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:
America - A Horse With No Name
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
Bob Dylan - Knocking on Heaven’s Door
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
CCR - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
King Harvest - Dancing in the Moonlight
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Peter Frampton - Baby, I Love Your Way
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song
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
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
The Doors - Riders on the storm
The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
The Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again