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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 Long Train Ride, Good riddance (time of your life), and Your Call to get started. Open any song to transpose the key or simplify the shapes.

  1. 361 Long Train Ride Ben lee G 908
  2. 362 Good riddance (time of your life) Green Day G 907
  3. 363 Your Call Secondhand Serenade C 907
  4. 364 Rise and fall Helloween A 907
  5. 365 I Want In That Way (tell Me Why) Backstreet Boys A 906
  6. 366 La Lune Zaz D 906
  7. 367 Seabirds Pink Floyd E 906
  8. 368 Black Lemon Generationals D 906
  9. 369 Ajj Din Chadheya Rahat Fateh Ali Khan A 906
  10. 370 Alon Hale B 905
  11. 371 Shadow Of The Day Linkin Park G#m 905
  12. 372 Strawberries Caamp F 905
  13. 373 Amor Errado Ivonir Machado e os Novos Garotos Cm 904
  14. 374 Coffee Beabadoobee A 904
  15. 375 Mein Herz Brennt Rammstein Dm 904
  16. 376 Amaro Porano Jaha Chay Arijit Singh Em 903
  17. 377 Km11 Alma Serrana G 902
  18. 378 Breathless Astro B 902
  19. 379 Fuentes De Ortiz Ed Maverick G 901
  20. 380 Visions Generation Church B 901
  21. 381 Star Ng Pasko Abs-cbn Artists D 901
  22. 382 Primo Victoria Sabaton F#m 901
  23. 383 Free Fallin' John Mayer D 901
  24. 384 Un Adorador Ebenezer F 900
  25. 385 Baltic Ballet Jebediah G# 897
  26. 386 How Do You Do It? The Beatles A 897
  27. 387 74-75 The Connells F 897
  28. 388 All I Have To Give The World Is Me Tegan and Sara F# 896
  29. 389 Quartermasters Stores Misc Traditional G 896
  30. 390 Don't Come Crying to Me Vince Gill C 896
  31. 391 I Will Show You Oasis Dm 895
  32. 392 Bouquet Of Roses Al Martino C 895
  33. 393 Veja Hillsong Worship B 894
  34. 394 Kaho Na Kaho Aamir Jamal Bm 893
  35. 395 Thank God I'm A Country Boy Lee Kernaghan A 893
  36. 396 One More Year Kasey Chambers G 893
  37. 397 Payphone Maroon 5 E 893
  38. 398 Lieder Adel Tawil Am 891
  39. 399 School Nirvana C 891
  40. 400 Castle Halsey Em 891
  41. 401 Tennessee Whiskey A Thousand Horses G 890
  42. 402 Ready For The Storm Kathy Mattea Am 890
  43. 403 Serial Killer Lana Del Rey Gm 889
  44. 404 Only Love Can Hurt Like This Paloma Faith G 888
  45. 405 Bad Idea Girl In Red E 888
  46. 406 Summer Vibe Walk Off The Earth Am 888
  47. 407 Abre ai Babado Novo G 887
  48. 408 Sugar Maroon 5 C 886
  49. 409 Tired Adele C 886
  50. 410 Rain Ratcat E 886
  51. 411 Sayo Silent Sanctuary F 886
  52. 412 I Will Enter His Gates Praise and Worship D 885
  53. 413 Hasta El Amanecer Nicky Jam F#m 884
  54. 414 Helter Skelter Oasis E 884
  55. 415 When the Tigers broke free Pink Floyd C 884
  56. 416 Teach Your Children Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young D 884
  57. 417 1916 MotorHead C 884
  58. 418 Chambea Bad Bunny Fm 883
  59. 419 Embryo Pink Floyd Em 882
  60. 420 That'll Be The Day Buddy Holly E 882

Frequently asked questions

What are the best four-chord guitar songs?

Popular picks include Long Train Ride, Good riddance (time of your life), and Your Call. 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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