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There are many songs you can play with just 9 chords...
  • The 9 chords: C, A, G, E, D, Em, Am, Cadd9, B7.
  • Am and Em are easy after learning the E chord. Cadd9 is easy after learning the G chord. So, you only need focus on 6 chords: C A G E D B7.
  • The list of songs below is now about 100. These are just the ones I know and that I remembered to add to this page. There are many, many more!

1) Songs using A, D and E chords (and other chords that are easy to play after learning A, D and E)


Wild thing - The Troggs, Jimi Hendrix
One hand in my pocket - Alanis Morisette
Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkel
The last time - The Rolling Stones
Me gustas tu - Manu Chao
Brimful of Asher - Cornershop, Fat Boy Slim
Three little birds - Bob Marley
Gloria - Van Morrison, The Doors
My babe - Little Walter
This ole house - Shakin' Stevens
Mean woman Blues - Elvis, Roy Orbison
Free Falling - Tom Petty, John Mayer
You got the love - Candi Staton, Florence and the machine
Hound Dog - Elvis
Blue Suede shoes - Elvis
Feliz Navidad - Christmas song
Jingle Bells - Christmas song
Silent night - traditional Christmas song
What shall we do with the drunken sailor? - traditional

2) Songs using Cadd9 and/or G chords (and previous chords learnt)

Sweet home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
Talk tonight - Oasis
Heat skips a beat - Olly Murs
Upside down - Jack Johnson
Dreams - The Cranberries
Royals - Lorde
Budapest - George Ezra
Time of your life - Green Day
Perfect - Ed Sheeren
​Talkin' about a revolution - Tracy Chapman
Hey Jude - The Beatles
​Bad moon rising - CCR
​Linger - The Cranberries
The lion sleeps tonight - The Tokens, Tight Fit
Mad World - Tears for Fears
Mack the knife - Louis Armstrong and others
No Rain - Blind Melon
Blowin' in the wind - Bob Dylan
Esperanza - Chimango
Guantanamera - The Sandpipers
​Cats in the Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe
If I had a million dollars - Bare Naked Ladies
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Last Christmas - Wham

3) Songs using a C chord (and previous chords)

Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
The one I love - REM
No diggity (acoustic version) - Ed Sheeran
​Say you won't let go - James Arthur
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
​All night - Beyonce
Cheap thrills - Sia
​Riptide - Vance Joy
Halo - Beyonce, Ane Brun
Get lucky - Daft Punk, ft Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
Fell in love with a girl - White stripes
White wedding - Billy Idol
Knockin' on heaven's door - Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Guns and Roses
I follow rivers - Lykke Li, Triggerfinger
Simple man - Lynard Skynard
​Hello - Adele
Nosa Nosa - MIchel Telo
​I'm a train - Albert Hammond
​Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Despacito - Luis Fonsi
What's up - 4 non-blondes
​Zombie - Cranberries
Island in the sun - Weezer
Take it easy - The Eagles
Hide you love away - The Beatles
​Ayo technology - Milow
I'm yours - Jason Mraz
Brown-eyed girl - Van Morrison
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
Save tonight - Eagle-eye Cherry
Rocking in the free world - Neil Young
Honky tonk woman - Rolling Stones
Old town road - Lil Nas X
Let it be - The Beatles
Man on the moon - REM
No woman no cry - Bob Marley
Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
Sympathy for the devil - Rolling Stones
Redemption song - Bob Marley
Wanna be like you - Jungle Book
Baton Rouge - Marc Broussard
Toes - Zac Brown
​Thank you - Dido, Eminem
There she goes - The La's
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Stand by me - Ben E King
Father and son - Cat Stevens
As tears go by - Marianne Faithful
Wavin' flag - K'naan
Battle hymn of the republic - Pete Seeger

4) Songs using a B7 chord (and previous chords)

Wellerman - Nathan Evans
Champs Élysées - Joe Dassin
Bad guy - Billie Eilish
In the summertime - Mungo Jerry
​Happy together - The Turtles
Slide away - Oasis
​La nuit - Adamo
Heathens - 21 Pilots
Minor swing - Django Reinhardt
Havana - Camila Cabello
Far from any road (True Detective theme) - The Handsome Family
​Man of constant sorrow - Stanley Brothers, Bob Dylan, Oh Brother, where art thou movie
​All you need is love - The Beatles
Sea of love - Cat Power, Phil Philips, Robert Plany, Iggy Pop
​Sitting on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding
Dance me to the end of love - Leonard Cohen
Belgian heroes - The Manneken Pistols
Rock around the clock - Bill Haley and the Comets.
Folsom prison blues - Johnny Cash
Cancion del Mariachi - Los Lobos
Nothing else matters - Metallica
​Holiday  - Green Day
Bad things - Jace Everett
House of the rising sun - The Animals
Passenger - Iggy Pop
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley
Walk the line - Johnny Cash
​Say a little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
Sweet home Chicago - Robert Johnson, Blues Brothers
People are strange - The Doors
Ganja Gun - Bob Marley
Boulevard of broken dreams - Green Day




By Mark Baxter (c) 2018-2023

markcbaxter@hotmail.com   0477 06 53 01

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