3-Chord Guitar Songs

Browse 3-chord guitar songs with chord diagrams, tabs, and playing guides for guitar, ukulele, and piano.

3-Chord Guitar Songs – Chord Charts & Tabs

Discover 100 songs that use 3 chords. Fewer chords means faster learning — each song below includes full chord diagrams, strumming patterns, and tabs for guitar, ukulele, piano, banjo, and mandolin.

GuitarUkulelePiano
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Ctap to play
Dtap to play

I Can Tell That We Are Gonna Be Friends

White Stripes
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
A nostalgic acoustic folk song by The White Stripes about childhood friendship. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Atap to play
Dtap to play
Etap to play

Call Me the Breeze

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic Southern rock anthem about a free-spirited drifter. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play

Boot Scootin’ Boogie

Brooks & Dunn
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Brooks & Dunn’s upbeat country dance anthem about hitting the honky-tonk. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play

Big River

Johnny Cash
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Johnny Cash’s classic tale of chasing love down the Mississippi River. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

Big Rock Candy Mountain

Traditional
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
A traditional American folk song about a hobo’s paradise. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

I Saw the Light

Hank Williams
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Hank Williams’ classic gospel song about spiritual revelation and redemption. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Atap to play
Dtap to play
Etap to play

Hound Dog

Elvis Presley
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Elvis Presley’s iconic rock and roll anthem about a disappointing man. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Ftap to play
Gtap to play

Great Balls of Fire

Jerry Lee Lewis
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Jerry Lee Lewis’s classic rock and roll anthem about passionate, overwhelming love. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Btap to play
Atap to play
Etap to play

Fire on the Mountain

Grateful Dead
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
The Grateful Dead’s classic jam song about a distant, mesmerizing fire. Beginner difficulty in the key of B.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Etap to play
Atap to play
Dtap to play

For What Its Worth

Buffalo Springfield
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Buffalo Springfield’s iconic protest song about tension and unrest on the Sunset Strip. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.