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229 Easy Guitar Songs You Can Play with Just 4 Chords

Did you know that you can play thousands of easy guitar songs with just 4 chords?

It's pretty incredible. You may have even see that Axis of Awesome YouTube video in which they use the 4 chords to play a bunch of popular songs.

In fact, many guitar players and musicians have made millions with songs using different combinations of just 4 easy guitar chords

The chords are the I, IV, V and vi chords in any key.

For example, the I, IV, V, vi chords in the key of C Major are: I = C chord IV = F chord V = G chord vi = A Minor chord

In any key you can make chord progressions using the I, iV, V, iv chords. Here is the list of all the guitar chords in every key:

Key of C:

I = C chord IV = F Chord V = G Chord vi = A minor chord.

Key of G:

I = G chord IV = C Chord V = D Chord vi = E minor chord.

Key of D:

I = D chord IV = G Chord V = A Chord vi = B minor chord

Key of A:

I = A chord IV = D Chord V = E Chord vi = F# minor chord.

Key of E:

I = E chord IV = A Chord V = B Chord vi = C# minor chord

Key of B:

I = B chord IV = E Chord V = F# Chord vi = G# minor chord

Key of F:

I = F chord IV = Bb Chord V = C Chord vi = D minor chord

To give you some inspiration, below is a list of popular songs that use 4 chords.

When getting started, we suggest starting off in the Key of G.

List of Easy Guitar Songs with Just 4 Chords

1. "Let It Be" The Beatles I-V-vi-IV 2. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" John Denver I-V-vi-IV 3. "Tuesday's Gone" Lynyrd Skynyrd I-V-vi-IV 4. "No Woman, No Cry" Bob Marley I-V-vi-IV 5. "'39" Queen I-V-vi-IV 6. "Peace of Mind" Boston vi-IV-I-V 7. "So Lonely" The Police I-V-vi-IV 8. "Don't Stop Believin'" Journey I-V-vi-IV 9. "Down Under" Men at Work I-V-vi-IV 10. "Skulls" Misfits I-V-vi-IV 11. "Africa" Toto vi-IV-I-V 12. "Forever Young" Alphaville I-V-vi-IV 13. "Sleepwalking" Canton I-V-vi-IV 14. "Still Loving You" Scorpions vi-IV-I-V 15. "Take On Me" A-ha I-V-vi-IV 16. "Tonight She Comes" The Cars I-V-vi-IV 17. "Higher Love" Steve Winwood IV-I-V-vi 18. "Hearts of Olden Glory" Runrig 1987 vi-IV-I-V 19. "With or Without You" U2 1987 I-V-vi-IV 20. "Like a Prayer" Madonna 1989 IV-I-V-vi 21. "Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx 1989 I-V-vi-IV 22. "Fall at Your Feet" Crowded House I-V-vi-IV 23. "Once in a Lifetime" Gregorian I-V-vi-IV 24. "Little Baby Nothing" Manic Street Preachers I-V-vi-IV 25. "Please Play This Song on the Radio" NOFX I-V-vi-IV 26. "Under the Bridge" Red Hot Chili Peppers I-V-vi-IV 27. "Butterfly" The Pale I-V-vi-IV

