1 - 4 - 5 - 6m

Chordal starts with four chords.

The below songs can all be played using just these four chords (G, C, D, and Em in the key of G, in any order) and occasionally a capo. These charts might also have less than four chords total (e.g. only 1, 4, and 5 or only 1, 4, and 6m,). Eventually a capo won't be necessary for some of these charts because you'll be able to read numbers in different keys. At first just use G chords and capo if necessary. Focusing on one set of chords in one key not only doubles down on increasing experience, but also gives us maximum practice hearing and thinking in our musical language.

Songs in the key of G don’t need a capo. If a song is in the key of Ab, A, Bb, B, C, or Db, capo on the below fret until you can read numbers in other keys besides G.

G (no capo)
Ab (G capo 1) 
A (G Capo 2)
Bb (G Capo 3)
B (G Capo 4)
C (G Capo 5) 
Db (G Capo 6)

The song key is always next to the chart. Songs are rated on a general difficulty level from 1 to 10. The Guitar Intro guide has the needed information to understand these charts. Check it out if you haven't already.

Unlinked songs are coming soon!

60s Rock

Stand By Me, Ben E. King, A 1/10
You’re Still On My Mind, The Byrds, A 1/10
You Never Can Tell, Chuck Berry, C 1/10
Chains, Beatles, Bb 1/10
Hound Dog, Elvis Presley, C 1/10
Please Mister Postman, The Beatles, A 1/10
Me & Magdalena, The Monkees, G 2/10
Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond, B 2/10
Love Me Do, The Beatles, G 2/10
No Particular Place to Go, Chuck Berry, G 2/10
Goin' Up The Country, Canned Heat, Bb 2/10
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, The Beatles, Bb 3/10
Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry, Bb 3/10
Let It Be, The Beatles, C 4/10

70s Rock

Stir It Up, Bob Marley, A 1/10
Sweet Revenge, John Prine, G 1/10
Wonderful Tonight, Eric Clapton, G 1/10
Lean on Me, Bill Withers, C 2/10 (Easier Version)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain, CCR, C 2/10 (Preferred is C, No Capo)
Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac, C/Am 2/10 (Preferred is C, No Capo)
Living Next Door to Alice, Smokie, A 3/10
Cecelia, Simon & Garfunkel, B 3/10
Brown-Eyed Girl, Van Morrison, G  3/10
Before The Deluge, Jackson Browne, G 3/10
Early Morning Riser, Pure Prairie League, G 4/10
I Don’t Want To Know, Fleetwood Mac, B 6/10
Tender Is The Night, Jackson Browne, G 7/10

80s Rock

Purple Rain, Prince, Bb 1/10 (Preferred is A, Capo 1)
Ain’t Even Done With The Night, John Mellencamp, B 2/10
I Won’t Back Down, Tom Petty, G 3/10
Walkin' on Sunshine, Katrina & The Waves, Bb 4/10

90s Rock

Zombie, The Cranberries, G 1/10
Thank U, Alanis Morissette, C 1/10
Santa Monica, Everclear, G (Easy Version) 1/10
Let Her Cry, Hootie & the Blowfish, G 2/10
One Of Us, Joan Osborne, A 2/10
Learning to Fly, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, C 3/10
Songbird, Oasis, G 3/10
All the Small Things, blink-182, C 4/10
3AM, Matchbox Twenty, Ab 4/10

2000s Rock

Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol, A 1/10
Run, Snow Patrol, C 2/10 (Preferred is C, No Capo)
Boston, Augustana C 3/10
How to Save a Life, The Fray, Bb 3/10
Poprocks & Coke, Green Day, A 6/10

2010’s Rock

My Fault, Imagine Dragons, G 1/10
All We Ever Knew, The Head and the Heart, C 2/10
Pompeii, Bastille, A 3/10

Modern Pop Rock

Kiss Me Slowly, Parachute, A 3/10
I Feel Good About This, The Mowgli’s, G 3/10

Indie Rock

I'm Good, The Mowgli's, C 1/10
J-Boy, Phoenix, C 1/10
Reverie, Isaac Gracie, Ab 2/10
It’s Just That Simple, Wilco, G 2/10
Comrade, Volcano Choir, G 2/10
Listen To The Radio, Sloan, C 2/10
Sick Muse, Metric, F#m/A 2/10
Don’t Take The Money, Bleachers, Db 2/10
Shouldn’t Be Ashamed, Wilco, G 3/10
He Woke Me Up Again, Sufjan Stevens, A 3/10
Slight Figure Of Speech, The Avett Brothers, A 3/10
Things Happen, Dawes, G 5/10

