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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 Franks Track, Highest Praise, and Wenn Sich Die Igel Küssen to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 721 Franks Track Kanye West Em 804
  2. 722 Highest Praise New Creation Church B 804
  3. 723 Wenn Sich Die Igel Küssen Misc Children G 804
  4. 724 More About Jesus Hymnal G 803
  5. 725 Una Fotografia Bonny Cepeda C 802
  6. 726 Pround And Humble Imelda May Gm 802
  7. 727 To have and to hold Depeche Mode Cm 802
  8. 728 Cyclone Sticky Fingers E 802
  9. 729 Cannonball Damien Rice Em 802
  10. 730 Bitch Dont Kill My Vibe Kendrick Lamar Em 802
  11. 731 Last Christmas Wham! D 800
  12. 732 Youre Gonna Miss Me Brooks And Dunn G 800
  13. 733 Sail To The Sun Wavves A 800
  14. 734 Pleas Widespread Panic E 800
  15. 735 Pay Me Rent DNCE Em 800
  16. 736 Flawless Beyonce Knowles Bm 800
  17. 737 Dust on the bottle David Lee Murphy C 799
  18. 738 Green Green Grass Of Home Tom Jones G# 799
  19. 739 Como Olvidarme La Beriso E 799
  20. 740 I Have A Dream Westlife C 799
  21. 741 Fallen Volbeat D 799
  22. 742 Balkan Azra G 799
  23. 743 Traditional The Parting Glass Dm 799
  24. 744 I Wanna Live Ramones E 799
  25. 745 Work Song Hozier A# 798
  26. 746 The Sound Of Your Goodbye (Sticks and Stones) Aaron Tippin G 798
  27. 747 Please Mr.Postman The Beatles A 798
  28. 748 Tu Meri Jaan Hai Kailash Kher F 798
  29. 749 Pras Damas Oriente G 798
  30. 750 Crash You Me At Six D 798
  31. 751 White Noise Disclosure Em 797
  32. 752 Back To The Land Black Oak Arkansas G 797
  33. 753 I've Got Rights Hank Williams Jr D 797
  34. 754 Always Coming Back One Ok Rock Bm 797
  35. 755 This Is The Life Amy Macdonald Bm 797
  36. 756 You Better Think Twice Poco F# 796
  37. 757 Galway Girl Steve Earle D 796
  38. 758 King Of The Clouds Panic at the disco Bbmaj 796
  39. 759 Thirteen Days J.J. Cale E 796
  40. 760 Price Tag Jessie J F 796
  41. 761 La Luz Del Bosque Yonatan Meir Kimchi C 796
  42. 762 Princesa Daniel Padilla C 796
  43. 763 Middle Finger Bohnes C#m 796
  44. 764 Red Right Hand Nick Cave (and the Bad Seeds) B 795
  45. 765 Far Side Banks Of Jordan The Carter Family F# 795
  46. 766 Tu Thori Dair Farhan Saeed A 795
  47. 767 069 Haftbefehl F#m 795
  48. 768 Caraiva Natiruts Am 795
  49. 769 Crush Crush Crush Paramore Dm 795
  50. 770 Capital Letters Feat. Bloodpop Hailee Steinfeld C 794
  51. 771 Out Of My League Fitz And The Tantrums Am 794
  52. 772 Sandcastles Beyoncé Bb 794
  53. 773 Seguimos Laborando Grupo 360 Dm 793
  54. 774 Filha da puta Ultraje a Rigor A 793
  55. 775 Where Them Girls At? David Guetta C#m 792
  56. 776 Can't Do That Dead Moon C 792
  57. 777 Forty-six And 2 Tool D 792
  58. 778 Home Casting Crowns G 792
  59. 779 My Whole Life Long Delta Rae E 792
  60. 780 Before The Worst The Script E 792

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Franks Track, Highest Praise, and Wenn Sich Die Igel Küssen. 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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