All of you guitar players who love Disney movies, you will probably enjoy in our list of easiest Disney songs to play on guitar.
Disney movies always had a special charm, both animated and live action ones. I remember when I was a child, the Walt Disney Pictures logo was a measure of quality. When some movie would begin on the TV and had the logo, I knew it would be good. The studio has been producing top quality movies since the ’30s when Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released until recent times when they acquired Lucasfilm and made new Star Wars movies. Since the songs always had a significant place in Disney’s movies, the part of me expected that they will find a way to pitch in a sing-along in the latest installment of Star Wars as well. It didn’t happen, but a man can hope.
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When it comes to Disney’s songs, they are great to listen and many of them have had their life beyond the movies they appeared in. Disney songs are popular with both the audience and the critics; otherwise, they wouldn’t have won 16 Academy Awards. One of the reasons for their charm is the simplicity and catchiness. But, that doesn’t mean they are simple to play, at least for guitar beginners. This is mainly because many of the song feature fingerpicking technique that takes a while to master while there are also lots of different versions and arrangements of the same song. You’ll need to have a lot of patience and will if you want to play some of them. In case you are a bigger fan of Christmas carols, then you should definitely check out our list of Easiest Christmas Songs to Play on Guitar.
Now, before we begin with our list of easiest Disney songs to play on guitar, let’s reveal the methodology behind it. I had a hard time finding recommendations from other sources, so I’ve decided to use Hal Leonard Corp’s book Disney Songs for Easy Guitar as a starting point. Then I checked if there were any good guitar tutorials available for them on YouTube. Relying on my experience as a guitar player, I’ve chosen the tutorials that were explanatory, contained chords and/or tabs while featuring the easiest arrangements of the songs and featured them on the list. Although I usually give you some tips and provide chords on similar lists, there was no need for that now since the videos have it all covered. In case you disagree and think there are even easier Disney songs to play on guitar, let us know in the comment section below. Now, let’s begin with the list.
10. Beauty and the Beast (Tale as Old as Time) – Beauty and the Beast
Many people consider that Tale as Old as Time is one of the most popular Disney songs. Composed by Alan Menken, it has won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1991. The song was featured in both the animated version of the movie from 1991 and the live action one from 2017. The video features the version from John Legend and Ariana Grande, recorded for the live-action version of the movie.
9. Can You Feel the Love Tonight – The Lion King
The music for the song was composed by non-other than Elton John. Can You Feel The Love Tonight also received an Academy Award and went on to have a huge popularity. You could probably find the song in your own language since it was covered numerous times.
8. Let It Go – Frozen
I’m sure you are happy to see Let it Go on our list. Although Frozen was released a few years ago, it has become one of the most loved Disney animated movies. The same goes for the song, that gained a major international success, being covered by numerous artists from all over the world.
7. We Know the Way – Moana
This song that ranks 7th on the list of easiest Disney songs to play on guitar may not be as familiar as some other entries, but the arrangement of We Know the Way in the video below is fairly easy even for beginners. The song was featured in animated movie Moana from 2016 and was composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the star of Broadway musical Hamilton.
6. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – Mary Poppins
Featured in the Disney’s musical Mary Poppins, this tune is easier to play than to pronounce, that’s for sure. Written by Sherman Brothers, the song ended up on the AFI’s list of top tunes in the cinema in 36th place.
5. A Spoonful Of Sugar – Mary Poppins
Let’s get straight to the second Mary Poppins entry on our list of easiest Disney songs to play on guitar. The actress that portrayed the main character, Julie Andrews, disliked the original song The Eyes of Love, so the Sherman Brothers came up with the A Spoonful Of Sugar as a substitute.
4. How Far I’ll Go – Moana
We have one more song from the movie Moana. It’s the more recognizable of the two and has reached moderate popularity since the release of the movie. Also composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the song continued with Disney’s tradition of being nominated for an Academy Award.
3. Hakuna Matata – The Lion King
We are continuing our list of the easiest Disney songs to play on guitar with Hakuna Matata that is the song you’ll enjoy both playing and singing, thanks to its catchiness. Just like Can You Feel the Love Tonight, this one was also composed by Elton John and was nominated for an Academy Award.
2. You’ve Got a Friend In Me – Toy Story
Originally written for Disney and Pixar team effort that was Toy Story, You’ve Got a Friend In Me has since become somewhat of a theme song for the entire franchise. The song was covered numerous times like all Disney’s tunes, but the most interesting might be the version of Michael Bublé, that you should definitely check out.
1. It’s a Small World – Disneyland Ride
Ok, the last entry on our list of easiest Disney songs to play on guitar isn’t from a movie, but being the crucial part of the Disneyland, it had to be on the list. One of the composers of the song Robert Sherman, Jr claimed that this is the world’s most translated and performed piece of music. The arrangement provided in the video is really as basic as it gets, so you shouldn’t have any problems with it at all.
