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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Boys Don’t Cry

The Cure
Advanced
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The Cure’s iconic post-punk anthem about suppressed emotion and regret. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Amtap to play
Ftap to play
Gtap to play

Between the Bars

Elliott Smith
Advanced
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Elliott Smith’s melancholic ballad about addiction and lost potential. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Gtap to play

As the World Caves In

Matt Maltese
Advanced
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A hauntingly beautiful ballad by Matt Maltese about a final, intimate moment as the world ends. Beginner difficulty in the…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Big Empty

Stone Temple Pilots
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A grunge-era classic by Stone Temple Pilots about isolation and disconnection. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
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At the Cross

Chris Tomlin
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A modern worship song by Chris Tomlin about finding grace and redemption at the cross. Beginner difficulty in the key…
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Blue on Black

Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Intermediate
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s blues-rock anthem about heartbreak and regret. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
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August

Taylor Swift
Intermediate
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A nostalgic song about a summer romance that slipped away by Taylor Swift. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
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Bobby McGee

Janis Joplin
Intermediate
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Janis Joplin’s iconic, free-spirited anthem about love, loss, and the open road. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
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F#mtap to play

Baby Blue

Badfinger
Advanced
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Badfinger’s classic 1972 power-pop ballad about regret and lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
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Badfish

Sublime
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Sublime’s laid-back ska-punk anthem about a lonely, misunderstood creature. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.