The Beatles stand atop most categories when it comes to rock bands of theirs or any other era. That’s certainly the case when ranking by the quantity and quality of songs that were based around the acoustic guitar. Their natural melodic talents made these songs stand out a great deal.

Over the years, the Fab Four gave us a slew of acoustic-based classics. Here are five that you are perfect for the budding troubadour at your next campfire singalong.

“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”

The Beatles were blown away when they first heard Bob Dylan’s music. John Lennon, in particular, began to bring some of Dylan’s confessional authenticity to his own songwriting. Perhaps the first example was the song “I’m a Loser,” found on the 1964 album Beatles for Sale. By the following year, Lennon had taken Dylan’s influence and infused it with his own sensibilities to create something that was unique to his group on the song “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.” Dylan’s greatness notwithstanding, he rarely managed a refrain hook as catchy as the one Lennon produces here.

We get that a lot more than just acoustic guitar happens in the classic closing track to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. There’s Paul McCartney’s memorable middle section, the crazed orchestral buildup, the unforgettable final piano chords, and on and on. But at its profound heart, “A Day in the Life” is a song whose foundation lies in John Lennon’s tender singing and gently strummed acoustic guitar. The opening moments to the song, when Lennon is in the spotlight before all the other stuff comes crashing into the picture, is infinitely pretty.