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.

GuitarUkulelePiano
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Emtap to play

Everywhere Everything

Noah Kahan
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Noah Kahan’s hopeful and expansive folk-pop anthem about finding peace and connection. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Btap to play

Exit Music for a Film

Radiohead
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
A haunting and cinematic closing track by Radiohead. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Etap to play
Atap to play
Dtap to play
Btap to play

Eyes of the World

Grateful Dead
Advanced
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A classic Grateful Dead song celebrating awakening and connection to the natural world. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Gtap to play
Amtap to play
Ftap to play

Dial Drunk

Noah Kahan
Advanced
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Noah Kahan’s raw ballad about a desperate, intoxicated phone call to an ex-lover. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Dirt Cheap

Cody Johnson
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Cody Johnson’s reflective country song about appreciating life’s simple, priceless moments. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Practice tip:…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Ftap to play

Dive

Ed Sheeran
Advanced
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Ed Sheeran’s heartfelt ballad about vulnerability and taking a chance in love. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Etap to play
F#mtap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play

Don’t Let Me Down

The Beatles
Advanced
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A classic Beatles song expressing desperate, pleading love. Beginner difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Don’t Let the Old Man In

Toby Keith
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Toby Keith’s reflective ballad about aging with resilience and vitality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play
Dtap to play

Don’t Mess Around with Jim

Jim Croce
Advanced
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Jim Croce’s storytelling classic about a pool hall confrontation and its consequences. Beginner difficulty in the key of E. Frequently…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

Toby Keith
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Toby Keith’s patriotic anthem about American resilience and response. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions What…