MUST LEARN Guitar Songs If You Want to Gig 

1. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond 2:08 2. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran 3:32 3. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 5:31 4. Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis 6:42 5. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz 8:33 6. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley 9:47 7. God Is a Woman - Ariana Grande 11:05 8. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye 11:23 9. Despacito - Luis Fonsi 11:55 10. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 12:30 11. Stand By Me - Ben E King 13:40 12. Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman, Smooth - Santana 15:03 13. Come Together - Beatles 16:23 14. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica 18:18 15. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix 19:00 16. Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson 19:54

Last time I was asked to play wonderwall,............ I said, Maaaaaybeeee

Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel. Now there's a crowd pleaser. And it's fun as hell to play.

Older people dig Thinking out Loud 'cause it's the same chord progression as 'Let's Get it on'

I like this style of video a lot. People are complaining because there is talking and isn't a straight list of song titles. Just google a list if all your after is a list of names and artists. This is youtube and a video format and I enjoy watching this and hearing discussion.

Here's my set list as I gig almost every night in Boston: Setlist: Springsteen 14 gears Dirty old town Drinking problem American kids Budapest Riptide Can help falling in love Boston rose 500 miles Closing time Mull of kintyre Wild rover Why don't we just dance Wagon wheel Fields of athenry Country roads Don't look back in anger Someone like you Royals Landslide Folsom prison blues Friends in low places House of the rising sun Hotel California Hey there Delilah Galway girl Say it ain't so Everlong For the first time Champagne Wish you were here What I got Dani California How to save a life Hurricane Head over boots Feeling Whitney Suck it and see Stand by me Mr. Brightside How to save a life The boxer Little lion man Sweet Caroline Everybody talks Gives you hell Sweet home Alabama Santeria Good riddance Free falling The general Simple man Zombie Brown eyed girl Take it easy The rattlin bog Ho hey Irish: Rattlin bog Fields of athenry Whiskey in the jar Come out ye Black and Tans Wild rover Streets of New York Boston rose Grace? Jumbo breakfast roll Galway girl Dirty old town To learn: Fireflies Rockstar The rattlin bog We are young Some nights You found me Shape of you Perfect Viva la vida Hey soul sister Complicated Rehab Africa Shut up and dance Mrs Robinson You belong with me Since you've been gone Love story Home - Phillip Phillips Born to run How you remind me Ex's and ohs The a team Somebody to love Fuck you Crazy 1985 Build me up buttercup Ain't no rest for the wicked A boy named sue Have you ever seen the rain Bloody Sunday 1985 Friday I'm in love You give love a bad name Imagine This land is your land Check yes Juliet Psycho Sad Blister in the sun Don't stop believing Beat it Dancing in the dark Should I stay or should I go Jumbo breakfast roll Black rose: You shook me all night long Sweet Caroline Everybody talks Santeria Friends in low places Sweet home Alabama Can't help falling in love Riptide Budapest Closing time Royals Someone like you Why don't we just dance Everlong Champagne supernova American kids Good riddance Drinking problem Electric love Ex's and ohs Free fallin Gives you Hell Mr jones No woman no cry The general Simple man The A team Yellow

if yall could just jam Santana for like an hour that'd be great.

2 big ones i see requested a lot is Layla-eric clapton and bad moon rising- creedance clearwater revivial. The acoustic version of layla is great for everyone, its super fun to play and pretty much everyone knows it, after 10 seconds in the song you grab their attention. Bad moon rising is easy and really fun to play and sing also CCR are just awesome anyway!, every single one of their songs are simple but super fun. Bad moon rising also is short, only 2 and a half mins or so and it gets everyone in a good mood despite the actual lyrics an meaning of the song.

Bob Seager..."Old Time Rock n Roll"! Gets people dancing every time!👍😎🎸🎶

I sat in with a band in which the guitarist was a master at reading crowds. One night we had a very drunk loud heckler at one of the tables. The guitarist stopped the band in the middle of a song. He stood there and stared at the heckler. The place gradually went quiet. Then he played the first nine notes of "Dueling Banjos" and looked at the heckler as though he was waiting for the banjo part. Everyone got it except the drunk.

Man you guys duet well together

Here are most of the songs if you don't want to have to wait in between all of the talking. I may have missed one or two because I kept skipping ahead. Sweet Caroline Thinking Out Loud Perfect Folsom Prison Blues Crazy- Gnarls Barkley Friends in Low Places- Garth Brooks Can't Help Falling in Love You Look Wonderful Tonight- Clapton Stand by Me Smooth- Santana a/Rob Thomas Nothing Else Matters- Metallica Banana Pancakes- Jack Johnson

Whatever you do, kids, don’t play Wonderwall. xD

its crazy how they can easily play with each other and sound really well together without planning it.

