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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 Fall For You, Stupid, and Follow The Sun to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 1021 Fall For You Secondhand Serenade Am 756
  2. 1022 Stupid Oblivia D 756
  3. 1023 Follow The Sun Xavier Rudd G 756
  4. 1024 Dancing On My Own Robyn E 756
  5. 1025 Beautiful Tango Live Bluenote Hindi Zahra Em 755
  6. 1026 Bad Moon Rising 16 Horsepower Dm 755
  7. 1027 The Old Man Down the Road John Fogerty Em 755
  8. 1028 Sahabat Najwa Latif C 755
  9. 1029 Chegou Ao Fim Alexandre Peixe B 755
  10. 1030 Take It Out On Me White Lies C 755
  11. 1031 I Wish You Were Gay Billie Eilish Am 755
  12. 1032 I will always love you. Dolly Parton A 755
  13. 1033 No More Handouts Corey Crowder C 755
  14. 1034 Intermission Bernie Hayes C 755
  15. 1035 Loud And Clear Olly Murs Am 755
  16. 1036 Barely Legal The Strokes G 755
  17. 1037 Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour Hymnal G 754
  18. 1038 Pink White Frank Ocean C 754
  19. 1039 Seminole Wind John Anderson Em 754
  20. 1040 Modo de Usar (Só Capim-Canela) Besteirol D 754
  21. 1041 Loco Azul Azul A 754
  22. 1042 Death Defying Hoodoo Gurus D 754
  23. 1043 Lagi Dan Lagi Andra And The Backbone A 754
  24. 1044 Home Chris Daughtry D 754
  25. 1045 Another Love Kensington D 754
  26. 1046 When God Paints Alan Jackson D 754
  27. 1047 Elias Dispatch E 754
  28. 1048 Go Rest High On That Mountain Vince Gill D 754
  29. 1049 Tokyo Imagine Dragons F 753
  30. 1050 No One Else Like You Adam Levine G 753
  31. 1051 Pushpin Godstar G 753
  32. 1052 Here And Now Great Big Sea Am 753
  33. 1053 Traga O Passarinho Adelino Nascimento A 753
  34. 1054 Carente De Amor Adelino Nascimento A 753
  35. 1055 Keen Mountain Prison Blue Highway G 753
  36. 1056 All Too Well Taylor Swift C 753
  37. 1057 Don't Stop Believin Panic at the disco E 753
  38. 1058 All I Want Kodaline C 753
  39. 1059 ...que É Pra Ninguém Entender Hamilton Luduvice D 753
  40. 1060 Driver Phish G 753
  41. 1061 Esperando Na Janela Falamansa D 752
  42. 1062 Holy Roller Awolnation F 752
  43. 1063 City On A Hill Third Day G 752
  44. 1064 Love Never Runs On Time Paul Kelly D 752
  45. 1065 Down By The Water Ocie Elliott Am 752
  46. 1066 Empress Snow Patrol C 752
  47. 1067 Drogas Mágicas Astro G# 752
  48. 1068 You Don't Know About Lonely Vern Gosdin D# 752
  49. 1069 Perfect Timing Jason Derulo C 752
  50. 1070 No Pressure Dana Williams Em 752
  51. 1071 All For You Iration G 752
  52. 1072 Black Magic Woman Fleetwood Mac Dm 752
  53. 1073 Taro Alt-J Dm 752
  54. 1074 Savage Love Jason Derulo D 752
  55. 1075 I Never Go Around Mirrors Keith Whitley E 751
  56. 1076 Champion Of The World Coldplay C 751
  57. 1077 Chs Rally Song Daniel Ingram D 751
  58. 1078 El Karma Ariel Camacho D 751
  59. 1079 Having a party Sam Cooke A 751
  60. 1080 Unbekannter Soldat Annett Müller C 751

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Fall For You, Stupid, and Follow The Sun. 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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