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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 Ocean Eyes and Love Like A Bomb to hear it in action.

  1. 841 Ocean Eyes Billie Eilish G 855
  2. 842 Love Like A Bomb Oasis G 855
  3. 843 Beaches Of Cheyenne Garth Brooks G 855
  4. 844 El Scorcho Weezer G 855
  5. 845 This Time INXS D 855
  6. 846 Breeze Xavier Rudd Em 855
  7. 847 Locomotion Kylie Minogue Am 854
  8. 848 Revolution Regained The Living End Am 854
  9. 849 Upstairs in My House Men At Work Bbadd 854
  10. 850 The Winter Long Strawbs G 854
  11. 851 Rindu Ini Anang Hermansyah C 854
  12. 852 Sapagkat Ang Diyos Ay Pag-ibig Erik Santos A 853
  13. 853 María Dijo Alberto Plaza Em 853
  14. 854 Fire And Rain Babyface C 853
  15. 855 Maggie Mae The Beatles C 852
  16. 856 Nothing To Say Jethro Tull Em 852
  17. 857 Casa Forte Rafael Muniz G 852
  18. 858 Say Anything X Japan G 852
  19. 859 Ujung Aspal Pondok Gede Iwan Fals G 852
  20. 860 Pretzel Logic Steely Dan Am 852
  21. 861 Speechless Aladdin Bbm 852
  22. 862 A Tientas Duncan Dhu G 851
  23. 863 Empty Garbage D 851
  24. 864 God Of All Grace Liveloud C 850
  25. 865 Midnight Sun Abbey Lincoln G 850
  26. 866 I Cross My Heart George Strait Cm 850
  27. 867 Feel like making love Bad Company D 850
  28. 868 Twist Korn A 850
  29. 869 The night before The Beatles D 850
  30. 870 Stories Of Me Paul Kelly G 849
  31. 871 Always Be My Baby David Cook G 849
  32. 872 Friend of the Devil Ka´au Crater Boys G 849
  33. 873 Sahabat Aku Cinta Wali D 849
  34. 874 Its You Henry G 848
  35. 875 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Oasis G 848
  36. 876 Helplessly Tatiana Manaois G 848
  37. 877 Flame Trees Cold Chisel A 848
  38. 878 Yes I Know Gaither Vocal Band G 848
  39. 879 Menjemput Impian Kerispatih C 848
  40. 880 Here Comes The Sun George Harrison D 847
  41. 881 You Give Me Joy Israel Houghton C 847
  42. 882 Call It What You Want Taylor Swift C 847
  43. 883 Strange The Living End G 847
  44. 884 Better Be Home Soon Kasey Chambers D# 847
  45. 885 Monsoon Tokio Hotel E 846
  46. 886 Airplane Beach Boys G 845
  47. 887 Rocket Man (acoustic) Elton John Em 845
  48. 888 Children On Parade Colin Hay Bm 845
  49. 889 The Emperor`s new clothes Elton John C 845
  50. 890 Give Me A Song United Pursuit C 845
  51. 891 Folded flags Pink Floyd D 845
  52. 892 Jack A Lynn Jethro Tull F 845
  53. 893 Stealin' Uriah Heep D 844
  54. 894 Broken Promise Land Weeping Willows Cm 844
  55. 895 Humble Our Last Night C 844
  56. 896 I Was Here Beyonce Knowles Em 844
  57. 897 Olosh Khon Recall G 843
  58. 898 Hinihiling Rejig G 843
  59. 899 Syukur Alhamdulillah Ungu C 843
  60. 900 Rebelde sem causa Ultraje a Rigor A 843

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Ocean Eyes, Love Like A Bomb, and Beaches Of Cheyenne, 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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