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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 Blood Like Wine, Suicide Blonde, and Underneath The Sky to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 421 Blood Like Wine Balthazar A 791
  2. 422 Suicide Blonde INXS E 791
  3. 423 Underneath The Sky Oasis Bm 791
  4. 424 Brick By Brick Arctic Monkeys E 791
  5. 425 19-2000 Gorillaz G 790
  6. 426 Whiggy Wiggle Whigfield C 790
  7. 427 Mailman Bring Me No More Blues The Beatles A 790
  8. 428 I'll Fly Away (with Gillian Welch) Alison Krauss D 789
  9. 429 What Are You So Afraid Of XXXTentacion F 788
  10. 430 Love Will Find A Way Yes A 788
  11. 431 Fruit Abra Am 787
  12. 432 Man Of Misery Oasis Em 787
  13. 433 Delicate Damien Rice Bb 787
  14. 434 Where Ya Been Luke Bell E 786
  15. 435 End Of The Line Bob Wills C 786
  16. 436 Oh My Sweet Carolina Zac Brown Band D 786
  17. 437 Tell Me The Story Of Jesus Hymnal C 786
  18. 438 Grandpa The Judds E 785
  19. 439 7/11 Beyoncé Am 785
  20. 440 Soy Peor Bad Bunny Ab 785
  21. 441 Saiyyan Kailash Kher C 784
  22. 442 Leave Post Malone F#m 784
  23. 443 Teenage Dirtbag Wheathus E 784
  24. 444 Tum Hi Ho Arijit Singh Em 784
  25. 445 Electioneering Radiohead B 784
  26. 446 You Need To Calm Down Taylor Swift D 783
  27. 447 Nunca Ana Carolina C 783
  28. 448 Out The Mud Kevin Gates A#m 783
  29. 449 Letter Xavier Rudd G 782
  30. 450 Going So Right Donnie Mills A 782
  31. 451 Jambalaya Harry Connick Jr C 782
  32. 452 There Beneath The Oh Hellos F 782
  33. 453 The Harvest Tyler Childers D 782
  34. 454 La Noche En Que Chicago Se Murió Banda Toro A 782
  35. 455 Grass Ain't Greener Chris Brown F# 782
  36. 456 Nen Nje Portokalle Kenge Shqip Am 781
  37. 457 In For A Penny Slade Dm 781
  38. 458 Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot G 781
  39. 459 Agora ou nunca mais Amado Batista G 781
  40. 460 Schiehallion Gaberlunzie A 780
  41. 461 My Pace Bleach F#m 780
  42. 462 Black and Yellow Wiz Khalifa Dm 780
  43. 463 This Isnt Hogwarts Hank Green G 779
  44. 464 Drunk Dial A Thousand Horses B 778
  45. 465 Come Back Home Lauv Bb 778
  46. 466 Fortress Around Your Heart Sting Dm 778
  47. 467 Rock Bottom Donnie Mills Em 778
  48. 468 Anything But Mine Kenny Chesney E 777
  49. 469 I'm A Believer (acoustic) Neil Diamond D 777
  50. 470 Ocean Man Ween E 777
  51. 471 The Bear Song Uncle Smokey D 776
  52. 472 Two Doors Down Dolly Parton A 776
  53. 473 Weekend In Paradise Jamie Webster D 776
  54. 474 Moving On The Street Perry Keyes and the Stolen Holdens G 776
  55. 475 Tuts Tuts Quero Vee ABC G 775
  56. 476 Afreen Afreen (live) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan A 775
  57. 477 Where Corn Don't Grow Travis Tritt E 775
  58. 478 Jag älskar Dig Basshunter D 775
  59. 479 Fee Ra Huri Omnia Em 775
  60. 480 The Death Of Queen Jane Oscar Isaac G 775

Frequently asked questions

What are the best three-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Blood Like Wine, Suicide Blonde, and Underneath The Sky. 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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