Chord progression is a complex topic and literally produces millions of possible combinations. If you are just starting to learn how to play the guitar, then this list of songs with only one chord will help you start.
Check out this extensive list of one-chord songs.
We sorted the music into major and minor keys to make it easier for you to see all songs with the same chords. However, many songs can also work with the "7" version of these chords. Let's start!
For your reference, check the guitar chart chart below.
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A major or A7
Locker - 35007
Drifter's Escape - Bob Dylan
Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney & Wings
There Is a Mountain - Donovan
Stupidly Happy - XTC
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Joy - Lucinda Williams
A# (Bb) or A#7 (Bb7)
Mississippi Boll Weevil - Charley Patton
A minor or Am7
Exodus - Bob Marley
Panadero Ensoñado - Pescado Rabioso
A#m (Bbm)/A#m7 (Bbm7)
The Enchanted Gypsy - Donovan
Con Altura - Rosalía, J Balvin
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations
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B minor or Bm7
Crosseyed & Painless - Talking Heads
Watussi - Harmonia
Get the Party Started - Pink
Nevermind - Leonard Cohen
The Hustle - Bars of Gold
C7
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Ever So Lonely - Monsoon
Coconut - Harry Nilsson
American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
C minor or Cm7
Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Fire- Ohio Players
C#m (Dbm) or C#m7 (Dbm7)
Who Knows? - Jimi Hendrix
Careful with That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd
D7
Loser - Beck
Church of Anthrax - John Cale & Terry Rile
Jump Into The Fire - Harry Nilsson
One Chord Song - Stoney LaRue
The National Anthem - Radiohead
D# (Eb) or D#7 (Eb7)
Jimmy Bell - William "Cat Iron" Carradine
Sloppy Drunk Again - Walter Davis
LazyBones - Soul Coughing
Push Upstairs - Underworld
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D minor or Dm7
Showbiz Kids - Steely Dan
Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix
Daydreamer - Menswear
Voyage Automatique - 35007
Run Through The Jungle - Creedence Clearwater Revival
D#m (Ebm) or D#m7 (Ebm7)
Wang Dang Doodle - Willie Dixon
Deeper Well - Emmylou Harris
Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
E major or E7 (playable with Em or Em7 also)
The Story of One Chord - Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper
Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Wolf
Radar Eyes - The Godz
Spoonful - Cream
Mondo in Mi 7a - Adriano Celentano
Whole Lotta Love - Zepplin
Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police
Keep On Chooglin' - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Seeds - Bruce Springsteen
DNA - Kendrick Lamar
Snake Farm - Ray Wylie Hubbard
Price - Super Furry Animals
E minor or Em7 (playable with E or E7 also)
Smokestack LIghtnin' - Howlin' Wolf
I'm Bad Like Jesse James - John Lee Hooker
Thank You - Sly & the Family Stone
I Asked for Water - Howlin' Wolf
What Are Their Names? - David Crosby
Know - Nick Drake
Pablo Picasso - Modern Lovers
Hallo Gallo - Neu!
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Alta Suciedad - Andrés Calamaro
Powertruth - 35007
Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) - Cardi B
Mi Gente - J Balvin, Willy William, Beyonce
DNA - Kendrick Lamar
Mañana en el Abasto - Sumo
F major or F7 (playable with Fm or Fm7 also)
Send Me Your Pillow - John Lee Hooker
The Story of Bo Diddley - The Animals
Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
Which Way Do Red River Run? - Mance Lipscomb
John Henry - Buster Brown
The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher
Ding Dang - The Beach Boys
See My Jumper Hanging On the Line - R.L. Burnside
F# (Gb) or F#7 (Gb7)
Shanty Blues - Henry Thomas
Mona - The Rolling Stones
Run On for a Long Time- Bill Landford
F minor or Fm7 (playable with F or F7 also)
Paradise - Sade
Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
F#m (Gbm) or F#m7 (Gbm7)
Losing Face - I Am Snow Angel
Political World - Bob Dylan
G major or G7
One Chord Song - Keith Urban
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Dance to the Music - Sly & the Family Stone
My Jack Don't Drink No Water - Shortstuff Macon
Everyday People - Sly & the Family Stone
Low Rider - War
It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl - Faust
Bad to The Bone - George Thorogood
U.S. 41 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
G# (Ab) or G#7 (Ab7)
Catfish Blues - Robert Petway
Spike Driver Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
Shotgun - Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
Rubberband Girl - Kate Bush
Magic Bus - The Who
Boring Girls - Pissed Jean
G minor or Gm7
The Bogus Man - Roxy Music
G#m (Abm) or G#m7 (Abm7)
Know Your Rights - The Clash
Who's He And What Is He To You?- Bill Withers
Space for the Papa - Jeff Beck
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