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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 Changes and Are you lonesome Tonight to hear it in action.

  1. 1381 Changes Zombies D 782
  2. 1382 Are you lonesome Tonight Elvis Presley C 782
  3. 1383 I Want To Be Free Ellie Holcomb F 782
  4. 1384 X Unbunny G 782
  5. 1385 Lovers Moon Glenn Frey G 782
  6. 1386 Band on the Run Paul McCartney Dmaj 782
  7. 1387 Sleep Like Breathing Alison Moyet G 782
  8. 1388 Master The Tempest Is Raging Lds Hymnbook C 782
  9. 1389 Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata Reprise Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Bm 782
  10. 1390 Stand By Your Man Carrie Underwood C 782
  11. 1391 Al Borde De Tu Gran Trono Marcos Witt G 781
  12. 1392 Weatherman Hank Williams Jr A 781
  13. 1393 Penjaga Hati Ari Lasso Dm 781
  14. 1394 Rame Alain Souchon D 781
  15. 1395 Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is Oasis Dsus 781
  16. 1396 Joker And The Thief Wolfmother C 781
  17. 1397 Good Friends Adam Brand G 781
  18. 1398 Alles Was Ich Brauche Bist Du Hoffmann And Hoffmann G 781
  19. 1399 Ti Amo Phoenix Em 781
  20. 1400 The Rose Bette Midler C 781
  21. 1401 Agora ou nunca mais Amado Batista G 781
  22. 1402 Gambatte Kudasai Anders Matthesen C 781
  23. 1403 Querendo Te Amar Alexandre Peixe G 781
  24. 1404 Pretty U Seventeen D 780
  25. 1405 My Confession Kamelot C 780
  26. 1406 Thank you for the music ABBA C 780
  27. 1407 Celos Daniela Romo G 780
  28. 1408 Don't Go Yazoo Am 780
  29. 1409 Valjean Frees Javert Les Miserables G 780
  30. 1410 Top of the World Carpenters G 780
  31. 1411 I Don't Know Much Aaron Neville D 779
  32. 1412 Salve Rainha Iahweh G 779
  33. 1413 Delta dawn Helen Reddy G 779
  34. 1414 This Isnt Hogwarts Hank Green G 779
  35. 1415 Sem Ar D'Black G 779
  36. 1416 Rainbow Connections Garfunkel And Oates C 779
  37. 1417 DDD DDD Doidin de Deus G 779
  38. 1418 Boom Tarat Tarat Willie Revillame G 779
  39. 1419 God Is Able Praise and Worship G 779
  40. 1420 Alo Tahsan G 779
  41. 1421 We've Got Tonight Bob Seger G 779
  42. 1422 How Long Eagles C 779
  43. 1423 Universo D'Black G 779
  44. 1424 Trouble Avicii Em 779
  45. 1425 You're Gonna Loose That Girl The Beatles E 779
  46. 1426 Fuck Me Pumps Amy Winehouse Bsus 779
  47. 1427 Iris Aimer G 779
  48. 1428 You're Not Alone Basshunter G 778
  49. 1429 Making Love Out Of Nothing At All Air Supply G 778
  50. 1430 So how come (no one loves me) The Beatles G 778
  51. 1431 Just Watch Me Kate Voegele C 778
  52. 1432 new generation Hillsong Music Australia G 778
  53. 1433 Gold Eden Em 778
  54. 1434 A Janelinha Abre Xuxa G 778
  55. 1435 Soulmate Kahitna C 778
  56. 1436 Forgiveness Don Henley D 778
  57. 1437 All Through The Night Fay Claassen G 777
  58. 1438 Stephanie Says The Velvet Underground G 777
  59. 1439 I Can't Get Started Billie Holiday G 777
  60. 1440 Kiruna The Shanes Em 777

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Changes, Are you lonesome Tonight, and I Want To Be Free, 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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