Chords

4-Chord Guitar Songs

The famous four-chord songs — a huge amount of music from just four shapes.

Every song in this list is built from just four chords, which makes them some of the fastest songs to learn on guitar. There are 1,121 of them, ranked by how often ChordLines readers play them — try Thank You Lord For Saving My Soul, Creep, and Hee Haw - Where Oh Where Are You Tonight to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

1 Thank You Lord For Saving My Soul Hymn D 10.3K
2 Creep Radiohead G 8.4K
3 Hee Haw - Where Oh Where Are You Tonight Misc Television D 6.4K
4 The Dam Daithi And Phil G 6.2K
5 Ikaw Pa Rin Malayang Pilipino E 5.6K
6 Di Ko Kayang Pigilin Praise and Worship F 5.3K
7 You Have Chosen Me Liveloud E 4.6K
8 Jeg Elsker Banan Mark King Am 4.4K
9 I'm Learning How To Lean And Depend On Jesus Misc Traditional D 4.0K
10 Yo Te Adoro Cristo Rey De Las Naciones Música Religiosa D 3.8K
11 Same Place Grady Spencer & The Work Bm 3.8K
12 Black Diamond Jordie Lane E 3.7K
13 God Is God Jimmy Swaggart C 3.4K
14 You Are King Liveloud D 3.0K
15 When I Lay My Issac Down Billy Fields C 2.9K
16 Heaven Liveloud G 2.8K
17 Cantos De Liberación Ebenezer Cm 2.7K
18 All For You Liveloud F#m 2.5K
19 The Parting Glass Traditional Irish G 2.5K
20 Serve The Lord With Gladness Hymnal G 2.5K
21 Sattler's Broken Jaw Perry Keyes and the Stolen Holdens G 2.4K
22 Dil Sambhal Ja Zara Phir Mohabbat Arijit Singh F 2.3K
23 Xemx Tramps Ab 2.3K
24 God In Me Liveloud D 2.3K
25 Lost On You LP Am 2.2K
26 Escuchamos Tu Voz Señor Angel Alonso A 2.2K
27 Old Rugged Cross Fanny Crosby A 2.2K
28 Magasin Yeng Constantino E 2.1K
29 Where He Leads Me Hymn C 2.1K
30 Hallelujah Liveloud G 2.1K
31 Pullava Misc Television Eb 2.0K
32 Send Me Liveloud C 2.0K
33 Here I Go Again Twiggy G 2.0K
34 Sora Barse Umerai Ma Kalyan Sherchan G 2.0K
35 Freedom Liveloud C 2.0K
36 Do Lord Hymnal D 1.9K
37 Oh I Want To See Him Hymn G 1.9K
38 His Hands In Mine Elvis Presley C 1.8K
39 Loose The Stooges E 1.8K
40 None Like You Joshua Aaron Am 1.8K
41 Mis Enemigos Volvieron Atrás Ebenezer Gm 1.8K
42 Never Trust A Puppet Heywood Banks C 1.8K
43 In Your Arms Liveloud C 1.8K
44 Sagad-sagaran Malayang Pilipino G 1.8K
45 Mr Hall Anjan Dutta E 1.8K
46 Perdão por não ser santo Louvemos Cm 1.8K
47 God Suit On Pete James C 1.8K
48 Sorry Tracy Chapman C 1.7K
49 From Within Liveloud F# 1.7K
50 Were You Born An Asshole Jimmy Buffett D 1.7K
51 Reward Josh Yeoh G 1.7K
52 Lose Yourself Eminem Dm 1.7K
53 Oh I Love You Liveloud G 1.6K
54 Lord I Want To Know You More Steve Green C 1.6K
55 Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton E 1.6K
56 Trust Try And Prove Me Hymnal D 1.6K
57 Wairua Tapu Edge Kingsland B 1.6K
58 Margaritaville with with the lost verse Jimmy Buffett D 1.5K
59 Choose To Love Liveloud D 1.5K
60 Go My Children With My Blessing Hymnal E 1.5K

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Thank You Lord For Saving My Soul, Creep, and Hee Haw - Where Oh Where Are You Tonight. Every song above uses only four distinct chords.

Are four-chord songs good for beginners?

Yes. Fewer chords means less to memorise and quicker chord changes, so four-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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Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Are four-chord songs good for beginners?

Can I play these songs in a different key?

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