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Hal Leonard

First 50 Songs You Should Play on Electric Guitar | Rock Guitar Tab Songbook for Beginners and Intermediate Players | Learn Classic Rock Riffs Solos and Chords from Nirvana Metallica Queen and More

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This beginner- and intermediate-focused electric guitar songbook is designed for students, teachers, and adult learners. Ideal for home practice, lessons, band rehearsals, or as a gift for guitarists, it’s used by teachers and players to improve practical skills and build confidence through real songs.What’s included. Features 50 essential rock songs with accurate guitar tablature, chord diagrams, and lyrics. Each arrangement combines readable TAB with clear chord grids, allowing players to choose between full versions or simplified strumming options. The layout supports fast learning, visual clarity, and immediate play-along sessions.How it helps / Why it’s valuable. Each song is carefully selected to build fretboard fluency, rhythm accuracy, and soloing confidence. Helps build technique, improves reading and timing, and motivates consistent practice through familiar rock standards. A practical music teacher resource and thoughtful gift for guitarists at any level.Full Song List All Along The Watchtower All The Small Things Basket Case Beat It Boom Boom Born To Be Wild Breaking The Law Brown Eyed Girl Californication Come As You Are Communication Breakdown Creep Day Tripper Detroit Rock City Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Hallelujah Hey Joe Hide Away House Of The Rising Sun I Wanna Be Sedated Iron Man Island In The Sun Jailbreak Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Mr. Jones My Hero No Rain Oh Pretty Woman Otherside Peter Gunn Pride And Joy Santeria Seven Nation Army Should I Stay Or Should I Go Simple Man Smells Like Teen Spirit Smoke On The Water Sunshine Of Your Love Ticket To Ride When I Come Around Wild Thing You Really Got Me.Bring music to life. Perfect for lessons, jam sessions, or gifts, this book helps players grow through classic songs they love. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hal Leonard


Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2015


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 104 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 5


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 85


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.28 x 12 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #24,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Electric Bass & Guitar Songbooks #3 in Solid Body Electric Guitars #11 in Guitar Songbooks


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    • A Must For Diversity on the Dobro!
Format: Paperback
This book is great with the tabs for some great songs, including traditional, pop, bluegrass, blues, etc. It's a wide spectrum of favorite songs and I look forward to digging in with the tabs. It will definitely help me with the alternative tunings.
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2025 by Doris S.
    • Great for learners
Format: Paperback
Perfect rock book, my sister will learn lots!
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2025 by Tyler Tibbetts
    • Lots of songs, not a lot of explanation
Format: Paperback
This book jumps right into the tablature but doesn't fully explain how to read it if you're just starting out reading guitar tabs. I can't tell how I'm supposed to strum amongst other small details that would make reading it clearer. I tried to find relevant info on google, but couldn't find examples of charts to read in the manner that this book is written. Handy if you're trying to learn some new songs, but a bit confusing. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020 by SleightMagick
    • Right on time
Format: Paperback
Nice book a great deal of help
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2025 by Normo
    • Awesome
Format: Paperback
Great layout. Great songs. Love it
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2025 by david neher
    • Average book, needs to be dexo
Format: Paperback
Pretty good book. Down side is that it doesn't have complete tabs, but rather shows a few bits here and there, and throws mainly chords at you, yet it is written with little symbols you need to reference the back of the book to decipher when and how to play something. It's a really cool book just not as simple as I was hoping. Would rather have a book of complete line by line instructions how to play a song. Still it has a strong song list ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020 by mark austin
    • Essential book for the beginner or intermediate level player looking to learn recognizable songs quickly.
Format: Paperback
Tons of great songs in here. Nice beginner format. Does not generally include solos, but this book will get you playing some of the most popular rocks songs for beginner guitar players. I am at an Intermediate skill level, just starting to learn modes and all 5 positions of the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. I have been playing for just under 2 years. Most of these songs I can learn on my lunch break at work and play along with the original track on the same day. Most of my studies have been around technique and not learning songs, so this book has allowed me to get up to speed on well known songs, quickly. I wish I had found this book when I first started. You can get playing real songs, very quickly, as long as you can read tablature. I absolutely recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn a bunch of songs quickly or is not already "playing by ear". ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016 by Andrew Royal
    • Not for Beginners
Format: Paperback
If you are just starting out, this is not for you. Tab knowledge is a must, but loads of great songs. Has tabs and lyrics, happy to have it in my library.
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2023 by Pittbull mom

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