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