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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The Reason

Hoobastank
Advanced
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Hoobastank’s hit ballad about seeking redemption through love. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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The Stand

Hillsong United
Intermediate
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A powerful worship anthem of surrender by Hillsong United. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
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Sugar Magnolia

Grateful Dead
Intermediate
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“Sugar Magnolia” is a classic Grateful Dead tune with a bright, upbeat feel. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.…
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Sugaree

Grateful Dead
Advanced
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A classic Grateful Dead song about a plea for loyalty and secrecy. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
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Shady Grove

Traditional
Intermediate
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A traditional Appalachian folk song about longing for a lover from Shady Grove. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.…
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Shakedown Street

Grateful Dead
Advanced
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The Grateful Dead’s funky exploration of a street where nothing is quite as it seems. Beginner difficulty in the key…
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Shelter from the Storm

Bob Dylan
Intermediate
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Bob Dylan’s poetic narrative of refuge and redemption from his 1975 album “Blood on the Tracks”. Beginner difficulty in the…
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She Talks to Angels

The Black Crowes
Intermediate
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The Black Crowes’ haunting ballad about addiction and isolation. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
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Shout to the Lord

Darlene Zschech
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A powerful worship anthem by Darlene Zschech and Hillsong. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
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Simple Twist of Fate

Bob Dylan
Advanced
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Bob Dylan’s poignant narrative of a chance encounter and its lingering consequences. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.