You don't need to memorize dozens of complicated shapes or practice complex scale drills to sound like a real musician. Some of the most famous, iconic songs in history rely on just two or three simple open chords.
Here are five that prove it — and I've got longer full tutorials on every one of them if you want to go deeper.
The 5 songs & full tutorials:
Tennessee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton) — https://youtu.be/-gCO7K7A2xs
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd) — https://youtu.be/FOh9-f_o_MM
What I Got (Sublime) — https://youtu.be/WXmomjgN0Xg
Twist and Shout (The Beatles) — https://youtu.be/ZbYW3qlrlHE
A Horse With No Name (America) — https://youtu.be/qO3yqu96q28
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0:00 Intro
0:49 Tennessee Whiskey
2:31 Sweet Home Alabama
5:11 What I Got — Sublime
6:35 Twist and Shout — The Beatles
8:02 A Horse With No Name