
Here, we’ve separated the biggest gems from the large pile of rock’n’roll antiquities to create a list of the most classic of classic rock tracks – the ones that kids just picking up guitars will forever be trying to learn…as long as guitars still exist. Just because something’s from the ‘60s or ‘70s and gets played on the radio doesn’t mean it endures as an all-time jam. Not all classic rock is created equal, though. It’s the music your parents listened to that you probably spent much of your youth attempting to reject, before giving in and admitting that it’s awesome. Intro: G G4 G Starry, starry night Am A9 Am Paint your palette blue and gray C Look out on a summers day D7 G With eyes that know the darkness in my soul G4 G Shadows on the hills Am A9 Am Sketch the trees and the daffodils C Catch the breeze and the winter chills D7 G C G In colors on the snowy linen land Am D7 G G/F Em Now I understand, what.

The song became an instant classic with novice and veteran guitar players flocking to learn the chords. But for the time being, when we use the phrase ‘classic rock’, it conjures a few distinct images. Fifty years ago, in 1972, American Pie hit the top of the Billboard charts. Given its waning cultural profile, all rock’n’roll is rapidly becoming classic – as in, an antique.
