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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 Vera and A Better Way to hear it in action.

  1. 901 Vera Pink Floyd G 843
  2. 902 A Better Way Donnie Mills G 843
  3. 903 LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND Yes E 843
  4. 904 Medley Third Day D 843
  5. 905 Love On Top Beyonce Knowles C 843
  6. 906 No Milk Today Herman's Hermits Am 843
  7. 907 Egypt Bethel Music D 842
  8. 908 Curtain Tenth Avenue North A 842
  9. 909 One Day At A Time Elton John G 842
  10. 910 The narrow way Pink Floyd C 842
  11. 911 A Toutes Les Fois Beau Dommage A 842
  12. 912 Peace In The Valley Alabama 3 G 842
  13. 913 El es el Unico Dios Abel Zavala G 841
  14. 914 Take It Easy Eagles G 841
  15. 915 Neon Arrow Dot Hacker Bm 841
  16. 916 Gran Encuentro Airbag Em 841
  17. 917 Holding Her and Loving You Earl Thomas Conley G 841
  18. 918 If My Heart Had Windows George Jones C 841
  19. 919 One For The Vine (acoustic) Genesis Dm 840
  20. 920 Maailman Toisella Puolen Haloo Helsinki! C 840
  21. 921 Rock N roll Madonna Elton John C 840
  22. 922 We all fall in love sometimes Elton John Gm 840
  23. 923 Solitary Man Neil Diamond Em 840
  24. 924 There Is None Like You Praise and Worship Em 840
  25. 925 Gian Marco Gian Marco G 839
  26. 926 Night Moves Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band G 839
  27. 927 The Nature Of Reality Oasis D 839
  28. 928 I Wish I Was A Girl King Curly C# 839
  29. 929 I Come Undone Jennifer Rush Em 839
  30. 930 Bachelor Boy Cliff Richard D 839
  31. 931 Arise Flyleaf Em 838
  32. 932 Ako Muna Yeng Constantino D 838
  33. 933 Éist Do Bhéal Sinead Lohan Em 838
  34. 934 Point Me At The Sky Pink Floyd C 838
  35. 935 I Feel Fine (live at BBC) The Beatles A 838
  36. 936 Trumpets Jason Derulo C 837
  37. 937 Dirty Harry Gorillaz F 837
  38. 938 Love Like You Complete Rebecca Sugar C 837
  39. 939 The show must go on Pink Floyd G 837
  40. 940 We Could Charley Pride G 837
  41. 941 What's The Story? Oasis E 837
  42. 942 Cinema Show Genesis Dm 836
  43. 943 I Care Beyonce Knowles C 836
  44. 944 Where Nobody Knows My Name John Hiatt G 836
  45. 945 Toys in the attic Aerosmith E 836
  46. 946 Nothing Is Impossible Westlife Am 836
  47. 947 Fiction B2ST Em 836
  48. 948 Roses Outkast G 836
  49. 949 Hey Kids Jet A 836
  50. 950 Naina Nu Ki Ho Gaya Jassi Gill G 836
  51. 951 Black Sheep Killing Heidi E 836
  52. 952 Spiderman Ramones D 835
  53. 953 Shout It Out Loud Oasis Em 835
  54. 954 Matthew John Denver G 835
  55. 955 Hay Una Uncion Aqui Danny Berrios G 835
  56. 956 Grey Seal Elton John B 835
  57. 957 Forever Aaron Lewis C 835
  58. 958 Cântico Da Mocidade Hinos Avulsos Ccb G 834
  59. 959 You Can't Say I Didn't Love You Aaron Pritchett A 834
  60. 960 Death White Lies G 834

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Vera, A Better Way, and LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND, 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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