Oasis Wonderwall Guitar Lesson

Learn how to play the crowd favorite “Wonderwall” in this Oasis Wonderwall guitar lesson. The chords are pretty simple and straighforward, and this is a great song for the beginner to learn.

This is also a classic song that will be instantly recognizable. 

“Wonderwall” is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by the band’s guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher. Released as the third single from (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? in October 1995, “Wonderwall” peaked at number two in the UK Singles Charts and proved to be their American breakthrough, reaching number eight on the Hot 100 singles chart and giving them their only top-ten hit in the U.S. thus far. “Wonderwall” is perhaps their most popular song.

The song was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, during a two-week recording of the ‘Morning Glory’ album in May 1995. According to producer Owen Morris, the song was completed in 6-8 hours.

Noel debuted the song on UK TV, backstage at Glastonbury and broadcast on Channel 4 on June 24, 1995. The song wasn’t performed by the band during their headline performance the night before.

The music video to the song was filmed in the relatively brief period when bassist Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan quit the band due to nervous exhaustion; Scott McLeod came in to replace him.

“Wonderwall reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. In the U.S., it peaked at number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart for an unprecedented ten weeks (this amount was later eclipsed in 1998 by Marcy Playground), and reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Wonderwall” has been one of the most-frequently covered songs in recent history; the most famous of which was an easy listening arrangement by The Mike Flowers Pops, which reached #2 in the UK Singles Charts, just as the Oasis original had done two months earlier.