28. "Cryin'" Aerosmith I-V-vi-IV 29. "When I Come Around" Green Day I-V-vi-IV 30. "Soul To Squeeze" Red Hot Chili Peppers vi-IV-I-V 31. "Today" The Smashing Pumpkins I-V-vi-IV 32. "Tears of the Dragon" Bruce Dickinson vi-IV-I-V 33. "Glycerine" Bush I-V-vi-IV 34. "Silverflame" Dizzy Mizz Lizzy vi-IV-I-V 35. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Elton John I-V-vi-IV 36. "Farmhouse" Phish IV-I-V-vi 37. "Zombie" The Cranberries vi-IV-I-V 38. "Self Esteem" The Offspring vi-IV-I-V 39. "Con te partir" Andrea Bocelli I-V-vi-IV 40. "Good" Better Than Ezra I-V-vi-IV 41. "Baby Baby" Corona vi-IV-I-V 42. "Freedom" DJ BoBo vi-IV-I-V 43. "China Roses" Enya I-V-vi-IV 44. "One of Us" Joan Osborne vi-IV-I-V 45. "Hurt" Nine Inch Nails V-vi-IV-I 46. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" The Smashing Pumpkins vi-IV-I-V 47. "Head over Feet" Alanis Morissette I-V-vi-IV 48. "Roses Are Red" Aqua vi-IV-I-V 49. "Hand in Hand" Dune vi-IV-I-V 50. "Acha" Khaled vi-IV-I-V 51. "All I Want" The Offspring vi-IV-I-V 52. "Dammit" Blink-182 I-V-vi-IV 53. "Love Is on the Way" Celine Dion I-V-vi-IV 54. "Save Tonight" Eagle Eye Cherry vi-IV-I-V 55. "Just Ace" Grinspoon I-V-vi-IV 56. "High" Lighthouse Family I-V-vi-IV 57. "Sex and Candy" Marcy Playground I-V-vi-IV 58. "Torn" Natalie Imbruglia I-V-vi-IV 59. "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker" O.A.R. vi-I-V-IV 60. "Building a Mystery" Sarah McLachlan vi-IV-I-V 61. "Black Widow" Children of Bodom vi-IV-I-V 62. "Life" Des'ree I-V-vi-IV 63. "Hands" Jewel vi-IV-I-V 64. "What's My Age Again?" Blink-182 I-V-vi-IV 65. "The Kids Aren't Alright" The Offspring vi-IV-I-V 66. "It's My Life" Bon Jovi vi-IV-I-V 67. "Two Story Town" Bon Jovi vi-IV-I-V 68. "I Hope You Dance" Lee Ann Womack vi-IV-I-V 69. "What About Now" Lonestar I-V-vi-IV 70. "Otherside" Red Hot Chili Peppers vi-IV-I-V 71. "The Rock Show" Blink-182 I-V-vi-IV; vi-IV-I-V 72. "Superman (It's Not Easy)" Five for Fighting vi-IV-I-V 73. "Crawling" Linkin Park vi-IV-I-V 74. "Suteki da ne" Rikki I-V-vi-IV 75. "Whenever, Wherever" Shakira vi-IV-I-V 76. "Fuck Her Gently" Tenacious D vi-IV-I-V 77. "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling I-V-vi-IV 78. "Complicated" Avril Lavigne vi-IV-I-V 79. "Don't Forget Me" Red Hot Chili Peppers vi-IV-I-V 80. "Electrical Storm" U2 vi-IV-I-V 81. "Feeling This" Blink-182 I-V-vi-IV 82. "What I Go to School For" Busted I-V-vi-IV 83. "Quelqu'un m'a dit" Carla Bruni I-V-vi-IV

84. "Numb" Linkin Park vi-IV-I-V 85. "Dragostea din tei" O-Zone IV-I-V-vi 86. "So Far Away" Staind vi-IV-I-V 87. "Where Is the Love?" The Black Eyed Peas I-V-vi-IV 88. "The Artist in the Ambulance" Thrice vi-I-V-IV 89. "Whiskey Girl" Toby Keith I-V-vi-IV 90. "Air Hostess" Busted I-V-vi-IV 91. "Miracle" Cascada vi-IV-I-V 92. "Taylor" Jack Johnson I-V-vi-IV 93. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" Kelly Clarkson vi-IV-I-V 94. "She Will Be Loved" Maroon 5 I-V-vi-IV 95. "Scar" Missy Higgins vi-IV-I-V 96. "Wagon Wheel" Old Crow Medicine Show I-V-vi-IV 97. "Run" Snow Patrol I-V-vi-IV 98. "Madre hay una sola Bersuit Vergarabat I-V-vi-IV 99. "In This River" Black Label Society vi-IV-I-V 100. "Hide and Seek" Imogen Heap I-V-vi-IV 101. "You're Beautiful" James Blunt vi-IV-I-V 102. "When God Made Me" Neil Young I-V-vi-IV 103. "Love and Memories" O.A.R. V-vi-IV-I 104. "Ever the Same" Rob Thomas I-V-vi-IV 105. "Pieces" Sum 41 vi-IV-I-V 106. "From Yesterday" Thirty Seconds to Mars I-V-vi-IV 107. "Fantasma" rbol I-V-vi-IV 108. "Don't Matter" Akon I-V-vi-IV 109. "Mardy Bum" Arctic Monkeys I-V-vi-IV-V 110. "Scenic World" Beirut I-V-vi-IV 111. "Where'd You Go" Fort Minor I-V-vi-IV 112. "Apologize" OneRepublic vi-IV-I-V 113. "U + Ur Hand" P!nk vi-IV-I-V 114. "Snow (Hey Oh)" Red Hot Chili Peppers I-V-vi-IV; vi-IV-I-V 115. "Gomenasai" t.A.T.u. vi-IV-I-V 116. "Canvas Bags" Tim Minchin vi-IV-I-V 117. "No One" Alicia Keys I-V-vi-IV 118. "Afterlife" Avenged Sevenfold I-V-vi-IV 119. "The Story" Brandi Carlile I-V-vi-IV 120. "This Is My Now" Jordin Sparks I-V-vi-IV 121. "Daybreak's Bell" L'Arc-en-Ciel I-V-vi-IV 122. "Happy Ending" Mika I-V-vi-IV 123. "Nobody's Perfect" Miley Cyrus vi-IV-I-V 124. "Stand" Rascal Flatts vi-IV-I-V 125. "Umbrella" Rihanna IV-I-V-vi 126. "Don't Trust Me" 3OH!3 vi-IV-I-V 127. "All I Ever Wanted" Basshunter vi-V-I-IV 128. "If I Were a Boy" Beyonc vi-IV-I-V 129. "This Is Me" Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas vi-IV-I-V 130. "I'm Yours" Jason Mraz I-V-vi-IV 131. "Hot n Cold" Katy Perry vi-IV-I-V 132. "Poker Face" Lady Gaga vi-IV-I-V 133. "Too Cool" Meaghan Jette Martin vi-IV-I-V 134. "You're Not Sorry" Taylor Swift vi-IV-I-V 135. "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" The Offspring vi-IV-I-V 136. "Breakeven" The Script IV-I-V-vi 137. "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" The Script vi-IV-I-V 138. "Pork and Beans" Weezer I-V-vi-IV 139. "Replay" Iyaz vi-IV-I-V

