Our Ever Growing Songlist:
(in no special order)
- What A Wonderful World - F
- Peaceful, Easy Feelin' (Eagles) - E
- Your Song (Elton John) - Eb
- Hungry Heart - C
- Abrázame - Gm/Bb
- Por Un Poco De Tu Amor - Dm/F
- I Can See Clearly Now - C or Bb
- Country Roads (J. Denver) - A (more briskly than record)
- Annie's Song / You Fill Up My Senses - D
- You Send Me (Sam Cooke) - F
- Blowin' In The Wind - F
- If I Were A Carpenter - D
- Fly Me To The Moon - D or C
- Under My Skin (Sinatra) - D or C
- Mack The Knife - Bb+B+C+C#+D+Eb (modulations)
(lively, builds to climax - similar to B. Darin style)
- California Dreamin' - Am
- Make You Feel My Love (B. Dylan song) - E or D
Adele version | Garth Brooks version | Dylan
- Silver Wings - E
- Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - D
(Frankie Valli & 4 Seasons song)
- Words (BeeGees song) - G
Live | Record
- Sway - Dm
- Little Sister - E
- It's Now Or Never - E
- Johnny B. Good - A or Bb
- Always On My Mind - G (moderate tempo)
- Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke song) - Bb
- Chain Of Fools - Em
- Summertime - Gm (cool, smokey slow jazz)
- Long Tall Sally - C / Whole Lotta Shakin' - C
(Either individually, or as a medley)
- Just The Way You Are - D (Billy Joel)
- Sweet Caroline - C (somewhat faster than record)
- I Just Called To Say I Love You - C#+D+Eb
(Stevie Wonder)
- Don't Rock The Jukebox (Alan Jackson) - G
- He Stopped Loving Her Today - G+Ab
(George Jones; a bit faster than record)
- Mama Tried (Merle Haggard) - D
- Ocean Front Property - D
- Galveston - F
- Good Hearted Woman - D+E (modulates)
Live | Record
- Mamas Don't Let Your Babies
Grow Up To Be Cowboys
- D+E
- Hard Day's Night - G
- Never Been To Spain (3 Dog Night) - E
- Only The Lonely (R. Orbison) - F or E
- All Shook Up - Bb or A
- La Bamba - C
- Bésame Mucho - Em
- Workin Man Blues (Merle Haggard song) - A
- My Next Broken Heart (Brooks & Dunn) - G
- Boot Scootin Boogie (Brooks & Dunn) - E
- Your Cheatin’ Heart - D (lively, country-rock style)
- Rocky Top - G
- Folsom Prison Blues - E
- Take It Easy (Eagles) - G
- Help Me Make It Through The Night - E
- I Just Can't Help Believin' - F
BJ Thomas | Elvis Presley (preferred tempo)
- Runaway - Am
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - D
(Righteous Bros / Bill Medley)
- Hallelujah - C (L. Cohen song)
R. Wainright version | Bon Jovi version
(need tempo somewhere between these)
- Burnin' Love (Elvis Presley) - D
- Suspicious Minds - G
Elvis Presley | Blake Shelton
- Pretty Woman - A
- Crying - C (R. Orbison song)
- The Wanderer - D
- That'll Be The Day (Buddy Holly) - A
- Oh Boy (Buddy Holly) - A
- Hello Mary Lou - A (R. Nelson)
- Love Potion No. 9 - Am
- Unchained Melody - Bb
- Fun, Fun, Fun (Beachboys) - D
- My Funny Valentine - C
- Let's Stay Together - F
- Soul Man - F
- My Girl - C+D
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - C
(a bit faster tempo than CCR original)
- Satisfaction (Stones) - E
- Start Me Up (Stones) - F
- Open Arms (Journey song) - Bb or A
- Dancin In The Dark - B or Bb
(Bruce Spingsteen song)
- To Love Somebody (live) - A
Record version
- I Got A Woman (Ray Charles song) - E
Faster than original
- Funny How Time Slips Away - F
- Any Day Now - F (somewhat faster than record)
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - F
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco - C
- Lights (Journey song) - A
- Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) - D or C
- The Fireman - A (more country-rock)
- Tennessee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton) - A
- Devil Woman - F (upbeat, faster than original)
(Marty Robbins song)
- I Saw Her Standing There (Beatles) - E
- The Rose - G
- Solitary Man - G
- A Mess Of Blues - C (Elvis Presley)
- I'm A Believer - F#(Gb)
(similar to Smashmouth version)
- Loving Arms - E
(Similar in structure and speed to this version, but in E [Dobie Gray].
