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 |