Pop

Dangerous Woman, Ariana Grande, G 1/10
Tennis Court, Lorde, C 1/10
Happier, Ed Sheeran, C 1/10
Can't Feel My Face, The Weeknd, C (Easier Version) 1/10
Rise Up, Andra Day, Db 1/10
New, Daya, C 1/10
Say You Won't Let Go, James Arthur, Bb 1/10
Stranger Things, Kygo & One Republic, C 1/10
Scars to Your Beautiful, Alesia Cara, C 1/10
8TEEN, Khalid, Db 1/10
I Don't Wanna Live Forever, ZAYN & Taylor Swift, C 1/10
Latch (Acoustic), Sam Smith, Ab (Easy Version) 1/10
Love on the Weekend, John Mayer, G 2/10
Issues, Julia Michaels, Ab 2/10 (Acoustic)
Save As Draft, Katy Perry, A 2/10
Unconditionally, Katy Perry, G 2/10
Million Reasons, Lady Gaga, C 2/10
Sunburn, Ed Sheeran, Bb 2/10
Kid In Love, Shawn Mendes, G 3/10
Riptide, Vance Joy, Db 3/10
Bad Blood, Taylor Swift, G 3/10
Praying, Kesha, Bb 3/10
This, Ed Sheeran, B 3/10
I Wish, One Direction, G 3/10
Ho Hey, The Lumineers, C 3/10
Stereo Hearts, Gym Class Heroes, A 3/10
Galway Girl, Ed Sheeran, A 3/10
Cool Kids, Echosmith, Ab 3/10
Clay, Grace VanderWaal, G 4/10
Little Bird, Ed Sheeran, Ab 4/10
Perfect, Ed Sheeran, Ab 4/10
Hey Brother, Avicii, Bb 5/10
Nancy Mulligan, Ed Sheeran, G 7/10

60s Folk

The Times They Are A Changin’, Bob Dylan, G 3/10

70s Folk

Leaving On a Jet Plane, John Denver, G 2/10
For A Dancer, Jackson Browne, C 3/10
Heart Of Gold, Neil Young, G 3/10

Rhythm and Blues

Be Here to Love Me, Norah Jones, Ab 1/10

R&B

Her Heart, Anthony Hamilton, B 1/10

Blues

Hell To Pay, Boz Scaggs, A (24 Bar Blues) 1/10

Acoustic Indie/Folk

Dust to Dust, The Civil Wars, Db 1/10
Sleep Don't Weep, Damien Rice, C 1/10
Cruel and Pretty, Over the Rhine, C 1/10
Every Time the Sun Comes Up, Sharon Van Etten, Db 1/10
Poison and Wine, The Civil Wars, Db 1/10
The Story, Brandi Carlile, B 1/10
Alaska, Maggie Rogers (Acoustic Version), C 1/10
Fires, David Ramirez, G 2/10
9 Crimes, Damien Rice, C 2/10
24 Frames, Jason Isbell, G 2/10
Classy Girls, The Lumineers, C 2/10
Family, Noah Gundersen, A 2/10
First Defeat, Noah Gunderson, C 3/10 (Preferred is C, No Capo)
Whatever You Do, Brandi Carlile, G 3/10
Shine Like Lightning, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, G 3/10
Home, Johnnyswim, C 3/10
Michigan, Milk Carton Kids, Bb 3/10
Finery, Penny & Sparrow, B 3/10
From This Valley, The Civil Wars, Bb 3/10
Falling Slowly, Glen Hansard, C 3/10
Alone, Trampled by Turtles, C 3/10
Every Time I Hear That Song, Brandi Carlile, G 3/10 (Preferred is C Capo 7)
I'll Spend My Whole Life…, Imaginary Future, B 3/10
Swept Away, The Avett Brothers, G 3/10
Tomorrow, Shakey Graves, G 4/10
Cleopatra, The Lumineers, Ab 4/10
Laundry Room, The Avett Brothers, B 4/10
Like Gold, Vance Joy, G 4/10
The Colder Months, Liza Anne, Ab 4/10
Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons, C 4/10
BAD DESIRE, Noah Gundersen, C 5/10
Different Days, Jason Isbell, G 5/10
St. Paul, Caitlyn Smith, F# (G Tuned Down 1/2 Step) 5/10
Hold On, David Ramirez, A 6/10
Drunks, Johnnyswim, Bb 6/10

Modern Acoustic

Dear Marie, John Mayer, A 2/10
Arms of a Woman, Amos Lee, A 2/10
Come On Get Higher, Matt Nathanson, A 3/10
If You Ever Want To Be In Love, James Bay, C 5/10

Modern Folk

Swallow, The Waillin’ Jennys, C 2/10
The Long Way Home, Norah Jones, A 3/10
Ten Mile Stilts, The Wailin’ Jennys, A 4/10

Bluegrass

Tiny Broken Heart, Alison Krauss & Union Station, A 3/10
Creepin' In, Norah Jones, Dolly Parton, Bb 5/10
Faraway Land, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Bb 6/10

