60's songs

Music from the 60's

Here you will find songs from the 60's which saw the evolution of rock and it's many variants including pop rock, folk rock, blues rock, beat and psychedelic rock to name a few. There was also the onset of the British Invasion with the ever popular Beatles and Rolling Stones. Country music, folk, R&B and soul were becoming more popular along with the cool fusion of samba and cool jazz.

You will find videos, chords and lyrics including chord charts for right and left-handed guitarists. The 'Date' column refers to the year that the song was first recorded.

✔ means the song is suitable for beginners

Song Artist Date
A Time For Us Andy Williams 1968
Are You Lonesome Tonight Elvis Presley 1960
As Tears Go By The Rolling Stones 1965
Blowin' In The Wind Bob Dylan 1962
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 1967
Can't Help Falling In Love With You Elvis Presley 1961
California Dreamin' Sia (Cover - 2015) ✓ 1965
Chapel Of Love The Dixie Cups 1964
Dance On Kathy Kirby 1963
Daydream Believer The Monkees 1967
Da Doo Ron Ron The Crystals 1963
Down On The Corner CCR 1969
Dream A Little Dream of Me Mamas & The Papas 1968
Dream Baby Roy Orbison 1962
Ferry Cross The Mersey Gerry & the Pacemakers 1964
Fire And Rain James Taylor 1969
First Cut Is The Deepest, The Sheryl Crow (Cover - 2003) ✓ 1967
Five Hundred Miles (500 miles) Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan & Stark Sandswas (Cover - 2013) ✓ 1961
Girl From Ipanema Frank Sinatra 1962
Hello Dolly Louis Armstrong 1963
Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel 1965
House Of The Rising Sun The Animals 1964
I Only Want To Be With You Dusty Springfield 1963
I Shall Be Released Maroon 5 (Dylan Cover - 2012) ✓ 1968
I'm A Believer The Monkees 1966
Midnight Special Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969
Moon River Andy Williams 1961
Mrs Robinson Simon & Garfunkel 1968
My Way Frank Sinatra 1968
Never On Sunday Petula Clark (Cover - 1965) ✓ 1960
Nights In White Satin Moody Blues 1967
Proud Mary CCR 1968
Puff The Magic Dragon The Irish Rovers (Cover - 1976) 1962
Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash 1963
Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) Cher (Cover - 1990) ✓ 1963
Sound Of Silence, The Simon & Garfunkel 1964
Space Oddity David Bowie 1969
There's a Kind of Hush Dami Im (Cover - 2016) 1967
Unicorn Song, The The Irish Rovers (Cover - 1967) ✓ 1962
Universal Soldier Donovan (Cover - 1965) 1964
Venus Shocking Blue 1969
What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong (Cover - 1998) 1967
Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum 1967
Muic albums from the 60's
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