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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 Manos Hacia El Cielo, Come as you are, and Get Lucky to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 121 Manos Hacia El Cielo North Point A 1.1K
  2. 122 Come as you are Nirvana F#m 1.1K
  3. 123 Get Lucky Daft Punk Am 1.1K
  4. 124 Rapture Nadia Ali Em 1.1K
  5. 125 Self Control Frank Ocean G 1.1K
  6. 126 Flashing Lights Kanye West Em 1.1K
  7. 127 Oh Jesus Marisol Carrasco C 1.1K
  8. 128 Shake The Frost Tyler Childers F 1.1K
  9. 129 If I Killed Someone For You Alec Benjamin A 1.1K
  10. 130 Haunted Taylor Swift D 1.1K
  11. 131 What is Love Haddaway Am 1.1K
  12. 132 Barely Alive Chris Stapleton G 1.1K
  13. 133 I've Just Seen A Face The Beatles G 1.1K
  14. 134 Numb XXXTentacion Bm 1.1K
  15. 135 Old Fat Boat Gordon Bok C 1.1K
  16. 136 He Will Ellie Holcomb D 1.1K
  17. 137 He Will Lift You Up Praise and Worship F 1.1K
  18. 138 Count Your Blessings Hymnal D 1.1K
  19. 139 El Sonido Del Silêncio Alex Campos Gm 1.1K
  20. 140 Catch my Disease Ben lee C 1.1K
  21. 141 Naked Women And Beer Hank Williams Jr A 1.1K
  22. 142 Follow You To Virgie Tyler Childers G 1.1K
  23. 143 Wild And Free Hobo Jim D 1.1K
  24. 144 My Pigeon House Misc Children C 1.1K
  25. 145 Kandam Punhal Saan The Sketches Em 1.1K
  26. 146 Sweater Weather The Neighbourhood B 1.1K
  27. 147 Born Again Tyler Childers G 1.1K
  28. 148 Stand by Me The Beatles A 1.1K
  29. 149 Bad Man Futurebirds G 1.1K
  30. 150 Don't Jump Tokio Hotel C#m 1.1K
  31. 151 Halo Beyoncé A 1.1K
  32. 152 Please Mister Postman The Beatles A 1.1K
  33. 153 Sayap Ilusi Wings D 1.1K
  34. 154 Money Pink Floyd Bm 1.1K
  35. 155 Suzanne Leonard Cohen C 1.1K
  36. 156 Believer Imagine Dragons Am 1.1K
  37. 157 Beauty For Ashes Robert Manzano C 1.1K
  38. 158 You Can't Turn A Whore Into A Lady Rebel Son G 1.1K
  39. 159 Tattoos Tyler Childers G 1.1K
  40. 160 A Mulher Que Já Foi Tua Amalia Rodrigues G#m 1.1K
  41. 161 Yeh Jeevan Hai Kishore Kumar E 1.1K
  42. 162 The Cowboy Rides Away George Strait G 1.1K
  43. 163 Our God Liveloud C 1.1K
  44. 164 Haunt U LiL PEEP G 1.1K
  45. 165 Wheels Foo Fighters D 1.1K
  46. 166 The Green Green Grass Theme Status Quo Bb 1.1K
  47. 167 Ili Ili Tulog Anay Asin Am 1.1K
  48. 168 Everybody Looks Good (at The Starting Line) Paul Thorn E 1.1K
  49. 169 Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing On Rainbows Andrew Huang F 1.1K
  50. 170 Turn the Page Metallica Em 1.1K
  51. 171 Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones C 1.1K
  52. 172 Ekbar Bol Anupam Roy A 1.1K
  53. 173 Its What We Do Pink Floyd Em 1.1K
  54. 174 All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name Hymn Bb 1.1K
  55. 175 Moonlight On The River Mac Demarco G 1.1K
  56. 176 Singot Sa Heart Phylum D 1.0K
  57. 177 Love Is A Verb John Mayer E 1.0K
  58. 178 Sacrifice Divine Yfl D 1.0K
  59. 179 Better Now Post Malone Gm 1.0K
  60. 180 Touch Of Heaven Hillsong Worship D 1.0K

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Manos Hacia El Cielo, Come as you are, and Get Lucky. 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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