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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Nowhere Man

The Beatles
Advanced
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A classic Beatles song about a disconnected individual. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Mr. Tambourine Man

Bob Dylan
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Bob Dylan’s classic folk-rock anthem about a mystical musician and the promise of escape. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Dtap to play
Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Atap to play

Maggie May

Rod Stewart
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Rod Stewart’s classic story of a young man’s bittersweet romance with an older woman. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Dtap to play
Atap to play
Gtap to play
Bmtap to play

Mamma Mia

ABBA
Advanced
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ABBA’s iconic pop anthem about romantic confusion and irresistible attraction. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Atap to play

Me and Bobby McGee

Janis Joplin
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Janis Joplin’s signature song about freedom, loss, and life on the road. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Dtap to play
Etap to play
Gtap to play

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

Paul Simon
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Paul Simon’s upbeat tale of youthful rebellion and mysterious consequences. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Ftap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play

Message in a Bottle

The Police
Advanced
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A classic song by The Police about isolation and hope. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Dtap to play
Gtap to play
Atap to play
Emtap to play

Midnight Rider

The Allman Brothers Band
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
The Allman Brothers Band’s classic Southern rock anthem about a man on the run. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Gtap to play
Amtap to play
Ftap to play

Misery Business

Paramore
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Paramore’s energetic pop-punk anthem about karma and relationship drama. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Ftap to play
Ctap to play

Lips of an Angel

Hinder
Advanced
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Hinder’s power ballad about a complicated late-night phone call from an old flame. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.