Folk Music for Easy Classical Guitar

Written by Amy Hite, Guitar Professor, MM Classical Guitar Performance.

Enjoy playing your favorite familiar tunes with this carefully curated collection of thirty folk songs, skillfully arranged for easy classical guitar. Unlike other arrangements claiming to be beginner-friendly, this collection is truly tailored for novice guitarists, ensuring an enjoyable playing experience.

These arrangements are well-suited for beginning guitarists as many of the melodies are harmonized with open bass notes and chords that are easy enough for the hands of a beginner student. They are colorful and fun to play!

Song List:

• 1. All Through the Night
• 2. Alouette
• 3. Amazing Grace
• 4. America the Beautiful
• 5. The Ash Grove
• 6. Au Clair de la Lune
• 7. Aura Lee
• 8. The Blue Bells of Scotland
• 9. Buffalo Gals
• 10. Clementine
• 11. Down in the Valley
• 12. Frre Jacques (Are You Sleeping?)
• 13. House of the Rising Sun
• 14. Kum-Ba-Ya
• 15. Lavender's Blue
• 16. Lightly Row
• 17. Loch Lomond
• 18. London Bridge
• 19. On Top of Old Smokey
• 20. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
• 21. The Sally Gardens
• 22. Scarborough Fair
• 23. She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain
• 24. Shenandoah
• 25. Simple Gifts
• 26. Skip to My Lou
• 27. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
• 28. Turkey in the Straw
• 29. Waly Waly (The Water is Wide)
• 30. Yankee Doodle