Progression

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 Ich Bin Bei Dir Wenn Die Sorge Dich Niederdrückt and Guarida De Demonios Blancos to hear it in action.

  1. 1021 Ich Bin Bei Dir Wenn Die Sorge Dich Niederdrückt Misc Traditional G 825
  2. 1022 Guarida De Demonios Blancos Akvados A 825
  3. 1023 Waiting for the worms Pink Floyd G 825
  4. 1024 My Enemy Cog C 825
  5. 1025 Heavenly Bodies Earl Thomas Conley G 825
  6. 1026 Comme Un Million De Gens Claude Dubois C 825
  7. 1027 Sign Of Hope Scorpions Am 825
  8. 1028 One Day More Les Miserables A 825
  9. 1029 Lords Of Flatbush - The Wedding Song Misc Soundtrack C 824
  10. 1030 Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan Basil Valdez D# 824
  11. 1031 Sobre À Rocha José Marques G 824
  12. 1032 Heart Of Stone Cher G 824
  13. 1033 My Heart Acha Septriasa Bm 824
  14. 1034 Saying Goodbye Muppets G 824
  15. 1035 Boys From The Bush Lee Kernaghan C 824
  16. 1036 Only Happy When It Rains Garbage Am 824
  17. 1037 Baby Can I Hold You Tonight Tracy Chapman D 824
  18. 1038 Cicatrices Airbag C 823
  19. 1039 Bad Blood Taylor Swift C 823
  20. 1040 Color Me America Dolly Parton Dm 823
  21. 1041 Me Alcanzarás Marco Barrientos F 823
  22. 1042 Há um caminho Oséias de Paula G 822
  23. 1043 A Cura Banda Calypso Ab 822
  24. 1044 Losing Streak Adam Brand G 822
  25. 1045 Mountain Sounds Of Monsters And Men D 822
  26. 1046 You Are My Sunshine (acoustic) Chris Stapleton D 822
  27. 1047 Love On The Brain Rihanna G 821
  28. 1048 Elastic Heart Sia C 821
  29. 1049 How Firm A Foundation Lds Hymns G 821
  30. 1050 Hai Dil Yeh Mera Arijit Singh Am 821
  31. 1051 Aura Anna Nalick Em 821
  32. 1052 Lets Make A Better World Dr. John Eb 821
  33. 1053 Roela Do Eno Teodoro e Sampaio G 821
  34. 1054 Win, Lose Or Draw Allman Brothers Band D 821
  35. 1055 I Can't Even Walk Without You Holding My Hand Cody Johnson G 821
  36. 1056 Ibizia Bar Pink Floyd E 821
  37. 1057 Iffy Caamp G 821
  38. 1058 Right To The Ways And The Rules Of The World Ween Am 820
  39. 1059 Mind Games John Lennon C 820
  40. 1060 Anyone But You Hinder G 820
  41. 1061 Good Riddance Green Day G 820
  42. 1062 The Wonder Of You Elvis Presley G 820
  43. 1063 The Night We Met Chords Lord Huron Em 820
  44. 1064 Move On Jet G 820
  45. 1065 The Mamas And The Papas The Mamas and Papas C 820
  46. 1066 Church On Fire Praise and Worship G 819
  47. 1067 Mentes Tão Bem Eduardo Costa C 819
  48. 1068 Lady Willpower Gary Puckett and the Union Gap G 819
  49. 1069 The Way HAERTS Em 819
  50. 1070 Baby Doll Utopia D 819
  51. 1071 Nobody Knows My Trouble Ryan Bingham G 819
  52. 1072 Take It Easy On Me Beth Hart Em 819
  53. 1073 I Haven't Seen You in a Long Time Colin Hay C 819
  54. 1074 Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk Railroad D 819
  55. 1075 For a few dollars more Smokie G 819
  56. 1076 Dios No Quiere La Muerte Del Pecador Cesáreo Gabaráin Dm 818
  57. 1077 Jiffy Boy Wax G 818
  58. 1078 Take it Back Pink Floyd G 818
  59. 1079 Ecstasy Ben E. King G 818
  60. 1080 Greens is the color Pink Floyd G 818

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Ich Bin Bei Dir Wenn Die Sorge Dich Niederdrückt, Guarida De Demonios Blancos, and Waiting for the worms, 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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