7 Easy Country Songs to Play on the Guitar

7 Easy Country Songs to Play on the Guitar Sign up successful In this article, well share a few easy country guitar songs by various artists, including how to play them. 6 Easy Country Songs to Play on Guitar 1. Cruise Florida Georgia Line When looking for easy country guitar songs, Cruise is a great place to start. First things first,  place a capo on the 3rd fret of your guitar so you can play G form chords while actually being in  the key of Bb. Now, heres how to play Cruise Capo 3 G D Em C 2. 2. 2. 2. The second bullet point above tells you what chords to play along with  the order. The next bullet tells you that you are going to strum each chord two times before changing to  the next chord. (Ie. Strum a G chord two times, then a D chord two times, etc). Once you get to the end, repeat the line. To practice this song accurately, turn a  metronome to 75 beats per minute. Then practice matching up one strum to each click on the metronome. 2. All Over The Road Easton Corbin For this song, Easton Corbin plays the same chord progression over and over again. Place a capo on the 3rd fret  of the guitar just like our first song, and follow these simple steps: Capo 3 D Em G A 2. 2. 2. 2. This tells you that you should play two strums on D, then two  strums on Em, then two strums on G, then two strums on A. Place your metronome on 100 beats per minute  and practice playing one strum per click on the metronome. SEE ALSO: A Roadmap of the Notes on the Guitar 3. Country Girl Luke Bryan This is one of the most fun and easy country songs to play on guitar. Heres a quick snapshot of how to play: No capo E G Asus2 E 4. 4. 4. 4. This tells you that you  should play four strums on E, then four strums on G, then four strums on Asus2, then four strums on E. Place  your metronome on 100 beats per minute and practice playing one strum per click on the metronome. 4. If I Die Young The Band Perry In this song, The Band Perry plays the same chord progression throughout the entire song. Place your capo on the 4th  fret of the guitar to get started, then follow these steps: Capo 4 F C G Am 2. 2. 2. 2. Strum two times on F, then two strums on C, then two  strums on G, then two strums on Am. Place your metronome on 65 beats per minute and practice playing one  strum per click to get better. 5. Everything Has Changed Taylor Swift Taylor Swift has a lot of easy country songs on guitar. To play this one, place your capo on the 4th  fret of your guitar before beginning. Capo 4 D Em G A 4. 4. 4. 4. By now youve gotten the hang of how this works strum four times on D, then four strums on Em, then four  strums on G, then four strums on A. Place your metronome on 80 beats per minute and practice playing one  strum per click. RELATED: How to Read Guitar Chord Charts 6. This Is How We Roll Florida Georgia Line For this song, Florida Georgia Line plays the same chord progression repeatedly as well. Place your  capo on the 1st fret of your guitar, then play: Capo 1 C G D 2. 2. 4. This tells you to strum two times on C, then two strums on G, then four  strums on D. Place your metronome on 65 beats per minute and practice playing one strum per click. Modern music is full of easy country  songs to play on guitar. The best way  to practice these songs is to start by transitioning chords as slowly as  humanly possible for at least a week, before playing them full speed. This will give your hands and brain an ample amount of time to learn what functions have to occur to successfully  change chords. To learn more about how to play easy country songs on guitar, and many other songs, check out the free guitar classes at TakeLessons Live! Post Author: David G. David G. teaches guitar and piano in Buffalo, NY. He received his Master of Music Performance and is a multi-talented performer and composer. Learn more about David here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by  rarvesen