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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 Come To Me, Brave, and When We All Get To Heaven to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 541 Come To Me Goo Goo Dolls C 843
  2. 542 Brave Skillet C 843
  3. 543 When We All Get To Heaven Hymnal C 842
  4. 544 Gone Not Around Any Longer Sistar Em 842
  5. 545 Gene, Are You There Gene Pitney A 842
  6. 546 Bernadette IAMX Em 842
  7. 547 Songs For Women Frank Ocean D# 842
  8. 548 Hennessy And Sailor Moon Yung Lean C 842
  9. 549 Too Sweet For Me Tab Benoit D 841
  10. 550 So Schön Schön War Die Zeit Freddy Quinn F 841
  11. 551 Zombie The Cranberries Em 841
  12. 552 Holding Her and Loving You Earl Thomas Conley G 841
  13. 553 North Country Blues Bob Dylan C 841
  14. 554 Give Life Back To Music Daft Punk Am 841
  15. 555 Corazón El Más Puro Católicas C 841
  16. 556 Lose My Mind Dean Lewis D 841
  17. 557 Out Of Tears The Rolling Stones E 841
  18. 558 Va Kvar Veronica Maggio A 840
  19. 559 I Remember A Day to Remember F 840
  20. 560 Hometown Glory Adele D 840
  21. 561 Gajamukhane Ganapathiye Ninage Vandane Misc Traditional C 840
  22. 562 Gold Kiiara G# 839
  23. 563 Dame Tu Amor Los Limones D 839
  24. 564 Hey Mama David Guetta Em 839
  25. 565 Funkytown Lipps Inc C 839
  26. 566 Tender Mercies Of The Lord Lds Hymns G 839
  27. 567 Changed The Locks (live) Kasey Chambers A 839
  28. 568 Big Girl Little Girl Sia Bm 839
  29. 569 Keep Your Hands To Yourself Garth Brooks D 838
  30. 570 Kids MGMT Am 838
  31. 571 Smells Like Teen Spirit Kurt Cobain A 838
  32. 572 Walk Away Xavier Rudd F# 838
  33. 573 Cold Beer Jesse Stewart Am 838
  34. 574 Work Rihanna C#m 838
  35. 575 Trumpets Jason Derulo C 837
  36. 576 Sunshine In My Soul Hymnal G 837
  37. 577 Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today Fall Out Boy D 837
  38. 578 Sing Wherever I Go We the Kingdom A 837
  39. 579 Change The Locks Tom Petty G 837
  40. 580 Where Nobody Knows My Name John Hiatt G 836
  41. 581 Where The Lines Overlap Paramore E A B 836
  42. 582 Hey Kids Jet A 836
  43. 583 Saraswati Krishna Das C 836
  44. 584 Hungry Praise and Worship D 836
  45. 585 Tourner Dans Le Vide Indila Am 835
  46. 586 Peregrino Alessandro Vilas Boas C 835
  47. 587 Oração Pela Família Padre Zezinho Eb 835
  48. 588 Matthew John Denver G 835
  49. 589 Cut Your Bangs Radiator Hospital D 834
  50. 590 Magic Shop BTS F 834
  51. 591 The Man in Me Bob Dylan G 833
  52. 592 Pink Houses John Mellencamp G 833
  53. 593 I am a believer The Monkees G 833
  54. 594 Ultralight Beam Kanye West Cm 833
  55. 595 Eu Vou Clamar Ate Deus Me Ouvir Hinos Avulsos Ccb A 833
  56. 596 One Call Away Charlie Puth G 833
  57. 597 Chimes Of Freedom Bob Dylan G 832
  58. 598 Lower Your Expectations Bo Burnham E 832
  59. 599 Copo De Cerveja Akhenaton Thor Cm 832
  60. 600 That's All Right, Mama The Beatles A 832

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Come To Me, Brave, and When We All Get To Heaven. 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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