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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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.
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.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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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.
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.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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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.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Dmtap to play
Gtap to play
Emtap to play

Doomsday

MF Doom
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
MF Doom’s classic hip-hop track reflecting on life and legacy. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Amtap to play
Ftap to play
Gtap to play

Cowboy Like Me

Taylor Swift
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
A song by Taylor Swift about two con artists finding unexpected love. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Practice…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Draw Me Close to You

Kelly Carpenter
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A worship song by Kelly Carpenter about intimacy with God. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Cowgirl in the Sand

Neil Young
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Neil Young’s epic, sprawling rock ballad from the album “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere”. Intermediate difficulty in the key of…