140. "In My Head" Jason Derlo vi-IV-I-V 141. "Down" Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne IV-I-V-vi 142. "Love Me" Justin Bieber vi-IV-I-V 143. "Already Gone" Kelly Clarkson I-V-vi-IV 144. "Paparazzi" Lady Gaga I-V-vi-IV 145. "Ave Mary A" P!nk I-V-vi-IV 146. "Nothing is Impossible" Planetshakers I-V-vi-IV 147. "Hey, Soul Sister" Train I-V-vi-IV 148. "Grenade" Bruno Mars vi-IV-I-V 149. "Enter the Ninja" Die Antwoord vi-IV-I-V 150. "Not Afraid" Eminem vi-IV-I-V 151. "Love the Way You Lie" Eminem feat. Rihanna vi-IV-I-V 152. "Don't You Wanna Stay" Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson I-V-vi-IV; vi-IV-I-V 153. "One Day" Matisyahu I-V-vi-IV 154. "Just a Dream" Nelly vi-IV-I-V 155. "Good Life" OneRepublic vi-IV-I-V 156. "Fuckin' Perfect" P!nk I-V-vi-IV 157. "The Island" Pendulum vi-IV-I-V 158. "Favorite Distraction" SuperSpy I-V-vi-IV 159. "Dynamite" Taio Cruz vi-IV-I-V 160. "Double Rainbow Song" The Gregory Brothers vi-IV-I-V 161. "For the First Time" The Script I-V-vi-IV; vi-IV-I-V 162. "If We Ever Meet Again" Timbaland feat. Katy Perry I-V-vi-IV 163. "Written in the Stars" Tinie Tempah vi-IV-I-V 164. "Someone like You" Adele I-V-vi-IV 165. "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" AKB48 vi-IV-I-V 166. "I Was Here" Beyonc vi-IV-I-V 167. "Brighter Than the Sun" Colbie Caillat vi-IV-I-V 168. "Paradise" Coldplay vi-IV-I-V 169. "Skyscraper" Demi Lovato vi-IV-I-V 170. "Lost in Paradise" Evanescence vi-IV-I-IV 171. "Bullet" Hollywood Undead I-V-vi-IV 172. "On the Floor" Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull vi-IV-I-V 173. "Price Tag" Jessie J I-V-vi-IV 174. "Who You Are" Jessie J vi-IV-I-V 175. "Hair" Lady Gaga I-V-vi-IV 176. "The Edge of Glory" Lady Gaga I-V-vi-IV 177. "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" Michel Tel I-V-vi-IV 178. "Little Talks" Of Monsters and Men vi-IV-I-V 179. "Bridge of Light" P!nk I-V-vi-IV; vi-IV-I-V 180. "International Love" Pitbull feat. Chris Brown vi-IV-I-V 181. "Give Me Everything" Pitbull feat. Ne-yo, Afrojack, and Nayer vi-IV-I-V 182. "California King Bed" Rihanna I-V-vi-IV 183. "We Found Love" Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris vi-IV-I-V 184. "Sparks Fly" Taylor Swift vi-IV-I-V 185. "I Just Had Sex" The Lonely Island feat. Akon vi-IV-I-V 186. "Jack Sparrow" The Lonely Island feat. Michael Bolton vi-IV-I-V 187. "Science & Faith" The Script vi-IV-I-V 188. "No Me Toca" Anselmo Ralph vi-IV-I-V 189. "Ready or Not" Bridgit Mendler vi-IV-I-V 190. "Raindrops" Cillo I-V-vi-IV 191. "Whistle" Flo Rida vi-IV-I-V 192. "Cruise" Florida Georgia Line I-V-vi-IV 193. "Demons" Imagine Dragons I-V-vi-IV 194. "Adagio in D Minor " John Murphy vi-IV-I-V 195. "Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha" Joo Lucas & Marcelo vi-IV-I-V

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