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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 Tarzan On A Big Red Scooter, I Can Walk On Water, I Can Fly, and Never Stopped Loving to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 781 Tarzan On A Big Red Scooter Lolita Pop E 791
  2. 782 I Can Walk On Water, I Can Fly Basshunter F#m 791
  3. 783 Never Stopped Loving Jeremy Camp F#m 791
  4. 784 Preacher OneRepublic F 791
  5. 785 Happy Alexia G 791
  6. 786 The Hanging Tree Hunger Games Dm 791
  7. 787 The Eye Brandi Carlile F# 791
  8. 788 Ipê Florido Edson e Hudson A 791
  9. 789 Lakeside Australian Crawl G 791
  10. 790 Popurri De Rumbas Aire Flamenco Am 790
  11. 791 Long A Cool Women In A Black Dress The Hollies E 790
  12. 792 Island Winner A 790
  13. 793 There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio Aaron Tippin G 790
  14. 794 three wooden crosses Randy Travis C 790
  15. 795 Blue Bird Island Hank Snow C 788
  16. 796 Paasa Yeng Constantino G 788
  17. 797 No Escondidinho Israel e Rodolffo Am 788
  18. 798 School Of Rock The Musical - You're In The Band Misc Soundtrack G 788
  19. 799 Don't Give Up On Me Andy Grammer Eb 788
  20. 800 Flying With The King Lee Kernaghan G 788
  21. 801 Bonfire Love Song James Reid E 787
  22. 802 Breathe Backstreet Boys G 787
  23. 803 Toxic Melanie Martinez Am 787
  24. 804 Manitoba Stompin' Tom Connors A 787
  25. 805 Faded Alan Walker Am 787
  26. 806 Proud And Humble Imelda May Gm 787
  27. 807 Hangover Taio Cruz C 787
  28. 808 This Pill Pete Murray Am 787
  29. 809 Porque? Dorgival Dantas C 786
  30. 810 Warum Hast Du Nicht Nein Gesagt Roland Kaiser E 786
  31. 811 Poncho and lefty Willie Nelson D 786
  32. 812 Fast Food Blister B 786
  33. 813 Somebodys Baby Jackson Browne G 786
  34. 814 Quão Grande Amor Zoe Lilly D 785
  35. 815 Temporal Ozuna Dm 785
  36. 816 Who is he and what is he to you Bill Withers E 784
  37. 817 Nashville Old 97's E 784
  38. 818 My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin Bill Monroe G 784
  39. 819 Sic Em On A Chiken Zac Brown Band D 784
  40. 820 Honeymoon Avenue Ariana Grande D 784
  41. 821 Whistling Gypsy Rover Traditional Irish G 784
  42. 822 Janela Babado Novo Gm 784
  43. 823 Hualalai Ka'au Crater Boys C 783
  44. 824 Fall Softly Snow Jim Ed Brown G 783
  45. 825 One Day Matisyahu C 783
  46. 826 Why May I Not Go Out And Climb The Trees Daniel Norgren Em 783
  47. 827 Never XXXTentacion C#m 783
  48. 828 Without You Avicii D# 783
  49. 829 Shine Like It Does INXS D 783
  50. 830 Show Up Akon Em 783
  51. 831 Aceito Tudo Di Melo Am 783
  52. 832 Sweet Harmony The Beloved D#m 783
  53. 833 100 Years Blues Traveler G 783
  54. 834 Ogum Umbanda Am 782
  55. 835 Love More Teach Us Liveloud D 782
  56. 836 Hardcore Troubadour Steve Earle G 782
  57. 837 Yahweh Elevation Worship D 782
  58. 838 Faith In Each Other INXS Dm 782
  59. 839 I Know What Love Is All About Anthony Hamilton Cm 781
  60. 840 My Name Is Eminem F 781

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Tarzan On A Big Red Scooter, I Can Walk On Water, I Can Fly, and Never Stopped Loving. 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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