Guitar/Guitar chords cheat sheet of popular songs from the 1980s

The following is a list of notable easy to learn guitar songs from the 1980s. These are informal chords to songs which represent many different authors' own interpretations of the original songs. Most of the chords on the list are relatively easy to learn, and would be a great start for novice guitar players who are interested in improving their playing abilities.

The technical difficulty and skill level required to play each of the songs is defined with a star rating system:


 * [[Image:Star_full.svg|11px]][[Image:Star_empty.svg|11px]][[Image:Star_empty.svg|11px]] - Easy Song
 * [[Image:Star_full.svg|11px]][[Image:Star_full.svg|11px]][[Image:Star_empty.svg|11px]] - Intermediate Song
 * [[Image:Star_full.svg|11px]][[Image:Star_full.svg|11px]][[Image:Star_full.svg|11px]] - Difficult Song

38 Special - Hold On Loosely

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A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song

- a-ha - Take on Me

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Air Supply - All Out Of Love

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Alphaville - Big in Japan

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Alphaville - Forever Young

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Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

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Black Sabbath - Crazy Train

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Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive

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Bryan Adams - Heaven

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Bryan Adams - Summer of 69

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Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over

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Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

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Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet

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Dire Straits - Walk of Life

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Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

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Europe - The Final Countdown

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George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone

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Gheorghe Zamfir - The Lonely Shepherd

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Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

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INXS - New Sensation

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INXS - Never Tear Us Apart

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Journey - Any Way You Want It

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Journey - Faithfully

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Keith Whitley - When You Say Nothing At All

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Koreana - Hand in Hand

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The Korgis - Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime

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Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah

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Men at Work - Down Under

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Modern Talking - Brother Louie

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Opus - Live Is Life

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The Outfield - Your Love

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Pat Benatar - We Belong

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Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open the Door

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The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

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R.E.M - The One I Love

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REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run

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Roxette - It Must Have Been Love

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Roxette - Listen to Your Heart

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Roxy Music - Oh Yeah (There's a Band Playing On the Radio)

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Scorpions - Wind of Change

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Smiths - Panic

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Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels

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The Romantics - What I Like About You

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The The - This Is The Day

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Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout a Revolution

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Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line

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U2 - All I Want Is You

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U2 - With or Without You

- UB40 - I Got You Babe