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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 Imagination, On Écrit Sur Les Murs, and Daughter to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 601 Imagination Shawn Mendes Am 831
  2. 602 On Écrit Sur Les Murs Demis Roussos F 831
  3. 603 Daughter Pearl Jam G 831
  4. 604 Near The Cross Hymnal D 831
  5. 605 Miss Me Andy Grammer C 831
  6. 606 Woman Of The World Amy Macdonald D 831
  7. 607 Nightclub Balthazar F#m 831
  8. 608 I Ll Follow You Dead Moon C 830
  9. 609 Alien Third Day A 828
  10. 610 Las Caderas No Mienten Alejandro Sanz Am 828
  11. 611 Si Estuviésemos Juntos Bad Bunny C#m 828
  12. 612 Wake Me Up Avicii Bm 828
  13. 613 Oh no not you again Australian Crawl D 828
  14. 614 Gatinha Assanhada Wander Almeida Bm 828
  15. 615 Fear Not Bethel Music F 827
  16. 616 Dead Inside XXXTentacion Am 827
  17. 617 Me, You And Steve Garfunkel And Oates Am 827
  18. 618 Uau Babado Novo A 827
  19. 619 Around Blues Traveler G 827
  20. 620 He's My Brother In-law Tim Wilson C 827
  21. 621 It Is Well David Dunn F#m 827
  22. 622 She is Love Oasis G 827
  23. 623 Talking Loud And Saying Nothing James Brown E 827
  24. 624 Mi Peor Error Alejandra Guzmán E 827
  25. 625 Derniere Danse Indila Cm 826
  26. 626 Land Of 1000 Dances Wilson Pickett E 826
  27. 627 Heaven Warrant G 825
  28. 628 Borders Zayn Malik C 825
  29. 629 Heavenly Bodies Earl Thomas Conley G 825
  30. 630 Pursuit Of Happiness Kid Cudi C 824
  31. 631 Bhenchod Sutta Aadar Malik G 824
  32. 632 Stand By Me John Lennon G 824
  33. 633 All That She Wants Ace of Base A 824
  34. 634 Chances are Bob Marley C# 824
  35. 635 Whakaaria Mai How Great Thou Art Stan Walker E 823
  36. 636 Cicatrices Airbag C 823
  37. 637 Church On Sunday Green Day A 823
  38. 638 Madrugada Belô Velloso C 823
  39. 639 Living It Up Damian Marley F#m 823
  40. 640 Rocky Road To Dublin Traditional Irish Dm 823
  41. 641 Fluff-t Beaverloop A 822
  42. 642 Freeze Andy Grammer Bm 822
  43. 643 You Are My Sunshine (acoustic) Chris Stapleton D 822
  44. 644 Love Is Alive Gary Wright F 822
  45. 645 Time Bomb Nick Barker E 822
  46. 646 Biggest Man In Los Angeles Andy Grammer F 821
  47. 647 Dagger Slowdive C 821
  48. 648 Elastic Heart Sia C 821
  49. 649 Right To The Ways And The Rules Of The World Ween Am 820
  50. 650 Local De Feria Larbanois Carrero C 820
  51. 651 I Am Set Free All Sons And Daughters E 820
  52. 652 The Night We Met Chords Lord Huron Em 820
  53. 653 Paradise Maher Zain G#m 819
  54. 654 All Night Beyoncé E 819
  55. 655 The revolution Chris de Burgh Dm 819
  56. 656 I Haven't Seen You in a Long Time Colin Hay C 819
  57. 657 Losing Interest Shiloh A#m 819
  58. 658 For a few dollars more Smokie G 819
  59. 659 Purple Sky Kid Rock B 818
  60. 660 Jump Van Halen G 818

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Imagination, On Écrit Sur Les Murs, and Daughter. 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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