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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I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry

Hank Williams
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Hank Williams’ classic country ballad about profound loneliness and melancholy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

In Color

Jamey Johnson
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A poignant country ballad by Jamey Johnson about the stories behind old black-and-white photographs. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play

In the Pines

Lead Belly
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Lead Belly’s haunting folk-blues ballad about loss and loneliness, famously known as “Where Did You Sleep Last Night.” Beginner difficulty…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Dtap to play
Emtap to play

If I Die Young

The Band Perry
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
The Band Perry’s poignant ballad about life, love, and mortality. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Dtap to play
Emtap to play

I Give Myself Away

William McDowell
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A worship song by William McDowell where the singer offers their life to God. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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Dtap to play

I Love This Bar

Toby Keith
Advanced
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Toby Keith’s rowdy country anthem celebrating the characters and atmosphere of a favorite watering hole. Beginner difficulty in the key…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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I Love You Lord

Laurie Klein
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A simple worship song by Laurie Klein expressing devotion to God. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
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Ftap to play

I’m a Believer

The Monkees
Advanced
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The Monkees’ classic upbeat pop-rock hit about newfound love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Atap to play
Btap to play
C#mtap to play

I’m On Fire

Bruce Springsteen
Advanced
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Bruce Springsteen’s classic song of simmering desire and restraint. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Dtap to play
Gtap to play
Atap to play
Bmtap to play

Hey Jealousy

Gin Blossoms
Advanced
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The Gin Blossoms’ 1992 hit about a complicated reunion fueled by nostalgia and regret. Beginner difficulty in the key of…