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.

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Gtap to play

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

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…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Etap to play
Atap to play
Dtap to play
Gtap to play

Blue on Black

Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s blues-rock anthem about heartbreak and regret. Beginner difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked Questions What…
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.…