3-chord songs for guitar
Three chords unlock a huge amount of music. These songs use exactly three shapes, most of them the classic I–IV–V pattern in keys like G, C and D.
- Amazing GraceGCDBeginner
- Angels We Have Heard on HighGDCBeginner
- Auld Lang SyneGDCBeginner
- Away in a MangerGCDBeginner
- Baa, Baa, Black SheepCFG7Easy
- BingoCFG7Easy
- Blessed AssuranceDGABeginner
- Cielito LindoCG7FEasy
- Come, Thou Fount of Every BlessingDGABeginner
- Cripple CreekADEBeginner
- Deck the HallsGD7CBeginner
- Down to the River to PrayDGABeginner
- Drunken SailorDmCABeginner
- Go Tell It on the MountainGCD7Beginner
- Good King WenceslasGDCBeginner
- Happy Birthday to YouGD7CBeginner
- In the PinesGCD7Beginner
- Itsy Bitsy SpiderCG7FEasy
- Jesus Loves MeCFG7Easy
- Jingle BellsGCDBeginner
- John HenryGCDBeginner
- Joy to the WorldDGABeginner
- KumbayaCFGEasy
- Man of Constant SorrowGCDBeginner
- Midnight SpecialCGD7Beginner
- My Country, 'Tis of TheeGD7CBeginner
- Nearer, My God, to TheeGCD7Beginner
- O Christmas TreeCG7FEasy
- O Come, All Ye FaithfulGDCBeginner
- Oh! SusannaCG7FEasy
- Old MacDonald Had a FarmGCD7Beginner
- Red River ValleyCG7FEasy
- Rock of AgesGD7CBeginner
- Silent NightCG7FEasy
- Swing Low, Sweet ChariotDGABeginner
- The First NoelDAGBeginner
- The Wild RoverGCDBeginner
- This Old ManCFG7Easy
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarCFGEasy
- Up on the HousetopCFG7Easy
- Wabash CannonballGCD7Beginner
- Waltzing MatildaCGFEasy
- When the Saints Go Marching InCG7FEasy
- Wildwood FlowerCG7FEasy
- Will the Circle Be UnbrokenGCDBeginner
- Yankee DoodleGD7CBeginner
Questions
What chords do I need for these songs?
The most common chords in this list are C, G, D, F, G7. Learn those and you can play most of the songs.
Which are the easiest?
Start with Amazing Grace, Angels We Have Heard on High, Auld Lang Syne. They use the fewest and simplest chords.