20 Easy Guitar Songs For Kids

Is your little one new to guitar? As teachers and parents both know, it can be hard to find easy guitar repertoire for kids that is still engaging. The guitar takes a high amount of finger strength and motor skill control; for the tiny hands of children that can be quite a tall order!

That is why we’ve complied this list of 20 easy guitar songs for kids, organized by the amount of strings and/or chords each piece involves. Each song title links to either a tutorial video or sheet music. We are sure there is something here for every budding Hendrix!

5 Easy Songs That Use 1 String

• Under Pressure – Queen
• Batman Theme Song Intro
• Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
• Iron Man – Black Sabbath
• Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles

5 Easy Songs That Use 2 Strings

• Ode To Joy
• Jingle Bells
• When The Saints Go Marching In
• Beat It – Michael Jackson
• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

5 Easy Songs That Use 3 Strings

• SpongeBob Squarepants Theme
• Happy Birthday
• James Bond Theme
• Oh Sussana
• London Bridge Is Falling Down

5 Easy Songs That Use Chords

For these songs, we recommend using simplified “half” chords using only the top 3 strings to make things easier for small hands.

• Spongebob Squarepants Theme
• Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
• Stand By Me – Ben E King
• Baby Shark
• Hokey Pokey

Good luck and happy playing!