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Songs You Can Play with G, C, D

Popular guitar songs built on the G–C–D progression, a common shape that's great for jamming and practice.

The G–C–D progression uses just 3 chords (G, C, and D) and powers 1,779 of the most-played songs on ChordLines. It's one of the most common progressions in pop, rock and worship, so learning it unlocks a huge amount of music at once. The songs below all use these chords; try Young Girl and Signs to hear it in action.

  1. 661 Young Girl Gary Puckett and the Union Gap E 897
  2. 662 Signs Tesla C 897
  3. 663 Christmas Must Be Tonight Elton John G 897
  4. 664 Te Esquecer Demora Zé Henrique e Gabriel G 896
  5. 665 I Get Along Without You Very Well Renato Russo G 896
  6. 666 Quartermasters Stores Misc Traditional G 896
  7. 667 Too Old Wallflowers G 896
  8. 668 Too Much To Gain To Lose Dottie Rambo G# 896
  9. 669 Music To Watch Boys To Lana Del Rey Am 896
  10. 670 Tush ZZ Top G 895
  11. 671 Be Alright Dean Lewis Em 894
  12. 672 Wozu Sind Kriege Da Udo Lindenberg G 894
  13. 673 Tell Me Why Neil Young C 894
  14. 674 Grimsby Elton John Em 893
  15. 675 Green Is The Color Pink Floyd G 893
  16. 676 One More Year Kasey Chambers G 893
  17. 677 Obhabe Keno Anupam Roy D 893
  18. 678 We Are Women Of Faith Women Of Faith D 892
  19. 679 Humano Amor De Deus Padre Fábio de Melo G 892
  20. 680 Lieder Adel Tawil Am 891
  21. 681 Feels Like We Only Go Backwards Arctic Monkeys G 891
  22. 682 Latitude Elton John G 891
  23. 683 Bu Zai You Yi Beyond G 891
  24. 684 Castle Halsey Em 891
  25. 685 A Song For The Broken Hearted Abbey Glover G 891
  26. 686 Some Never Die Johnny Rebel G 890
  27. 687 Breathing Yellowcard Em 890
  28. 688 The Angelus Gordon Bok G 890
  29. 689 A Christmas Letter Keith Whitley G 889
  30. 690 YMCA Village People G 889
  31. 691 Young Blood The Beatles A 889
  32. 692 Whiskey River Willie Nelson G 889
  33. 693 Writings On The Wall Sam Smith F#m 889
  34. 694 The Fire Down Below Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band C 889
  35. 695 Move Me Nazareth C 888
  36. 696 Put Your Hand On My Shoulder Paul Anka A 888
  37. 697 Only Love Can Hurt Like This Paloma Faith G 888
  38. 698 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Part2 Elton John C 888
  39. 699 Handle with care Traveling Wilburys D 888
  40. 700 Fool For You Zayn Malik G 888
  41. 701 Where the boys are Connie Francis G 887
  42. 702 Debaixo Da Promessa Daniel e Samuel Am 887
  43. 703 Happy Til He Comes Flatt Lonesome G 886
  44. 704 Strong enough Cher D# 886
  45. 705 Rain (bass) The Beatles G 886
  46. 706 Oceans Away Elton John Eb 885
  47. 707 the last song/ver.2 Elton John C 885
  48. 708 The Flame Still Burns Foreigner G 885
  49. 709 Push Matchbox Twenty G 885
  50. 710 Circus Uriah Heep Em 885
  51. 711 Crumbling Land Pink Floyd A 884
  52. 712 Theme Song Adventure Time G 884
  53. 713 The Messenger Linkin Park G 884
  54. 714 I Started A Joke Bee Gees G 884
  55. 715 Goblin - Round And Round Misc Soundtrack Dm 883
  56. 716 Instantes Alex Ubago Em 883
  57. 717 Bring the boys back home Pink Floyd C 882
  58. 718 Summer Rain WhiteSnake G 882
  59. 719 You O Lord Paul Oakley G 882
  60. 720 Have mercy on the criminal Elton John G 882

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Young Girl, Signs, and Christmas Must Be Tonight, along with everything else in the list above.

Is the G–C–D progression easy to play?

Yes, it's built entirely from beginner-friendly open chords, which makes it a great first progression to master.

Can I play these songs in a different key?

Yes. Open any song and use the transpose buttons to shift it up or down. The chords and diagrams update automatically, so you can match your voice or a capo.

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