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
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Ftap to play

She Will Be Loved

Maroon 5
Advanced
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Maroon 5’s hit ballad about unrequited love and devotion. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ftap to play
Dmtap to play
Ctap to play
Bbtap to play

Sign of the Times

Harry Styles
Advanced
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Harry Styles’ epic ballad about escaping a world in crisis. Beginner difficulty in the key of F. Frequently Asked Questions…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play
Emtap to play

Skinny Love

Bon Iver
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Bon Iver’s haunting indie-folk ballad about a fragile, failing relationship. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play
Emtap to play

Pompeii

Bastille
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A hit song by Bastille about a city frozen in ash. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Etap to play
Atap to play
Btap to play
Gtap to play

Ramble On

Led Zeppelin
Advanced
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Led Zeppelin’s classic folk-rock epic about a restless traveler’s quest. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked Questions…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Ftap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play

Rhiannon

Fleetwood Mac
Advanced
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Fleetwood Mac’s mystical classic about a Welsh witch. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Emtap to play
Amtap to play
Dtap to play
Gtap to play

Riders on the Storm

The Doors
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
The Doors’ atmospheric epic blending rock, jazz, and psychedelia. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Emtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

Say You Won’t Let Go

James Arthur
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
James Arthur’s heartfelt ballad about a lasting love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Emtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

Old Town Road

Lil Nas X
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Lil Nas X’s genre-blending hit about a cowboy on a horse. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Ftap to play

One Headlight

The Wallflowers
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
A classic 90s alternative rock song by The Wallflowers. Beginner difficulty in the key of C. Frequently Asked Questions What…