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3-Chord Guitar Songs

Classic three-chord songs, the backbone of folk, country and pop.

Every song in this list is built from just three chords, which makes them some of the fastest songs to learn on guitar. There are 612 of them, ranked by how often ChordLines readers play them — try Guantanamera, The Solid Rock, and All Along The Watchtower to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 121 Guantanamera Joan Baez C 1.0K
  2. 122 The Solid Rock Praise and Worship D 1.0K
  3. 123 All Along The Watchtower Bob Dylan Am 1.0K
  4. 124 Pharoah Pharoah Praise and Worship A 1.0K
  5. 125 Youll Never Run Out Of The Blood Unknown G 1.0K
  6. 126 Darling Say Youll Love Me When I'm Old Foster and Allen G 996
  7. 127 Sirena Gloc 9 Dm 996
  8. 128 It's A Great Day (for Me To Whoop Somebody's Ass) Paul Thorn E 995
  9. 129 Puke Eminem Em 993
  10. 130 Can The Circle Be Unbroken The Carter Family A 992
  11. 131 Kaisi Paheli Zindagani Sunidhi Chauhan Bb 991
  12. 132 Privilege The Weeknd G 989
  13. 133 Closer The Chainsmokers C# 988
  14. 134 September Taylor Swift A 987
  15. 135 Heroes Oasis D 986
  16. 136 Simple man Bad Company Am 984
  17. 137 Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby The Beatles E 984
  18. 138 Burning Bridges Ray Price C 982
  19. 139 I Found A Church Today Gibson Brothers E 980
  20. 140 Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die Willie Nelson C 979
  21. 141 The Boys Light Up Australian Crawl Bm 978
  22. 142 Simple A Kanta Ilocano Song G 975
  23. 143 Songbird Oasis G 974
  24. 144 O Mistério Elias Silva D 971
  25. 145 I'm Talking About You The Beatles E 971
  26. 146 Perfect One Direction D 968
  27. 147 All Shook Up The Beatles G 968
  28. 148 The Hippy Hippy Shake The Beatles A 967
  29. 149 Hope XXXTentacion F 967
  30. 150 I Am ... I Said Neil Diamond Bb 966
  31. 151 Shes Leaving OMD A 966
  32. 152 Better Man Oasis F# 963
  33. 153 She´s A Woman The Beatles A 963
  34. 154 We Have Come (bless The Lord) United Pursuit F 960
  35. 155 Snuff Slipknot F#m 960
  36. 156 Cheater Cheater Joey & Rory E 959
  37. 157 Laid JAMES C 954
  38. 158 Love Without End, Amen George Strait D 954
  39. 159 Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton A 953
  40. 160 Hero Adam Sandler Dm 953
  41. 161 The Adventure Angels & Airwaves G#m 952
  42. 162 Art Deco Lana Del Rey G 952
  43. 163 Mera Yeshu Hai Kitna Mahan Vijay Benedict D 951
  44. 164 Passionista Me Chamas A Ser Coral Palestrina Am 950
  45. 165 Too Much Of A Good Thing ( Is A Good Thing ) Alan Jackson D 949
  46. 166 Goodbye cruel world Pink Floyd D 946
  47. 167 Jackboot Jump Hozier D 945
  48. 168 Love Song Elton John Gm 945
  49. 169 The Steal Of The Night George Strait D 942
  50. 170 Joven Aún Chaves C 942
  51. 171 Sit Down JAMES E 942
  52. 172 Can I Sleep In Your Arms Willie Nelson G 940
  53. 173 Call Me The Breeze JJ Cale A 938
  54. 174 Only A Shadow Misc Traditional G 934
  55. 175 Out on the weekend Neil Young G 934
  56. 176 Careless Love Eartha Kitt G 933
  57. 177 Let's get loud Jennifer Lopez Cm 933
  58. 178 Words Of Love The Beatles A 931
  59. 179 Light the Fire Praise and Worship E 929
  60. 180 Un Cuento De Navidad Jesús Adrián Romero G 926

Frequently asked questions

What are the best three-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Guantanamera, The Solid Rock, and All Along The Watchtower. Every song above uses only three distinct chords.

Are three-chord songs good for beginners?

Yes. Fewer chords means less to memorise and quicker chord changes, so three-chord songs are ideal when you're starting out or want a fast win.

Can I play these songs in a different key?

Yes. Open any song and use the transpose buttons to shift it up or down. The chords and diagrams update automatically, so you can match your voice or a capo.

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Capo 1 169 Capo 2 127 Capo 3 115 Capo 4 72 Capo 5 36

By niche

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By progression

G–C–D 1779 C–F–G 1612 D–A–G 1476 C–G–Am–F 1111 C–Am–F–G 1111 G–D–Em–C 1084 Em–C–G–D 1084 G–Em–C–D 1084

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