Indie Country

Wagon Wheel, Old Crow Medicine Show, A 1/10
A Mother Never Rests, Lori McKenna, A 2/10
Happy, Holly Williams, B 2/10
Red Clay Halo, Gillian Welch, G 2/10
We Were Cool, Lori McKenna, B 2/10
How Romantic Is That, Lori McKenna, B 2/10
Waitin’ My Life Away, Savannah Conley, G 2/10
Happy People, Lori McKenna, G 2/10
The Most, Lori McKenna G 3/10
Halfway Home, Lori McKenna, Bb 3/10
Hurricane In My Head, Ruston Kelly, Bb 3/10
A Good Man, Holly Williams, Db 3/10
Dear Old Sun, Miranda Lambert, A 3/10
All These Things, Lori McKenna, Bb 3/10
Grown Up Now, Lori McKenna, Bb 3/10
Millionaire, Chris Stapleton, Bb 3/10
The Way It Dimmed, Amanda Shires, B 3/10
Good Marriage, Lori McKenna, G 4/10
Anchors, Ruston Kelly, F 4/10 (G chords tuned down whole step)
Railroads, Holly Williams, Db 4/10
Drinkin', Holly Williams, D 4/10
Just For The Record, Ruston Kelly, B 4/10
Hollywood, Ruston Kelly, Db 4/10
Big Brown Bus, Ruston Kelly, G 4/10
Gone Away From Me, Holly Williams, Db 4/10
Palmetto Rose, Jason Isbell, A 5/10

Alt. Country

Another Day In Rome, The Statesboro Revue, C 2/10
Super 8 Motel, Jason Isbell, G 2/10
When I'm Stoned, Jason Bowland, A 3/10
If I Ever Get Back To Oklahoma, Josh Bowland, A 4/10

Traditional Country

The Cowboy Rides Away, George Strait, G 1/10
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound, Hank Williams Jr., G 1/10
I Saw The Light, Hank Williams, G 1/10
Take Me Back To Tulsa, Bob Wills, G 1/10
I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink, Merle Haggard, A 1/10
Neon Moon, Brooks and Dunn, A 1/10
Why Me, Kris Kristofferson, G 1/10
White Line Fever, Merle Haggard, C 1/10
Jambalaya, Hank Williams, C 1/10
Don’t Take Your Guns To Town, Johnny Cash, Bb 2/10
I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton, G 2/10
From The Bottom to the Bottle, Kris Kristofferson, G 2/10
Working Man Blues, Merle Haggard, Ab 2/10
You Win Again, Johnny Cash, Ab 2/10
Wrapped Around, Brad Paisley, A 2/10
A Little Less Talk..., Toby Keith, A 2/10
Heartaches By The Number, Dwight Yoakman, A 2/10
Unwound, George Strait, Bb 2/10
Pop A Top, Alan Jackson, G 4/10
Corrine Corrina, Merle Haggard, Bb 4/10

Modern Country

Smoke, A Thousand Horses, G 1/10
Pontoon, Little Big Town, A  1/10
Humble and Kind, Tim McGraw, B 1/10
Tryin' to Love Me, Jason Aldean, Ab 1/10
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Luke Bryan, Ab 2/10
Yours, Russell Dickerson, B 2/10
Cry Lonely, Chris Knight, G 2/10
All About Tonight, Blake Shelton, C 2/10
All Too Well, Taylor Swift, C 2/10
Think of You, Chris Young, B 3/10
I've Got Wheels, Miranda Lambert, C 3/10
A Guy With a Girl, Blake Shelton, C 3/10
Make You Miss Me, Sam Hunt, G 3/10
Greatest Love Story, LANCO, Bb 3/10
My Church, Maren Morris, A 3/10
Sangria, Blake Shelton, A 3/10
Stay Downtown, Cole Swindell, C 4/10
She's Everything, Brad Paisley, C 4/10
Goodbye Earl, Dixie Chicks, C 4/10
From the Ground Up, Dan + Shay, A 4/10
Drink in My Hand, Eric Church, C 4/10
Play It Again, Luke Bryan, B 4/10
Tin Man, Miranda Lambert, C 4/10
Celebrity, Brad Paisley, C 5/10
Burning House, Cam, C 5/10
Cowboys and Angels, Dustin Lynch, Bb 5/10

Praise and Worship

Broken Vessels, Hillsong Worship, G 1/10
How Great Is Our God, Chris Tomlin, Db 1/10
Great Are You Lord, All Sons and Daughters, A 2/10
This is Amazing Grace, Phil Wickham, Bb 2/10
Forever Reign, Hillsong, C 2/10
Cornerstone, Hillsong Worship, C 2/10
I Will Boast In Christ, Hillsong Worship, A 3/10
Mighty to Save, Hillsong United, A 3/10
I Will Look Up, Elevation Worship, A 3/10
Let The Heavens Open, Kari Jobe, Bb 3/10
10,000 Reasons, Matt Redman, G 4/10
It Is Well, Bethel Music & Kristene DiMarco, G 4/10
Death was Arrested, North Point InsideOut, B 4/10
My Only Hope, Gateway Worship, Bb 4/10
Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies), Chris Tomlin, C 4/10

Christian

American Intro, Crowder, G 2/10
First, Lauren Daigle, C 2/10
TESTIFY, NEEDTOBREATHE, C 2/10
Old Church Choir, Zach Williams, C 3/10
All We Sinners, Crowder, A 3/10
Body Mind & Soul, Phil Wickham, A 3/10
Beautiful Beautiful, Francesca Battistelli, G 3/10
Wide Awake, Phil Wickham, B 4/10
Better Than Life, Phil Wickham, C 4/10