As a fellow Gulf Coast resident (currently under a hurricane warning) I always have a few Jimmy Buffett tunes ready. The key is to play something besides Margaritaville or Cheeseburger in Paradise. Those often get requested anyway depending on who you’re playing for. If you’re on the Emerald Coast try “Life is Just a Tire Swing” or “Frank and Lola.”

I've scrapped shingles off of roofs for a living and I've played songs I don't like for a living. Believe me, we are blessed as musicians even when we are playing songs we don't like.

Sweet Caroline will get you into the best retirement villages!

More than Words, Dust in the Wind, Hey Soul Sister, Amie (Pure Prairie League), Tequila Sunrise, Take It Easy, Jessie's Girl, Simple Man, Beast of Burden, Yesterday, I Want To Know What Love Is, Heaven (Bryan Adams)

If you gig in North Carolina you must know “Wagon Wheel”....

Trust me, "where did you sleep last night" by Lead Belly is a great one, very simple, catchy song that can be easily changed to fit a certain style.

"Whiter Shade of Pale" gets the girls every time! "Desperado" is always a good one too.

Man, the lighting in this video! Nothing better than the natural morning/evening/overcast day lighting. Puts the video on another level.

Any Tom Petty or CCR, Sweet Home Alabama, Brown Eyed Girl, 500 miles, Friends in low Places, any Prince, Amy, My Girl, Leroy Brown, Wonderwall, 3 Am, What I got

One that really works for me also happens to be the first one I'd ever learned: "House of the Rising Sun". Another good oldie for the live shows is "Here Comes the Sun". And, of course, you can never go wrong with Eric Clapton's "Bad Love" if you have a strong enough voice. It's even good as an acoustic number if you can merge the bass line in there.

Andres, your voice is soooo smoooth. You guys are fun and talented. Thanks

When we are sitting at home in our rooms, that's one thing. But if we perform, then we are there for them. They adore Sweet Caroline; that's all I need to know, so I always play it. Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker and Country Roads Take Me Home, by John Denver also fall into that category

Dock of the bay is a good one, always gets ppl singing along.

Knocking on heavens door, Hotel California

Love this video. More like it please guys. Unlike some of the commenters, I love Sean and all his friends, so I also like the banter. its not just about playing guitar. I am an old guy that started playing guitar at 66. A few years later now, but my band gigs at senior centers about twice a month, so most of our repertoire is a bit dated, because we try to pick stuff they know. I love seeing younger folks give me tips about what to play at parties etc. Yes. I have to play a lot of old songs I don’t even like, but we try to give the crowd what they want, and hey its all good practice. Wish I could play half as good as you two guys. Keep up the good work. I jammed behind a coffee house with a ukulele for about 4 years with another guy. Most people there just wanted to sing along to songs they recognized and didn’t care about fancy guitar solos etc. They liked a few signature riffs and stuff they could sing at least the chorus on.

I can't play songs that I don't like....I get like a whole body gag reaction that I just can't hide.

Thanks to youtube recommendations, I've stumbled upon your channel and I really enjoyed this format. Keep it up ☺

Thinking Out Loud hold a special place in my heart as the first song I learned by ear, but I can understand it getting annoyingly simple but popular

When I used to play at parties a lot, I used find that a lot of Beatles songs worked, as well as 'Stand By Me', and 'Brown Eyed Girl'. Fun fact - Lennon was sued by the publishing company that owned Chuck Berry's 'You Can't Catch Me' because Lennon took the first line from the Chuck Berry song. Fun fact - 'Black Magic Woman' is by (the original, Peter Green led version of) Fleetwood Mac.

I'd like to add Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison to the list. Easy song that everyone knows.

"PLAY FREEEEE BIRRD!" Has been requested at nearly every gig I've ever played. Well ... this past summer we were playing to a 500+ crowd at a local winery and there it was again. This time though some very persistant out-of-town tourists wouldn't let it go. I thought ... seriously ... why NOT Free Bird? We performed a shorter than the original rendition--complete with the deedly-deedly-deedly guitar riffs. The crowd LOVED IT! We will soon be winding down for 2018 ... and tooling up for 2019 and yes ... we're adding FB to our 'to do' list ... complete with the signature Hammond B3 opening chords ... and the deedly-deedly-deedly at the conclusion.

