4-Chord Guitar Songs

Four chords power an astonishing number of hits — often the same four in a different order. Browse four-chord guitar songs with chord diagrams and playing tips.

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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Ooh La La

Faces
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A classic rock song by Faces about the wisdom that comes too late in life. Beginner difficulty in the key…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Atap to play
Dtap to play
Etap to play
F#mtap to play

Pretty Woman

Roy Orbison
Advanced
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Roy Orbison’s iconic 1964 hit about a captivating woman on the street. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Amtap to play
Ftap to play
Gtap to play

July

Noah Cyrus
Advanced
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A melancholic song by Noah Cyrus about the lingering pain of a past relationship. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Kilby Girl

The Backseat Lovers
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A song by The Backseat Lovers about a chance encounter and infatuation with a girl from a local venue. Beginner…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Emtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Gtap to play

Living on a Prayer

Bon Jovi
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Bon Jovi’s iconic anthem about working-class resilience and love. Beginner difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Luckenbach Texas

Waylon Jennings
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Waylon Jennings’ classic country ode to simpler times and places. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Mary on a Cross

Ghost
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A haunting and melodic rock song by the Swedish band Ghost. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Amtap to play
Ftap to play
Gtap to play

Nothing New

Taylor Swift
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Taylor Swift’s introspective duet about the fear of fading relevance. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Practice tip: The…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Bbtap to play
Gmtap to play
Ebtap to play
Ftap to play

In My Room

The Beach Boys
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
The Beach Boys’ introspective 1963 ballad about finding solace in a private space. Beginner difficulty in the key of Bb.…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

In Spite of Ourselves

John Prine
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
John Prine’s humorous and loving duet about an imperfect but devoted couple. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently…