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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 Ich Möchte Noch Bleiben, Die Nacht Ist Noch Jung, Put Your Sweet Lips, and How Can I Tell You to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 181 Ich Möchte Noch Bleiben, Die Nacht Ist Noch Jung Enno Bunger A 1.0K
  2. 182 Put Your Sweet Lips Jim Reeves C 1.0K
  3. 183 How Can I Tell You Cat Stevens Em 1.0K
  4. 184 Big City Blues LiL PEEP C 1.0K
  5. 185 Small Town John Mellencamp G 1.0K
  6. 186 Maracas Panda C# 1.0K
  7. 187 Someone New Paul Kelly G 1.0K
  8. 188 Salt and Light (ver. 2) Jamie Smith E 1.0K
  9. 189 Stitches Shawn Mendes Bbm 1.0K
  10. 190 Spirit Break Out Jesus Culture C 1.0K
  11. 191 Unravel Me Sabrina Claudio E 1.0K
  12. 192 The Parting Glass Assassins Creed Version Anne Bonny Bm 1.0K
  13. 193 We Are Hungry Praise and Worship G 1.0K
  14. 194 Do I Wanna Know (acoustic) Arctic Monkeys Am 1.0K
  15. 195 Used To Get High John Butler Trio Em 1.0K
  16. 196 The ones the wolves pulled Down Garth Brooks D 1.0K
  17. 197 Swan Elisa E 1.0K
  18. 198 Eles Cássia Eller Dm 1.0K
  19. 199 Colors Halsey Am 1.0K
  20. 200 I Me Mine The Beatles Am 1.0K
  21. 201 What Shall We Do Now Pink Floyd B 1.0K
  22. 202 Love Scenario Ikon C 1.0K
  23. 203 4th Time Around Bob Dylan E 1.0K
  24. 204 A Piece Of My Heart Amy Macdonald Ab 1.0K
  25. 205 Cemetery drive My Chemical Romance A 1.0K
  26. 206 Softcore The Neighbourhood Am 1.0K
  27. 207 Rock And Roll Never Forgets Bob Seger F# 1.0K
  28. 208 Pink And White Frank Ocean C 1.0K
  29. 209 Daylight Taylor Swift C 1.0K
  30. 210 Secrets OneRepublic D 1.0K
  31. 211 Tracking Time Citizen F 1.0K
  32. 212 Mother Popcorn James Brown E 1.0K
  33. 213 Oh Me Nirvana G 1.0K
  34. 214 Amen Elton John C 1.0K
  35. 215 Eclipse Pink Floyd D 1.0K
  36. 216 God Billy Bob Thornton C 1.0K
  37. 217 Teri Deewani Kailash Kher Em 1.0K
  38. 218 A-beggin I Will Go Traditional Em 1.0K
  39. 219 Wicked Game Chris Isaak Bm 1.0K
  40. 220 A Horse With No Name America Em 1.0K
  41. 221 Cigarettes & Alcohl Oasis E 1.0K
  42. 222 War Girl Finn und Jonas F 1.0K
  43. 223 Leaps & Bounds Paul Kelly B 1.0K
  44. 224 Hold Up Beyoncé C 1.0K
  45. 225 Bye Bye Na Rivermaya C 999
  46. 226 Viagra Paul Thorn G 998
  47. 227 Cannibal Kesha Em 998
  48. 228 Come To Me Catie Curtis G 996
  49. 229 Aber bitte mit Sahne Udo Jürgens C 995
  50. 230 Hold On Tom Waits D 995
  51. 231 Cree En Ti Porta Bm 994
  52. 232 Only Trust Him Hymnal G 991
  53. 233 2000 Light Years From Home The Beatles E 991
  54. 234 Into My Arms Nick Cave (and the Bad Seeds) Dm 990
  55. 235 Red River Rising James Keelaghan Em 988
  56. 236 Up Among The Heather Irish Rovers B 988
  57. 237 Dont change INXS A 988
  58. 238 La Ley Del Monte Vicente Fernandez C 987
  59. 239 To Worship You I Live Matt Gilman F 986
  60. 240 Boys of summer Don Henley D 984

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Ich Möchte Noch Bleiben, Die Nacht Ist Noch Jung, Put Your Sweet Lips, and How Can I Tell You. 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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