Ok just for fun here is an assortment of 10 songs I do(my list is 60+): Fearless Heart - Steve Earl Last Dance with MaryJane - Tome Petty Sister Golden Hair - America 38 Years Old - Tragically Hip Your're Gonna Miss Me - Brooks & Dunn Tulsa Time - Don Williams What the Hell I Got - Michel Pagliaro Tequila Sunrise - Eagles 5 Days in May - Blue Rodeo Lightning Crashes - Live

I don't know where your at and playing but here in Baltimore the one's people crave are ...Purple Rain...In your eyes...Tuesday's Gone...Every Rose has It's thorn...Chain Gang...Wild Horses...More than words....Highway Song...House of the rising sun...Tears in Heaven...that's what they like here...and if you wanna do a little newer..I'll be...good songs tho..don't forget any GooGoo Dolls

"Thinking Out Loud" is pretty much a Van Morrison song. I think it's why my ears perk up when I hear it.

That opening joke was LITTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

You two are soooo cool, so much fun, so understated and so seriously talented! 😎❤ Guys please do a full version of the Santana track, you guys sound amazing together!

Lovin this new bromance for you Sean. You two should jam more! And let the songs resolve. Lol

Andres is such a cool dude! Glad to have met him and jammed with him! Great video

...nobody said "Hallelujah."

This video brightened the world for a little bit. Thanks guys!

I got a crazed scream from a beautiful girl about a month ago after I performed "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship. She really lost it.

You guys are great to listen to. Further confirming my long-held conviction that musicians ~ particularly we guitarists ~ are really, really cool people. Also, no matter how listless the crowd, play Folsom Prison Blues and you will get them back singing and clapping.

I was waiting for someone to bring up Jack Johnson. If I ever play a set without one of his songs, I'm doing something wrong.

People love also songs like... Jamiroquai - Love foolosophy, Duffy - Mercy, Something got me started - Simply red, Faith- George Michael..... Rhytmical stuff, I play it all the time. ;)

U should upload lessons on "purple haze" "come together" and "smooth" the way you play them...

Hey Guy's I think your fan would apricate a updated listfor 2024.

What time does the talking stop?

Madness - It must be love, Bill Withers - Just the two of us & LVD - Never too much are pretty much played on rotation at every gig!

Anything from Pink Floyd would be nice. Wish you where here is a real crowdpleaser😊

Piano man is a classic that most folks of the older generation get down to

We've always been able to fill a dance floor immediately with: 1. Mustang Sally 2. Start Me Up 3. Brown Eyed Girl All old songs but still "getting the job done" if you know what I mean. 😉

You should do this more often,you mix well together,but full songs, South America and classics, great work

Enjoyed your list and yes, we play all of those requests and here are some more that we get asked for every night. Brown Eyed Girl, Hotel California, Margaritaville, Bohemian Rhapsody, Free Fallin and Ring Of Fire.

Sean Im going to say it again, I love your timbre and annunciations of words! Lol. a la Hetfield: Yay-yuh!

Thank U so much for this video. I really like your advice. Especially Jack Johnson's banana pancakes is a wonderful insiders' tip. 😀

Carlos said right at the end under his breath I love pancakes

"Todaaay is gonna be the day...."

Sweet Home Alabama is #1 song that gets everyone going nuts. I also like Good Riddance by GD.

Agree with the timeless ones like Sweet Caroline, Folsom Prison, Can't Help Falling, Stand By Me. Those ALWAYS are pleasers no matter what crowd you play for. Others are hit or miss. I play Crazy, THinking Out Loud, I'm Yours and sometimes they get yawns or no reaction.

Solid list! I play out with a band, so it may be a little different, but our #1 crowd pleaser for the past 10 years has been Semi-Charmed Life. In the past few years I have to add Shut Up and Dance to that list, too. Honorable mention to You Oughta Know and early T-Swift.

Margaritaville. nuff said

Hey man thanks for the list, had about half of em in my repetoire but about to play for an American audience so this was helpful -So thanks!

Funny thing, I just put Nothing Else Matters on my to learn list. I never even liked the song (I'm a folkie at heart) but it's old enough now to be nostalgic, and I like to present unexpected material. Only Human, same idea :)

These need to make a part 2

I love all the songs you mentioned. Lol

Would be great to see and learn how Andres does the fingerpicking "boom-chaka" of Folsom prison on an extended close up video (beginner alarm) Sounds great!

Good video boys, thanks. I forget where I heard this but the best music/guitar anecdote I've ever heard was (whoever) pointed to the fret box between frets 0 (open) to 3 and said billions of dollars have been made between here-and-here. A brilliant and simple perspective.

I was expecting every song to be Wish You Were Here

This would go perfect in a podcast, This is a funny and informative content, to listen while you are doing something else

Folsom prison blues was the first song i learned to play on guitar...

