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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Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Willie Nelson
Advanced
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Willie Nelson’s classic country ballad about love, loss, and memory. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Dtap to play
Atap to play
Gtap to play

Born on the Bayou

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s swamp rock anthem about a nostalgic Southern childhood. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Emtap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play

Boys of Summer

Don Henley
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Don Henley’s nostalgic hit about lost love and summer memories. Beginner difficulty in the key of E. Practice tip: Master…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Emtap to play
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Dtap to play

Beautiful Boy

John Lennon
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A lullaby for his son Sean by John Lennon. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Dtap to play
Gtap to play
Atap to play
Emtap to play

After the Gold Rush

Neil Young
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Neil Young’s haunting, dreamlike ballad from his 1970 album. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
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Gtap to play
Atap to play
Bmtap to play

Ain’t It Fun

Paramore
Advanced
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Paramore’s upbeat pop-rock anthem about facing reality and growing up. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. [D]Ain’t it fun?…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Ftap to play
Ctap to play

Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked

Cage the Elephant
Advanced
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Cage the Elephant’s gritty rock anthem about the relentless pursuit of money in a corrupt world. Beginner difficulty in the…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Dtap to play

Atlantic City

Bruce Springsteen
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Bruce Springsteen’s stark narrative about hope and desperation in a fading city. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Emtap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play

Awesome God

Rich Mullins
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A classic praise song by Rich Mullins. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Ftap to play
Gtap to play
Amtap to play

Baby Beluga

Raffi
Advanced
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Raffi’s beloved children’s song about a little white whale. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.