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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 You're Beautiful and Helplessly Hoping to hear it in action.

  1. 1441 You're Beautiful Shane & Shane G 776
  2. 1442 Helplessly Hoping Crosby, Stills and Nash Am 776
  3. 1443 Out of the Blue Aly & AJ Em 776
  4. 1444 Eien Zard A# 776
  5. 1445 Fire Woman The Cult D 776
  6. 1446 El Nino Ill Nino C 776
  7. 1447 Don't Talk Back Kasey Chambers G 776
  8. 1448 Moving On The Street Perry Keyes and the Stolen Holdens G 776
  9. 1449 Black Eyes Radical Face Em 776
  10. 1450 Awake And Alive Skillet Em 775
  11. 1451 Child In The Sun Nazareth G 775
  12. 1452 I Never Knew You The Avett Brothers D 775
  13. 1453 Power Kansas C 775
  14. 1454 A Taste Of Honey Andy Williams Am 775
  15. 1455 In The Valley Midnight Oil C 775
  16. 1456 The Death Of Queen Jane Oscar Isaac G 775
  17. 1457 214 Rivermaya G 775
  18. 1458 Huwag Kang Tamad, Juan Tamad Introvoys G 774
  19. 1459 Huuda! Haloo Helsinki! Em 774
  20. 1460 Only The Blood Brian Doerksen G 774
  21. 1461 His Latest Flame Elvis Presley G 774
  22. 1462 Tokyo YUI G 774
  23. 1463 Song Of The Gremlin Hawkwind Em 774
  24. 1464 Two Of Us Ii The Beatles G 774
  25. 1465 Out On The Western Plain Rory Gallagher G 774
  26. 1466 Avond Boudewijn de Groot Am 774
  27. 1467 The Road Aaron Lewis D 774
  28. 1468 What A Friend We Have In Jesus Hymn G 774
  29. 1469 Roman Picisan Dewa 19 A 773
  30. 1470 Como Decirte Axel Fernando C 773
  31. 1471 When You Say Nothing At All Ronan Keating G 773
  32. 1472 Treasured Possession Mark Altrogge G 773
  33. 1473 Hello Dolly Barbra Streisand C 773
  34. 1474 Crazier Taylor Swift D 773
  35. 1475 Black And Blue Chain C 773
  36. 1476 Baby I Love Your Way Peter Frampton G 773
  37. 1477 To You Wings E 773
  38. 1478 How Sweet it is James Taylor C 772
  39. 1479 All The Way New Order G 772
  40. 1480 Knock Three Times Johnny Rivers G 772
  41. 1481 Se bastasse una canzone Eros Ramazzotti D 772
  42. 1482 Razão Da Minha Vida Banda Opus Dei G 772
  43. 1483 The Seeker Rush A 772
  44. 1484 Eres Kalimba G 772
  45. 1485 Det Smartaste Jag Gjort Bo Kaspers Orkester G 772
  46. 1486 I Must Have Lost It On The Wind Elton John Am 772
  47. 1487 Coco - The World Es Mi Familia Misc Soundtrack G 772
  48. 1488 Old Habits Die Hard Air Supply G 772
  49. 1489 Canción De Amor Abel Velazquez G 772
  50. 1490 Señor Eres Fiel Marcos Barrientos E 771
  51. 1491 The Rock Frankie Miller C 771
  52. 1492 Wo De Ge Sheng Li Wanting Qu G 771
  53. 1493 Innocent Love Astro C 771
  54. 1494 A Song Called Everything Powderfinger A 771
  55. 1495 Main Street Bob Seger D 771
  56. 1496 Les Animals Renaud G 771
  57. 1497 Scared Delta Rae Am 771
  58. 1498 Trouble Cat Stevens G 771
  59. 1499 Cats in the cradle Harry Chapin A 771
  60. 1500 Que Estas Buscando De Mi Axel Fernando Em 771

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include You're Beautiful, Helplessly Hoping, and Out of the Blue, 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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