You guys just make me happy.

Sean, can you do a lesson on Smooth?

Gigging is for the people, so play what the people want

Anything by CCR.

Sweet Caroline is a must or you loose all New England fans. Played at every Red Sox Game!

just put them in the description please

These are songs good for an acoustic gig. Some can work, but if I’m playing thinking out loud at my rock gigs n it’s clearing the floor, I “audible” out with a hand signal to my band to see, we transition into a no-brainer crowd pleaser like Mr. Brightside or All the small things immediately. My band knows which song I called by the hand signal, I have about 10 to 15 hand gestures for each song. Also use medleys: verse chorus next song. You can kill 15 minutes with a 7 song medley. Doesn’t matter the key, use the 1-5-6-4 chord progression. Always works.

..This is a great video because it hits a neglected area of music..."song selection"...How many 100's of sites are talking about scales and pentatonic riff- raff, with virtually NONE on the RIGHT music to play ???...I can get philosophical about this, but C/W genre' needs a GUIDE believe it or not...Yahhh, lots of people are like I was...not liking Country...I hated it in fact until about 52 y/o. It was then I went to a karaoke club and tried a song...The girl emcee didn't like the way I sang it and put up "Omar" next. I found out later he was known as the 2nd best singer in Nashville, with a booming Broadway voice. I felt 1 inch high. You either crawl under a rock and never do that again, or you say, "By gawd I'll show YOU" !!!....So I started listening to Prime Country....not Modern, or Old, or Roadhouse Country, but PRIME to hear songs that were in my range. I would then memorize the lyrics and buy the CD to practice in the car...I was astounded to learn the RICHNESS of the genre'...The songs were about everyday life....."that ain't my truck in her driveway"...."I said grandpa what's this picture here, it's all black/white, it ain't real clear, is that you there?? He said yahhh, I was 11"......."I fell into a burnin' ring of fire".....If people are GUIDED to the right songs, they will like it...

Guys you should start a band together. There is something there. Very nice!

What? No john Denver?! Rocky Mountain high always has people singing along.

Interesting conversation. Having played open mics for years Thoroughly agree that there are do's and dont's. If your performing in a bohemian cool chilled out joint with serious listeners then belting out zombie chord songs with the gusto of Chas and Dave will go down like a lead balloon. But in a lively drinkers venue with heavy traffic coming and going then singalong staples that raise the atmosphere are a must. I knew a guy who could clear a bar in 15 min to which the landlord would have to tell him to stop playing. I see performers as air conditioners. Too hot drives away customers too cool does the same. Every performer should have at least 2 set lists.

'nah nah, wrong random jibberish' LMAO

Well, that was one the easiest Subscribe decisions ever. Instant Andres fan.

LOVE these songs! Pure gold! What about Rawhide or Stand By Your Man? Worked for the Blues Brothers. Loving these videos with you and Andres! Subscribed to Andres channel. Great content there!

You two sound good together. Some good music. I'm almost 63 and want to learn all them songs so bad. I'm learning the piano/keyboards and guitar. Problem is, I've just started a few months ago on my own because I can't afford lessons. I wrote a few crappy songs when I was 15-16 but that was it. I should of done this 30-40 years ago and I could kick myself for not doing it then lol. I got a long road ahead of me.

Sweet Caroline fits Andreas' voice well. I'm going to have to learn that Ed Sheeran song. Your body is a wonderland would be a good one. Wonderful tonight is a classic, Stand by me, and My Girl, Cool is a great one, anything Beatles will work for sure. I would never thought of doing a Metallica song in acoustic set. Knowing a certain Chris Stapleton tune wouldn't hurt either. This is love by Bob Marley will always win.

At the music store today trying out new acoustics when about 5 or so absolute stragers just started in playing ring of fire it was epic fun and a little theraputic everyone knows these songs and they speak to everyone .

I'm usually at a loss when people ask me to play them something on guitar. This'll get the job done. Thanks, dudes!

Bucket list - play an open mic night...but my wife says I can’t do it anywhere near where we live 😂😂

Our job is to make our audience smile, dance, cry and smile again. Retired US Army Bandsmen

I could listen to this guy say despocito like a white dude all day. I had to pause the video I was laughing so hard.

You two crack me up every time! Love you both! keep pushing em out!

"Oye Como Va" was originally record by Tito Puente in 1965.

The chemistry here was amazing

I'm reminded again of one more reason I didn't want to be a gigging guitarist. Have fun.

"A gig song we used to know" pretty sure everyone was waiting for that joke!