Easy Songs To Play On Guitar With 4 Simple Open Chords

There are tons of articles on easy songs to play on guitar for beginners.  But what about those of us that need quick/easy materiel in other environments?

I’ve been a supporting musician in several bands of the years, mostly commonly used as last minute dep for vocalists, as a result I’ve had to learn some pretty obscene amounts of information in short periods of time.  During my journey I discovered that an insane number of songs use very similar chords G, Em, C and D.

The Chord progression G-Em-C-D is  used in all sorts of music styles. You can of course transpose to other chords, like C-Am-F-G or D-Bm-G-A and so on. Another way to “transpose” a song that not fits your voice is to use a capo at any fret you like.

Easy Songs Using 4 Chords

So this is my list of quick and easy to learn and play songs for everything from songs around the campfire to entertaining at cocktail bars.  Have fun!

1. The Thin Ice – Pink Floyd
2. Every Breath You Take – The Police
3. Blue Moon – Chris Isaak
4. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – The Carpenters
5. Teenager in Love – Dion & The Belmonts
6. Fly On The Wings Of Love – The Olsen Brothers
7. Heart Of Gold – Neil young
8. Stand By Me – Ben E King
9. I’ve just seen a face – The Beatles
10. Last Kiss – Pearl Jam
11. Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
12. Single Ladies – Beyonce
13. Baby – Justin Bieber
14. Mary’s Song – Taylor Swift
15. Jump then Fall – Taylor Swift
16. Up on the roof – The Drifters
17. She will be loved – Maroon 5
18. His Latest Flame – Elvis.
19. I Only Want To Be With You – Dusty Springfield.
20. Puff The Magic Dragon – Peter, Paul and Mary
21. Kumbayah
22. Where Have All The Flowers Gone? – Pete Seeger