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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: #24,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Electric Bass & Guitar Songbooks #3 in Solid Body Electric Guitars #13 in Guitar Songbooks


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    • Great Rock Guitar Book!
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Lots of rock songs. Has a mix sheet music, chord charts and guitar tablature.
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2024 by Joe K Joe K
    • Great for beginners
Just what I needed to get back into playing
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2024 by Paul S. Brzozowski
    • Fun Guitar book
Some of the songs, arent transcribed perfectly, there are some mistakes. Overall, if you just want to play rock tunes for fun, its better to get an APP like Songsterr, which is 4.99 per month, but it is perfect on an IPAD, and you can learn any song on the fly.
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022 by Amy D.
    • Not for Beginners
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
    • Essential book for the beginner or intermediate level player looking to learn recognizable songs quickly.
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
    • I have mixed feedback to give
This is great for beginners if they want to learn songs with tab. The problem is the songs aren't complete. They only give you pieces of it. The second problem is they're not really authentic. They just give you an idea of getting close to the sound and Rhythm of a song, but after buying the full version sheet music of songs in other places, I realized the ones found in this book are very simplified. If you want to learn the whole song and whole chords, this book will not be for you. I was ok with it, but I am very disappointed. After finding the whole versions from other places, I realized the ones found in the book are lacking a lot of detail. Maybe it's meant to be simplified and for beginners, but it should explain that then. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2020 by K. Rubics
    • Need some lessons or at least understand tab.
Good book, songs are fairly easy if you know tab. Good to learn from chord diagrams on top of page
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023 by Jack Norton
    • Good gift
My teenage grandson loved this gift
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023 by DONNA STINER

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