10 Easiest Acoustic Rock Songs To Play On Guitar For Beginners

9. I Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty

Chords: Em, D, G, C

We have to warn you that this song, next in line on our list of easiest acoustic rock songs to play on guitar for beginners, also uses the electric guitar played by members of Petty’s band, but the main part of the song is dominated by an acoustic guitar that Petty strums. You can’t do much wrong here, just keep strumming Em, D, and G in this order and you’ll be rocking it in a heartbeat.  The only hard thing might be squeezing C chord into the refrain.