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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 Dry Your Eyes, Dirty old town, and Take Me to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 301 Dry Your Eyes Neil Diamond D 941
  2. 302 Dirty old town The Pogues C 939
  3. 303 Take Me Oasis E 939
  4. 304 Shunte Ki Chao Anjan Dutta D 939
  5. 305 Rings Lobo C 938
  6. 306 Magic Kingdom - Rosas (acoustic) Misc Soundtrack G 938
  7. 307 Let Down Radiohead A 937
  8. 308 Set Apart Worship Central B 935
  9. 309 Resurrecting Elevation Worship C 935
  10. 310 Never Too Late Three Days Grace Bb 934
  11. 311 Fuckin' Perfect Pink G 934
  12. 312 Bringing In The Sheaves Hymn Bb 934
  13. 313 Haunted Beyonce Knowles G#m 933
  14. 314 Cathedral Van Halen C 933
  15. 315 Life In Vain Oasis C 933
  16. 316 Hung in a bad place Oasis E 931
  17. 317 How Can You Refuse Him Now Hank Williams E 930
  18. 318 Missouri Borderland Joe Newberry C 929
  19. 319 God Is Kanye West Db 928
  20. 320 Playground Aeseaes D 928
  21. 321 That will be the day The Beatles D 928
  22. 322 Jamás La Ví La Logia Bm 927
  23. 323 Homecoming Queen Hinder C 927
  24. 324 The Girl Next Door Blink-182 G 927
  25. 325 5th Of July Unbunny G 926
  26. 326 Cartier Elton John A 926
  27. 327 Bloom The Paper Kites Dm 926
  28. 328 Heaven Beyoncé A 926
  29. 329 The Pot Tool Em 925
  30. 330 Power To The People The Beatles D 924
  31. 331 Me Gozaré Ebenezer Am 923
  32. 332 Slave Elton John G 923
  33. 333 Lucky Lips Cliff Richard E 923
  34. 334 Lily Alan Walker Em 922
  35. 335 Do You Mean The Chainsmokers C 920
  36. 336 Run around Blues Traveler G 919
  37. 337 Finesse Bruno Mars Db 919
  38. 338 (as Long As They've Got) Cigarretes In Hell Oasis D 919
  39. 339 99 Problems Hugo A 918
  40. 340 Trains Troy Cassar Daley G 917
  41. 341 Sinnerman Nina Simone Bm 917
  42. 342 Lo Que Te Voy A Decir Jarabe De Palo G 917
  43. 343 Come Away From The Roadside Don Freed C 917
  44. 344 Magic Walk Off The Earth B 916
  45. 345 My boo Usher Dm 916
  46. 346 To The Work Toiling On Hymnal D 916
  47. 347 Abba, Te Necesito Abba New Wine F 914
  48. 348 Knee Socks Arctic Monkeys Em 914
  49. 349 With Or Without You U2 G 914
  50. 350 The Greatest Showman - From Now On Misc Soundtrack C#m 914
  51. 351 We Were Strangers Kate Wolf C 913
  52. 352 Satisfaction The Beatles E 913
  53. 353 Bartender Blues (acoustic) George Jones A 913
  54. 354 A Song About Elmo Adam Sandler E 913
  55. 355 It's All Too Much The Beatles C 912
  56. 356 Going Nowhere Oasis A 912
  57. 357 Wieviel Farben Hat Die Welt Rolf Zuckowski C 910
  58. 358 Luna Zoé F 909
  59. 359 Maps Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bm 909
  60. 360 Disfruto Carla Morrison Em 909

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Dry Your Eyes, Dirty old town, and Take Me. 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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