80's songs
Music from the 80's
The 80's saw the emergence of dance music and new wave with the increased use of synthesizers and non-traditional instruments giving rise to electronic styles of music - electro, techno, house, freestyle etc. All the usual styles remained popular with glam metal becoming the most successful brand of music during the late 80's.
Songs include chords and lyrics with chord charts for all guitarists. The 'Date' refers to the year the song was first recorded.
✔ means the song is suitable for beginners
| Song | Artist | Date |
|---|---|---|
| A Touch of Paradise | John Farnham ✓ | 1987 |
| Addicted To Love | Robert Palmer ✓ | 1985 |
| Africa | Toto | 1981 |
| Against The Wind | Bob Seger ✓ | 1980 |
| Ashes To Ashes | David Bowie ✓ | 1980 |
| Avalon | Roxy Music ✓ | 1982 |
| Bad Case Of Loving You | Robert Palmer ✓ | 1986 |
| Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes ✓ | 1981 |
| Black Velvet | Alannah Myles ✓ | 1988 |
| Choirgirl | Cold Chisel ✓ | 1980 |
| Faith | George Michael ✓ | 1987 |
| Fast Car | Tracy Chapman ✓ | 1987 |
| Guilty | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | 1980 |
| Hallelujah | K D Lang (Cover - 2004) | 1984 |
| I Love Rock 'n' Roll | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ✓ | 1982 |
| If Tomorrow Never Comes | Ronan Keating (Cover - 2002) ✓ | 1988 |
| I'm So Excited | The Pointer Sisters ✓ | 1982 |
| Lady In Red | Chris De Burgh | 1986 |
| No Frontiers | The Corrs (Cover - 1999) | 1989 |
| The Best | Tina Turner | 1989 |
| Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper ✓ | 1983 |
| True Colors | Cyndi Lauper | 1986 |
| Watching The Wheels | John Lennon | 1980 |
| Way It Is, The | Bruce Hornsby ✓ | 1986 |
| Weakness In Me, The | Joan Armatrading ✓ | 1981 |
| What's Love Got To Do With It | Tina Turner | 1984 |
| Woman In Love | Barbra Streisand | 1980 |
| Working Man | Rita MacNeil ✓ | 1981 |
| You're The Voice | John Farnham | 1985-86 |
Please Note: All the song charts on this site represent our interpretation of each song, in a format aimed at teaching guitarists and musicians in general. No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, if it does exist. It is to be used for Informational and Educational Purposes Only. For a comprehensive representation of the songs, we recommend you buy the sheet music. If you like playing these songs, we encourage you to support the artists and buy their music.
