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
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

August

Taylor Swift
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A nostalgic song about a summer romance that slipped away by Taylor Swift. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Atap to play

Bobby McGee

Janis Joplin
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Janis Joplin’s iconic, free-spirited anthem about love, loss, and the open road. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Atap to play
Etap to play
Dtap to play
F#mtap to play

Baby Blue

Badfinger
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Badfinger’s classic 1972 power-pop ballad about regret and lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked Questions…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Atap to play
Dtap to play
Etap to play
Gtap to play

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. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play
Ctap to play

Bags

Clairo
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A dreamy indie-pop track by Clairo about hesitant attraction. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Ctap to play

Banana Pancakes

Jack Johnson
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A laid-back acoustic song about a cozy morning indoors by Jack Johnson. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Bar Song

Shaboozey
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A country-rap anthem about barroom heartbreak and drinking away the pain by Shaboozey. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Beaches

Zach Bryan
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A reflective and nostalgic song by Zach Bryan about memories tied to coastal places. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Been So Good

Elevation Worship
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
An uplifting worship anthem by Elevation Worship celebrating God’s faithfulness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Ftap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play

Before You Go

Lewis Capaldi
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Lewis Capaldi’s emotional ballad about regret and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…