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 Tokyo Girl and Making A Difference to hear it in action.

61 Tokyo Girl Val Mccallum C 1.8K
62 Making A Difference City Harvest Church G 1.8K
63 Lenny And The Squigtones - Night After Night Misc Television G 1.8K
64 Sagad-sagaran Malayang Pilipino G 1.8K
65 Lord Jesus We Enthrone You Praise and Worship G 1.8K
66 Jersey Giant Tyler Childers G 1.8K
67 God Suit On Pete James C 1.8K
68 I Wish I Was Single Again Wilf Carter G 1.8K
69 Alabaster Jar Hillsong G 1.7K
70 Welcome Holy Spirit Jimmy Swaggart C 1.7K
71 Hymn Of Praise Gaither Vocal Band Am 1.7K
72 Sheltered In The Arms Of God Dottie Rambo G 1.7K
73 He Took The Nails The Browders D 1.7K
74 Pupurihin Ka Sa Awit Musikatha G 1.7K
75 Mansion Over The Hilltop Hymn G 1.7K
76 Pão Dos Fortes Pe. Fábio Marinho G 1.7K
77 In My Life The Beatles A 1.7K
78 Dungog Ug Himaya Praise and Worship G 1.6K
79 Oh I Love You Liveloud G 1.6K
80 Oh The Glory Of Your Presence Hillsongs C 1.6K
81 Its About The Cross The Ball Brothers C 1.6K
82 Hotel California Eagles Em 1.6K
83 On Mother Kellys Door Step Misc Traditional C 1.6K
84 I Hope, I Think, I Know Oasis D 1.6K
85 How great is our God Hillsong G 1.6K
86 Little Jimmy Brown Jim Ed Brown G 1.6K
87 The Butcher Radiohead Em 1.6K
88 Earth Song Michael Jackson Am 1.6K
89 Give And It Will Come Back To You Traditional G 1.6K
90 Bennie and the Jets Elton John Am 1.6K
91 My God Reigns City Harvest Church C 1.5K
92 Tequila Sunrise Eagles G 1.5K
93 Amor, Amor, Amor Julio Iglesias C 1.5K
94 Aaj Khelo Shyam Sang Hori Misc Traditional A 1.5K
95 Fade In-Out Oasis Dsus 1.5K
96 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd Em 1.5K
97 Hungama Hove Yeshua Band G 1.5K
98 Some Other Guy The Beatles D 1.5K
99 Old Man Neil Young D 1.5K
100 Bulag Daw And Pag-ibig Freddie Aguilar G 1.5K
101 Hope Dies Hard Jonny Two Bags Em 1.5K
102 Stairway To Heaven Eric Clapton C 1.5K
103 Let It Go Frozen Em 1.5K
104 Today My Life Begins Bruno Mars G 1.5K
105 Glad You Came Boyce Avenue C 1.5K
106 Elton's song Elton John Bm 1.5K
107 Bayan Umawit Himig Heswita G 1.5K
108 The Four Marys John Allan Cameron F 1.5K
109 Flesh and Blood Shane Howard E 1.5K
110 Brain damage Pink Floyd D 1.4K
111 I Am Blessed Liveloud Bm 1.4K
112 Julia Dream Pink Floyd Am 1.4K
113 All Of Me John Legend Em 1.4K
114 Alleluia Tennessee Ernie Ford G 1.4K
115 Return to Paradise Elton John C 1.4K
116 English Country Garden Misc Traditional G 1.4K
117 Come Unto Me Bob Hurd C 1.4K
118 Sabse Uncha Amit Kamble D 1.4K
119 Fire Lake Bob Seger G 1.4K
120 Hello Adele Fm 1.4K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Tokyo Girl, Making A Difference, and Lenny And The Squigtones - Night After Night, 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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Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

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

Can I play these songs in a different key?

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