Guitar/Guitar chords cheat sheet of popular songs from the 1970s

The following is a list of notable easy to learn guitar songs from the 1970s. These are informal chords to songs which represent many different authors' own interpretations of the original songs. Most of the chords on the list are relatively easy to learn, and would be a great start for novice guitar players who are interested in improving their playing abilities.

The technical difficulty and skill level required to play each of the songs is defined with a star rating system:

  • - Easy Song
  • - Intermediate Song
  • - Difficult Song


10cc - I'm Not in Love


America - A Horse With No Name


America - Sister Golden Hair


Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet


Black Sabbath - Paranoid


Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper


Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry


Bob Dylan - Knocking on Heaven’s Door


Bob Seger - We've Got Tonight


Boney M - Sunny


Boney M - Rasputin


Boston - Peace of Mind


Boston - Rock and Roll Band


The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star


Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens - Father And Son


Cat Stevens - Wild World


CCR - I Heard It Through the Grapevine


Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me


Don Mclean - American Pie


Don Mclean - Vincent


Elton John

Elton John - Your Song


Eric Carmen - All by Myself


Eric Clapton - Layla


Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight


Iggy Pop - The Passenger


King Harvest - Dancing in the Moonlight


Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street


John Lennon - Imagine


Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now


Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven


Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side


Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird


Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama


Peter Frampton - Baby, I Love Your Way


Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb


Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here


Queen

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love


Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls


Rare Bird - Sympathy


Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song


Scorpions - Always Somewhere


Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice


Sniff ‘N’ The Tears - Driver's Seat


Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile


Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love


Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me


Supertramp - Breakfast in America


Talking Heads - Psycho Killer


The Undertones - Teenage Kicks


The Doors - Riders on the storm


The Eagles - Hotel California


The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)


The Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle


The Who

The Who - Baba O'Riley


The Who - Behind Blue Eyes


The Who - The Seeker


The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again


Van Halen - You Really Got Me


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