4-Chord Guitar Songs

Browse 4-chord guitar songs with chord diagrams, tabs, and playing guides for guitar, ukulele, and piano.

4-Chord Guitar Songs – Chord Charts & Tabs

Discover 1090 songs that use 4 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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Highway to Hell

AC/DC
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
The ultimate road trip anthem. Four power chords with Angus Young’s signature palm-muted crunch.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play

Dust in the Wind

Kansas
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Kansas’s philosophical classic features one of the most famous fingerpicking patterns in rock history. The alternating thumb-finger technique creates a…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Gtap to play
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Fast Car

Tracy Chapman
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Tracy Chapman’s storytelling masterpiece pairs a hypnotic guitar riff with lyrics that paint vivid pictures. Four chords and a driving…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Amtap to play
Ftap to play

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Advanced
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Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s ukulele version turned this classic into a tropical dream. Four chords and a gentle fingerpicking style create pure…
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Imagine

John Lennon
Advanced
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John Lennon’s vision of peace is one of the most important songs ever written. On piano, the gentle arpeggiated pattern…
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Atap to play
Etap to play
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Someone Like You

Adele
Advanced
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Adele’s heartbreak anthem showcases the power of a simple piano part paired with an incredible vocal. Four chords and an…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Stand By Me

Ben E. King
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Ben E. King’s soul classic is built on one of the most iconic bass lines in music. The four-chord progression…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Dtap to play
Ctap to play
Emtap to play

10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)

Matt Redman
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Matt Redman’s anthem of praise has become one of the most sung worship songs in the world. Simple chord patterns…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Emtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

How Great Is Our God

Chris Tomlin
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
One of the most popular modern worship songs, loved by congregations worldwide. Four open chords and a powerful, building dynamic…
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Dtap to play
Amtap to play
Ctap to play

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

Bob Dylan
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
One of the most covered songs in music history, and a perfect first song for any guitarist. Four chords, a…