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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Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Poison
Intermediate
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Poison’s power ballad is one of the most iconic acoustic songs in rock history. Written by Bret Michaels in a…
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Pushing It Down and Praying

Zach Bryan
Intermediate
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Zach Bryan’s raw and honest songwriting shines in “Pushing It Down and Praying.” This country folk track captures the feeling…
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Ripple

Grateful Dead
Intermediate
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One of the Grateful Dead’s most beautiful and accessible songs, “Ripple” from American Beauty is a gentle, acoustic folk gem.…
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Friend of the Devil

Grateful Dead
Intermediate
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Another classic from the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty, “Friend of the Devil” is an uptempo folk-rock tune about a man…
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Edelweiss

Rodgers & Hammerstein
Advanced
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From the beloved musical “The Sound of Music,” “Edelweiss” is a tender waltz about the small white flower of the…
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Defying Gravity

Stephen Schwartz
Intermediate
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The showstopping finale of Act 1 from “Wicked,” “Defying Gravity” is a triumphant anthem of self-empowerment. Simplified for guitar with…
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A Million Dreams

Pasek & Paul
Intermediate
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From The Greatest Showman, “A Million Dreams” is an inspirational anthem about imagination and ambition. Simple four-chord structure with an…
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Rewrite the Stars

Pasek & Paul
Advanced
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A romantic duet from The Greatest Showman, “Rewrite the Stars” captures the tension of forbidden love. The sweeping melody and…
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How Far I’ll Go

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Advanced
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Moana’s empowering anthem written by Lin-Manuel Miranda captures the call of the ocean and the desire to explore beyond the…
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When Will My Life Begin

Alan Menken
Intermediate
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Rapunzel’s charming opening number from Disney’s Tangled is an upbeat, bouncy song about daily routines and dreaming of more. Fun…