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.

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Dtap to play

You Should Probably Leave

Chris Stapleton
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Chris Stapleton’s smoldering tale of temptation and late-night desire. Beginner difficulty in the key of A. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Atap to play
Dtap to play
Etap to play
F#mtap to play

Amarillo by Morning

George Strait
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
George Strait’s iconic rodeo ballad about life on the road and what it costs. Intermediate difficulty in the key of…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Emtap to play

Nose on the Grindstone

Tyler Childers
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Tyler Childers’s working-class anthem about grinding it out. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Ctap to play
Gtap to play
Emtap to play

The Night We Met

Lord Huron
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Lord Huron’s haunting indie-folk ballad about lost love. Beginner difficulty in the key of A minor. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Ctap to play
Emtap to play

Wonderful Tonight

Eric Clapton
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Eric Clapton’s timeless love song. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions What chords do you need…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Ftap to play
Ctap to play

Silver Springs

Fleetwood Mac
Advanced
Add fingerpicking arpeggios for texture
Fleetwood Mac’s achingly beautiful track about lasting love. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A minor. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Emtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play

Dancing in the Dark

Bruce Springsteen
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Bruce Springsteen’s energetic anthem about restlessness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions What chords do you…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Emtap to play
Ctap to play
Dtap to play
Gtap to play

Heart of Gold

Neil Young
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Neil Young’s iconic folk-rock anthem about searching for sincerity and love. Beginner difficulty in the key of Em. Frequently Asked…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Emtap to play
Dtap to play
Gtap to play
Atap to play

Harvest Moon

Neil Young
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Neil Young’s tender love song with a gentle sway. Beginner difficulty in the key of D. Frequently Asked Questions What…
GuitarUkulelePiano
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Ctap to play
Emtap to play

Fortunate Son

CCR
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s protest-rock classic with driving energy. Beginner difficulty in the key of G. Frequently Asked Questions What chords…