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Alfred's Easy Guitar Songs: Rock and Pop: Easy Hits Guitar TAB Book

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Alfred's Easy Guitar Songs: Rock and Pop: Easy Hits Guitar TAB Book

Alfred's Easy Guitar Songs: Rock and Pop: Easy Hits Guitar TAB Book

50 Hits from Across the Decades

By various artists and composers

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For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Guitar TAB format provides melody in notation and TAB, chords, lyrics, and any integral "hook" parts---plus suggested strum & fingerpicking patterns. This Rock and Pop edition features songs spanning six decades from such artists as Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Journey, Cee Lo Green, Bruno Mars, and many more! Titles: All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) * All Along the Watchtower (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) * Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood and the Destroyers) * Behind Blue Eyes (The Who) * Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) * Both Sides Now (Judy Collins) * Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones) * A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke) * Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (Jimmy Buffett) * Classical Gas (Mason Williams) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Cool Kids (Echosmith) * Dancing Queen (ABBA) * Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Everything Is Awesome (Awesome Remixxx!!!) (from The LEGO® Movie) * Fernando (ABBA) * Forget You (Cee Lo Green) * Ghostbusters (Ray Parker, Jr.) * Girl on Fire (Alicia Keys) * Grenade (Bruno Mars) * I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash) * I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith) * I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) * I See Fire (Ed Sheeran) * If You Leave Me Now (Chicago) * James Bond Theme (The Monty Norman Orchestra) * Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones) * Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (Bruno Mars) * Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan) * Leaving on a Jet Plane (Peter, Paul and Mary) * Let It Go (from Walt Disney's Frozen) * Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett) * Over the Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole) * Paint It, Black (The Rolling Stones) * Rocky Mountain High (John Denver) * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * She Loves You (The Beatles) * Shower the People (James Taylor) * Space Oddity (David Bowie) * Stairway to Heaven (excerpt) (Led Zeppelin) * Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette) * Superstar (Carpenters) * Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver) * Time of the Season (The Zombies) * A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) * Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones) * Wipe Out (The Surfaris) * With Arms Wide Open (Creed) * Woodstock (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young).

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Additional Details
Series: Alfred's Easy
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 184
ISBN10: 1-4706-2755-8
ISBN13: 978-1-4706-2755-3
UPC: 038081508429
SKU: 00-44725

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Why we love this

The breadth of this collection spans genuine hits from across rock and pop history, giving students concrete motivation to practice rather than abstract exercises. Each song includes both notation and TAB alongside lyrics and suggested strum patterns, so players can approach the material in whatever way matches their learning style and instrument proficiency.

What to expect

Playing through these pages feels like stepping into a jukebox of genuine crowd-pleasers. From the smooth soul of Sam Cooke to the anthemic energy of Journey, the collection celebrates songs that listeners actually know and love, giving players the satisfaction of sounding polished and recognizable after just a few practice sessions.

Who it's for

Beginning guitarists who learn best through recognizable songs rather than isolated exercises, and intermediate players who want to build a performance-ready repertoire without hunting through dozens of sources. Teachers will appreciate having both TAB and notation in a single resource, making it accessible to students at different reading stages.

How to get the most out of it

  • Study the suggested strum and fingerpicking patterns before diving into the full song; these patterns define the groove and will lock in your timing faster than trying to figure them out by ear.
  • Use the chord shapes as anchors and practice transitions between chords separately from the melody line to build muscle memory without the distraction of reading TAB simultaneously.
  • Play through the melody in TAB first, then layer in chords and strumming once that part is secure; this scaffolding approach prevents frustration and builds confidence in stages.

How to use it

Pull individual songs for student recitals or ensemble performances throughout the year; the variety ensures you'll always have an age-appropriate hit on hand. This collection also works well as a supplemental resource alongside a structured method book, letting students apply technique concepts to real repertoire they're genuinely excited about.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading guitar TAB and notation simultaneously
  • Transitioning between chord shapes at tempo
  • Recognizing and executing strumming patterns (downstroke, upstroke, syncopated rhythms)
  • Fingerpicking patterns and hand independence
  • Sight-reading popular melodies and vocal lines
  • Correlating chord symbols to fretboard positions

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