- Margaritaville - D
- Friends In Low Places - A
- Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down - C
- The Dance (Garth Brooks song) - G
- Under The Boardwalk - F or G
- Stand By Me (Drifters) - G or A
- High Heel Sneakers - Bb or A
- Honky Tonk Women (Stones) - G
- Every Rose Has It's Thorn (Poison song) - G
- Pink Cadillac - E
- Drift Away (Dobie Gray song) - B or Bb or A
- I Got You (I Feel Good) - C
- Georgia On My Mind (similar to Ray Charles version) - G
- At Last - D or C
- Green Green Grass Of Home - G
- Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone? (Charlie Pride) - E or D
- Love Me (Treat Me Like A Fool) - F (moderate rock style)
- I Can't Stop Loving You - C (moderate rock style, Elvis)
- Hello (Lionel Richie song) - Am
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Platters) - Eb
- Only You (Platters) - C
- The Great Pretender - F
- Teddy Bear - C
- Jailhouse Rock - D
- Travelin' Man (R. Nelson) - D
- Singin' The Blues - E (maybe a bit livelier, walk bass)
- Blue Spanish Eyes - Bb
- It's Only Make Believe (Conway Twitty song) - C
- Lawdy Miss Clawdy - A (Elvis | Lloyd Price)
- Blueberry Hill - C
- All I Have To Do Is Dream - E (Everly Bros.)
- Dream Lover (lively) - C+C# (Bobby Darin song)
- Misty - Eb or F
- The Lady Is A Tramp - Bb+B (Sinatra)
- Baby What You Want Me To Do? - E (medium rhythm & blues)
Elvis version | Jimmy Reed original | Etta James version
- Stuck On You - E or F
(Lionel Richie song. Interesting cover, guitar)
- Swingin' Doors - F
(M. Haggard, lively country-rock, livlier than record)
- Wichita Lineman - F
- Rhinestone Cowboy - C
- By The Time I Get To Phenix - F
- Heartbreak Hotel - E
- Don't Be Cruel - D
- Can't Help Falling In Love - D
- Blue Suede Shoes - A
- Hound Dog - C
- Something (Beatles) - C
- Yesterday - D
- Proud Mary (lively rock, faster than record) - D
- Lady In Red - G
- Reconsider, Baby (moderate 12-bar blues) - E
Lowell Fulson version | Eric Clapton
- Let It Be Me - G
- It's Not Unusual - Bb
- Delilah - Gm
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Ab or Bb
- Runaround Sue - C
- Rock Around The Clock - A
- Lyin' Eyes (Eagles) - G
- Hotel California - Am
- Jumpin' Jack Flash - Bb or B
- Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - G
Danny Okeefe original | Elvis Presley version
- El Paso (somewhat briskly) - D
- Ring Of Fire - C
- Amarillo By Morning - D+E
- Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - G
- Rock And Roll Music - E (Chuck Berry song)
- Great Balls Of Fire - C
- Piano Man - C (Billy Joel)
- Stray Cat Strut - Cm
- Rock This Town - D
- September Morn - Eb (N. Diamond)
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch...) - C
- Bobby McGee - D+E
- A Better Man (Clint Black) - E
- Papa Loved Mama - E (Garth Brooks)
- Unforgettable (Nat King Cole) - F
- Mona Lisa - C#
- Song Sung Blue - C (N. Diamond)
- Please Release Me - G
- On The Road Again - E
- For The Good Times - Eb or E
- She Thinks I Still Care - Bb
- Today I Started Loving You Again - G+A (M. Haggard)
- Treat Me Nice - C
- That's Alright Mama - A
- Forever In Bluejeans - C (N. Diamond)
- That's Amore - A+Bb
- My Way - D
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - G (Faster more upbeat tempo than original)
- I'm On Fire - E (Bruce Springsteen)
- After The Lovin' - C+C#
- I Am, I Said - C (N. Diamond)
- Bye Bye Love - A
- Blue Moon Of Kentucky - A
- Earth Angel - G
- Dream Baby - E or F (R. Orbison)
- It's Over (R. Orbison) - E (preferred) or F
- Tryin' To Get To You - E (blues rock)
- Tutti Frutti - C
- There Goes My Everything - A or Ab
- If I Can Dream - C+D
- When A Man Loves A Woman - Bb
- My Special Angel - C+C#
- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - D (brisk tempo, country-rock)
- Mind Your Own Business - (brisk tempo, country-rock)
- Lovesick Blues - E
- Like A Baby - E (12-bar blues, slow-moderate)
- The Stroll - E or F (The Diamonds song)
- Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - D+E (Chuck Berry tempo, Waylon Jennings chords)
- Big Hunk O' Love - C (live)
- In The Early Mornin' Rain - E or D
- Cracklin' Rosie - C
- You Don't Know Me - C+C# (this basic arrangement)
- Amanda - C (Waylon Jennings)
- Sundown - G
- Ribbon Of Darkness - E
- T-R-O-U-B-L-E - G (Travis Tritt)
- Superstition - Eb or E (Stevie Wonder)
- The Power Of Love - C (Huey Lewis & The News)
- Boogie Shoes - B
- Old Time Rock and Roll - E
- Drivin' My Life Away - E
- Keep Your Hands To Yourself - A
- If You Ever Have Forever In Mind - F
- Big Iron - E
- Tulsa Time - G or E (not too slow)
- The Good Life - Bb
- California Girls -
- Surfer Girl -
- Fast As You - E
- Lay Down Sally - A
- Wonderful Tonight - G
- Liza Jane - A
- Brown Eyed Girl - G
- Walk Of Life - E
- Marie's The Name (His Latest Flame) - G
- Ruby Ann - F# (Marty Robbins)
- Isn't She Lovely? - Am / C
- Touch Me (Doors)
- Riders On The Storm
- Mustang Sally - C