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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Lake of Fire

Meat Puppets
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
“Lake of Fire” is a psychedelic folk-punk song by the Meat Puppets, famously covered by Nirvana. Beginner difficulty in the…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Emtap to play
Dtap to play

Like Real People Do

Hozier
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A hauntingly beautiful folk song by Hozier about love, memory, and rediscovery. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Ctap to play
Amtap to play
Ftap to play
Gtap to play

Line Without a Hook

Ricky Montgomery
Advanced
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A melancholic indie-pop song by Ricky Montgomery about love and communication. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Emtap to play
Ctap to play
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Neutral Milk Hotel’s indie-folk masterpiece — a surreal, emotional experience. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Dmtap to play
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In the Air Tonight

Phil Collins
Advanced
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Phil Collins’ iconic song with its legendary drum fill and atmospheric tension. Intermediate difficulty in the key of Dm.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Dmtap to play
Emtap to play
Gtap to play

I Shot the Sheriff

Bob Marley
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Bob Marley’s reggae classic about justice and accountability. Beginner difficulty in the key of Am.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play

I Wanna Be Yours

Arctic Monkeys
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Arctic Monkeys’ intimate, yearning love song with raw poetic lyrics. Beginner difficulty in the key of Em.
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I Will Always Love You

Dolly Parton
Advanced
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Dolly Parton’s timeless ballad about letting go of the person you love most. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play
Ctap to play

I Won’t Give Up

Jason Mraz
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Jason Mraz’s hopeful acoustic love song about never giving up on someone. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. [Em]I…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Dtap to play
Etap to play
F#mtap to play

I’ve Just Seen a Face

The Beatles
Advanced
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The Beatles’ exuberant folk-rock love-at-first-sight song from the Help! album. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.