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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 Odongo and Lost For Words to hear it in action.

  1. 241 Odongo Winyo Am 1.1K
  2. 242 Lost For Words Pink Floyd C 1.1K
  3. 243 You're My Disciples Liveloud Em 1.1K
  4. 244 Honey Pie The Beatles Em 1.1K
  5. 245 Barely Alive Chris Stapleton G 1.1K
  6. 246 I've Just Seen A Face The Beatles G 1.1K
  7. 247 Now Thank We All Our God Hymn G 1.1K
  8. 248 Trust And Obey Hillsong G 1.1K
  9. 249 Me and Bobby Mcgee Kris Kristofferson G 1.1K
  10. 250 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin Am 1.1K
  11. 251 Desperado Linda Ronstadt G 1.1K
  12. 252 Killing Me Softly Kz Tandingan Em 1.1K
  13. 253 Apartment Custard G 1.1K
  14. 254 Love Me Do The Beatles G 1.1K
  15. 255 Follow You To Virgie Tyler Childers G 1.1K
  16. 256 Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo Db 1.1K
  17. 257 My Pigeon House Misc Children C 1.1K
  18. 258 Reden Tokio Hotel A 1.1K
  19. 259 Pare Ko Eraserheads G 1.1K
  20. 260 Awesome God Praise and Worship Em 1.1K
  21. 261 Master Sir Sinhala G 1.1K
  22. 262 Glad tidings Van Morrison G 1.1K
  23. 263 Someone Saved my Life Tonight Elton John G# 1.1K
  24. 264 Somos Amantes De La Paz Manuel Jiménez G 1.1K
  25. 265 Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil E 1.1K
  26. 266 Bang-A-Boomerang ABBA C 1.1K
  27. 267 Casey Jones Traditional G 1.1K
  28. 268 Kasih Jumpai Aku Argo G 1.1K
  29. 269 Another Girl The Beatles A 1.1K
  30. 270 Ego Elton John Bm 1.1K
  31. 271 Alice Oasis Dm 1.1K
  32. 272 Fat Old Sun Pink Floyd G 1.1K
  33. 273 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ABBA C 1.1K
  34. 274 Holy Mother Eric Clapton G 1.1K
  35. 275 Strange Arctic Monkeys G 1.1K
  36. 276 One Short Day Wicked F# 1.1K
  37. 277 Buhay Musikero Mike Hanopol Dm 1.1K
  38. 278 The Dance Garth Brooks G 1.1K
  39. 279 From The Beginning Emerson, Lake and Palmer Am 1.1K
  40. 280 Are You Washed In The Blood And Ill Fly Away Alan Jackson G 1.1K
  41. 281 Shaky Town Jackson Browne G 1.1K
  42. 282 From A Distance Bette Midler G 1.1K
  43. 283 Have Faith In God Hymnal G 1.1K
  44. 284 Nueva Jerusalem Jesús Adrián Romero G 1.1K
  45. 285 The Gunner's Dream Pink Floyd G 1.1K
  46. 286 Levanta-te Ó Deus É Tão Bom Roni Roni Paul Wilbur A 1.1K
  47. 287 He Ain't Heavy He's my Brother The Hollies G 1.1K
  48. 288 Twist and Shout The Beatles D 1.1K
  49. 289 Lemon Tree Oasis Em 1.1K
  50. 290 Three cool cats The Beatles E 1.1K
  51. 291 Dancing with the Angels New Grass Revival G 1.1K
  52. 292 Texan Love Song Elton John C 1.1K
  53. 293 Beautiful In White Westlife G 1.1K
  54. 294 Fearless Pink Floyd G 1.1K
  55. 295 Hold On Jet G 1.1K
  56. 296 Tanging Yaman Praise and Worship D 1.1K
  57. 297 Birthday Song Don McLean A 1.1K
  58. 298 The Cowboy Rides Away George Strait G 1.1K
  59. 299 Lovely Rita The Beatles Bb 1.1K
  60. 300 Abide with me Elton John C 1.1K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Odongo, Lost For Words, and You're My Disciples, 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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