Easy Pop Songs For Guitar
On The Acoustic

Love Song from Adele was included on her debut studio album "19" released in 2008. It was co-written by Adele and producer Dan Wilson, who is best known as the lead vocalist of the band Semisonic.

The song has been covered by several other artists over the years, including American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, who released her own version of "Love Song" in 2007, a year before Adele's release. Bareilles' cover became a hit in its own right, and reached the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

This one is played with a combo arpeggio pattern plus rhythm by playing a 1-2-3 up down up down up and repeat in standard tuning. The the original key is with capo 3rd and uses the chords Am, Am/G, Fmaj7, E7 and a Dm with some lead required.

Set Fire to the Rain is a song by Adele, which was released as a single from her album "21" in 2011. The song was written by Adele, along with Fraser T Smith, who also produced the track. This version here is from Noah Guthrie but I decided to include it on this page as the version is similar to Adele's version.

The song was a commercial success, reaching number 1 in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

Noah Guthrie, an American singer and songwriter, recorded a cover of "Set Fire to the Rain" in 2012. Guthrie's version features a stripped-down acoustic arrangement and his own soulful vocals, giving the song a different feel from Adele's original.

This one played in standard tuning and a capo 1st fret has a down (down up down - muted ) up down up down pattern throughout with a few down strokes. No lead with the chords Am, C, G and F.

Someone Like You is a song by Adele, which was released as a single from her album "21" in 2011. The song was written by Adele and Dan Wilson, and produced by Rick Rubin.

"Someone Like You" was a critical and commercial success, reaching number 1 in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. It received widespread acclaim for its emotional depth and Adele's powerful vocals.

A capo 2nd fret will get you up to the original key here in standard tuning. You can play two different patterns here. The first is a 1-2- up don down up down up combining some arpeggio with rhythm or as you'll see near the end I just play a root down up root up down up and no lead required. For chords you'll need a G, Bm, Em, C, D and an Am.

That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On  was included as a bonus track on the expanded edition of "19" and was not available on the original release. 

The song is a classic soul song originally recorded by Sam Cooke in 1961. The song was written by Cooke himself and features his signature smooth and soulful vocals. The track was released as a single and became a hit, reaching number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the US R&B chart.

In addition to being a hit in its own right, "That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On" has also been sampled in numerous other songs, including Kanye West's "Gone" and Talib Kweli's "Good to You."

No lead here in standard tuning with the three chords A, D9 and E9. Play a steady down up down up rhythm pattern.

Faith hails from George Michaels debut album and was not originally going to be released as a single mainly because the original recording had no guitar solo and was too short.

So once George Michael realized the song would likely do well as a single, a guitar solo was added to the track.

The song reached #1 in the US, Canada, Australia and #2 in the UK.

I use a capo 2nd fret in standard tuning on this one and I play a chop rhythm using a shuffle as you'll see in the demo. A bit of lead blended into the rhythm here as you play the chords A, D, Gbm, Bm and an E.

I Want Your Sex is also from the debut "Faith" album and was part of the Beverly Hills Cop II movie and peaked at #2 in the US and UK but did hit #1 in Ireland and The Netherlands.

There were three versions of this song recorded.

I use a capo 3rd fret here with a a steady up and down rhythm pattern using a bit of chop and with a bit of bass walking that can also be added. Played in standard tuning, there is some lead here with the chords G, F, C and D7.

Last Christmas was written by George Michael and he recorded it with WHAM in 1984 but it was held out of the #1 spot in the UK for a record 35 years.

It peaked at #2 in the UK and in 2021, it reached #1 in the UK. The song was a #1 in a few countries and a top 10 in others.

The song hails from the album "Music From The Edge Of Heaven".

The chords you''ll need here are D, Bm, Em, A7sus. A7 and an A. I play this one in standard tuning and do some picking in the rhythm. You can use down strokes for the rhythm pattern or use a bit of shuffle in places.

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go peaked at #1 in both the US and the UK and hails from their 1984 album "Make It Big".

The song was also a #1 and top 10 in several other countries.

I play this one in standard tuning with some lead work while playing a a down up stop up down up stop up rhythm pattern. The chords here are C, Dm7, Em, F, Gsus and G.

Delirious hit #8 in the US in 1983 when ir was released from the album 1999. Only two musicians on this track, Prince and Lisa Coleman who sang backing vocals.

How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore is a track from The Hits/The B-Sides from 1993. The song was never released as a single.

Kiss was a single from the 1986 album Parade and was a monster hit, hitting #1 in many countries including the US and selling over a million copies worldwide. It was re-released again after Prince's death in 2016 and sold over 1 million digital downloads.

Little Red Corvette was the first single by Prince to break into the top 10 and it peaked at #6 in 1983 from the album 1999. The song came to him in  bits and pieces during cat naps throughout the daytime hours until eventually he had enough to finally finish the song.

Livin La Vida Loca was the first single from the debut Englis album from Ricky Martin simply titles "Ricky Martin" back in 1999. This song was a monster hit for Ricky Martin hitting #1 in over 20 countries, including the US.

It also broke many records for staying on charts the longest and won several awards in various categories.

She Bangs was a single in 2000 from the album Sound Loaded and did hit #1 on the US Latin chart as well as in six other countries. The music video was banned in several countries for being a bit too racy. William Hung, a contestant on the 2004 American Idol, did a not so favourable cover version for the show.

She's All I Ever Had is also from the 1999 debut album from Ricky Martin. Keep in mind Ricky Martin had released 8 studio  albums prior to 1999 going back to 1991, but they were all in Spanish. This song peaked at #2 in the US and #3 in Canada.