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 Oscar Wilde Gets Out and Aunque No Estes Aqui to hear it in action.

  1. 1321 Oscar Wilde Gets Out Elton John Am 788
  2. 1322 Aunque No Estes Aqui Ha-ash Bm 788
  3. 1323 Serdadu Iwan Fals B 787
  4. 1324 Este Es Mi Deseo Claudio Freidzon G 787
  5. 1325 Planes Yuna D 787
  6. 1326 Namumuro Kana - Lukas Geds G 787
  7. 1327 Luna Abel Velazquez D 787
  8. 1328 You' ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (ver. 2) The Beatles G 787
  9. 1329 All Of Me Anne Murray G 787
  10. 1330 The Partisan Leonard Cohen Em 787
  11. 1331 Creo En Ti Doris Machin D 787
  12. 1332 Heart Of The Country Kathy Mattea G 787
  13. 1333 Save Up All Your Tears Cher A 787
  14. 1334 The King Must Die Elton John Dm 786
  15. 1335 Dir Gehört Mein Herz Phil Collins F 786
  16. 1336 Ami Ashbo Phirey Anjan Dutta Em 786
  17. 1337 Los Muros Caen Marcos Barrientos Em 786
  18. 1338 Mr Wonderwall Oasis Am 786
  19. 1339 I'm Like A Bird Nelly Furtado Bb 786
  20. 1340 Elton Deda - Buzet E Tua Kenge Shqip Em 786
  21. 1341 The Mission Steve Green F 786
  22. 1342 Hell Is For Children Pat Benatar Cm 786
  23. 1343 Kita Bisa Ran D 786
  24. 1344 Não Dá Pra Esconder Alexandre Peixe G 786
  25. 1345 Baruch Hu Eitan Katz Em 786
  26. 1346 Apocalipsis Confort Airbag Em 785
  27. 1347 Risen Today Aaron Shust A# 785
  28. 1348 Jailbreak Awolnation Fm 785
  29. 1349 Tomorrow America G 785
  30. 1350 Everybody hurt REM D 785
  31. 1351 Geiles Leben Glasperlenspiel G 784
  32. 1352 Aubrey Bread G 784
  33. 1353 My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin Bill Monroe G 784
  34. 1354 From This Moment On Billie Holiday Em 784
  35. 1355 Cores ANAVITÓRIA Eb 784
  36. 1356 Without Question Elton John G 784
  37. 1357 Kung Ako Ba Siya Khalil Ramos G 784
  38. 1358 Lover Taylor Swift G 784
  39. 1359 Piénsalo Banda MS G 784
  40. 1360 Dont turn around Ace of Base D 784
  41. 1361 I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol Elton John Am 784
  42. 1362 Cool Change Little River Band A 783
  43. 1363 Why May I Not Go Out And Climb The Trees Daniel Norgren Em 783
  44. 1364 Holiday Ratcat B 783
  45. 1365 It's Hard To Love A Drunk Godstar A 783
  46. 1366 Daybreak Harry Nilsson C 783
  47. 1367 The Dark Side Of Love Rafael Bittencourt Eb 783
  48. 1368 Shine Like It Does INXS D 783
  49. 1369 Bridal Train The Waifs G# 783
  50. 1370 100 Years Blues Traveler G 783
  51. 1371 Streets Of A Black And White Town Perry Keyes and the Stolen Holdens G 782
  52. 1372 Salmo 99 New Wine G 782
  53. 1373 Stuck on You Elvis Presley E 782
  54. 1374 Born In Time Bob Dylan G 782
  55. 1375 Mary's Boy Child Harry Belafonte G 782
  56. 1376 Hardcore Troubadour Steve Earle G 782
  57. 1377 Parakeet REM G 782
  58. 1378 We are one The Offspring A 782
  59. 1379 Oh Happy Day Misc G 782
  60. 1380 Little Miss Usa Barry Mann Db 782

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Oscar Wilde Gets Out, Aunque No Estes Aqui, and Serdadu, 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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