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.

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All Along the Watchtower

Jimi Hendrix
Advanced
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Jimi Hendrix’s electrifying interpretation of Bob Dylan’s apocalyptic folk song. Beginner difficulty in the key of Am.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

Anyone Else but You

The Moldy Peaches
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Made famous by the film “Juno,” this quirky indie duet uses just two chords through most of the song.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Atap to play
Bmtap to play
Dtap to play

What’s Up

4 Non Blondes
Advanced
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An iconic 90s anthem with just three chords repeating throughout the entire song.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

Jersey Giant

Tyler Childers
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Tyler Childers’ evocative Appalachian country song with rich storytelling. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

I’ll Fly Away

Albert Brumley
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Albert Brumley’s beloved gospel hymn that’s become a bluegrass and folk standard. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Dtap to play
Gtap to play
Atap to play

Margaritaville

Jimmy Buffett
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Jimmy Buffett’s laid-back island anthem about wasting away in paradise. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Atap to play
Etap to play

Wicked Game

Chris Isaak
Advanced
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Chris Isaak’s hauntingly beautiful rock ballad with shimmering guitar. Beginner difficulty in the key of Bm.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Dtap to play

Family Tradition

Hank Williams Jr.
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Hank Williams Jr.’s outlaw country anthem about carrying on the family legacy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

All Yourn

Tyler Childers
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Tyler Childers’s heartfelt love ballad with a simple three-chord structure. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

Neon Moon

Brooks & Dunn
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Brooks & Dunn’s neon-lit country heartbreak ballad. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.