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Welcome to my Bob Seger greatest hits songs page where you'll find a collection of free demos, free chord sheets, rhythm tips and if required, full lesson tutorials for a small fee.
I'm using Bob Seger album covers to indicate the album source for each song below.
12 Best Songs By Bob Seger
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Bob Seger Greatest Hits Songs
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1. Rock And Roll Never Forgets
Rock And Roll Never Forgets was the third single from the "Night Moves" album and peaked at #41in the US and #48 in Canada.
This one is a crowd pleaser at concerts and is a tribute to Chuck Berry.
- Drop D Tuning: Yes
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Rhythm: down up down up and you can use downstrokes in combination
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: D, G, Em, A, E
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2. Shame On The Moon (Blame It On Midnight)
Shame On The Moon was written by country artist Rodney Crowell and it was included on Segar's 1983 album "The Distance". The song crossed over onto the country charts peaking at #15 there and hit #2 on Billboards Hot 100.
Glenn Frey from The Eagles also sang on this track and the song was also covered by Tanya Tucker later in 1983.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root down up root up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: G, Em, C, D, A#
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3. Ship Of Fools
Ship Of Fools hails form the highly successful "Night Moves" album of 197, but tis song was never released as a single.
The album itself has gone on to sell more than 6 million copies in the US and to date is his best selling album.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = use a root up down up root up down up pattern
- Picking = No
- Chords = G, D, Am, C, Em, Cmaj7
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4. Still The Same
Still The Same hails from the "Stranger In Town" album from in 1978. Bob Seger was once asked what was the meaning of Still The Same and his answer was it's about various people and characters he'd run into when he first went out to Hollywood.
The song reached #4 in Canada and was a top 40 in several other countries.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = 2nd fret (but if you can sing high, don't use a capo
- Rhythm = down down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking = No
- Chords = C, Em, G, F, Am, E, E7, Dm, a7
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5. Sunspot Baby
Sunspot Baby is also a track on the "Night Moves" album but was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: main downstrokes but you'll use a few upstrokes between each line with the riff
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: E, A, B
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6. The Fire Down Below
The Fire Down Below this was another track on the "Night Moves" album that was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: downstrokes mainly with a few chops
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: E, A, B, G7, Gb
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7. Travelin Man
Travelin Man hails from the Bob Seger album Beautiful Loser, which was released back in 1975. It was also on the Live Bullet albul from 1976.
The song was released as a single from the Live Bullet album but it did not chart.
Download the Travelin Man Bob Seger lyrics below.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = a steady shuffle will work here with some down up down up sections
- Picking = No
- Chords = A/D, A, Gbm, G, D/G, D, Dbm, C, Bm
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8. Turn The Page
Turn The Page first appeared on Seger's "Back In 72" album and then re-appeared on his 1976 "Live Bullet" album. The song was released as a single but never charted.
Jon English, Metallica and Waylon Jennings have all covered this song.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: use a down down up down up down up and repeat with a steady shuffle
- Picking: just a few riffs in the rhythm
- Chords: Em, D, A, C
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9. Understanding
Understanding was written for the 1984 movie "Teachers" and became a top 20 hit in the later part of 1984.
It peaked at #17 in the US and # 38 in Canada.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down up down up down up and repeat will work
- Picking: No
- Chords: G, C/G, C, D, Bm, Am7, D7
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10. We've Got Tonight
We've Got Tonight was a #10 in Canada and a #13 in the US where he released this song back in 1978. The track is on his live album "Nine Tonight".
Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton covered the song in 1983 and Ronan Keating also did the song in 2002.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = you can use a root down root down and repeat as you move thru this one due to the piano
- Picking = No
- Chords = A, E, D, Dmaj7, Esus, E/Ab, D/Gb, A/E, F
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11. You'll Accompany Me
You'll Accompany Me was a ballad from the 1980 "Against The Wind" album and peaked at #14 for Bob Seger and has been covered by several artists and even translated into a French version.
For an easy best Bob Seger covers tune to learn, this one fits the bill with no lead work required.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Rhythm: just a steady shuffle
- Picking: No
- Chords: C, G, F
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