Jingle Bells is one of the most popular, most cheery and infectious of all Christmas songs. The 19th Century original by James Pierpont (the WIkipedia entry for it is well worth a read) refers to sleigh bells as ‘jingle bells’ but you don’t have to be in a snow-bound place to know this song - it gets sung everywhere from Greenland to the Australian Outback! This finger-style version includes chord symbols so a second guitar/ukulele can accompany with the chords, or for a sing along and hey, the whole lot can go together! Merry Christmas all!

Leave The Door Open is the big-production Philadelphia-Soul style hit from the 2021 album An Evening With Silk Sonic by the ‘super duo’ Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak. A Top 10 hit in over twenty countries, Leave The Door Open is a fantastic advanced chord study piece for guitarists to help develop their understanding of jazz harmony.

Deck The Hall is one of the most popular of all Christmas songs. Of Welsh origins, it is a staple for group carol singing and is heard widely in the lead up to, and on Christmas Day. Deck The Hall is a jolly little number that is easy to accompany on guitar/ukulele and is perfect for a bit of sing-along merriment this Christmas!

Get Lucky (feat. Pharrel WIlliams and Nile Rogers) is the 2013 hit from their last album Random Access Memories. A Top 10 hit in many countries around the world Get Lucky won Record of The Year at the 56th Grammy Awards. It’s classic disco rhythm makes a great example to help electric guitarists develop their funk rhythm work.

Rolling in the Deep by Adele is from her hugely successful 2011 album 21. Already a Grammy award winner for her debut album, 19, Adele became the biggest selling artist of the 21st Century with 21 and it’s three hit singles topping charts all over the planet. Rolling in the Deep has gone on to be one of the most streamed songs of all time and makes a great power-chord chart for developing guitarists.

Black Summer is the hit single from Red Hot Chilli Pepper’s 2022 album Unlimited Love, the album that heralded the return of guitarist John Frusicante to the classic line up. Though not RHCP’s biggest hit Black Summer is a great song chart for steel-string guitar students, featuring open-position chords, some arpeggio picking and a mix of simple rhythms plus some syncopated chord phrases.

American Idiot is one of Green day’s biggest hits. From their 2004 album of the same name, American Idiot was a hit in many countries. It’s high-energy rhythms and intense sing-along style make for an exciting track for electric guitarists.

Locked Out Of Heaven is one of Bruno Mars’ big hits from his 2012 album Unorthodox Jukebox. A Top 10 hit in over twenty countries, and inspired by the Reggae-rock sound of The Police, Locked Out Of Heaven is great electric guitar track for developing bar-chords and syncopated rhythm work.

Yellow is simply the most popular song by the most popular band of the 21st Century, Coldplay - a band that has 10+ songs with over 1 billion streams on Spotify, and similar numbers on YouTube. From their debut album Parachutes, Yellow is a hypnotic song that works on all steel string guitars and is a great track to play along with.