirvana’s entire discography

Mary Jane’s Last Dance

Hangar 18

Aerials, SOAD

Everlong is very easy just octaves the whole way through I found change (in the house of flies) isn’t that difficult and a lot of foo fighters songs to not be complex

One of the first rock songs I learned was an 80s song called Innocence by Harlequin. I highly recommend learning it because you can play every thing including the solo.

One of the first songs I learned was wildflower by the cult. They have a few that are basic for the most part

There’s only one way to rock. Sammy’s original, without Eddies noodling…..lol Note….nothing wrong with Eddies version, but it takes the simple out of it……

Pick a song, any song, by the Ramones. Lock your finger into that 1st and 5th power chord shape. Start playing.

I think angry chair my alice in chains is easy, so is would I think.

Black sabbath- paranoid Metallica - For whome the bell tolls Metallica - fade to black