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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 Let there be love and Haunt U to hear it in action.

  1. 301 Let there be love Oasis C 1.1K
  2. 302 Haunt U LiL PEEP G 1.1K
  3. 303 Sad Song Oasis Am 1.1K
  4. 304 Yume To Hazakura Vocaloid Em 1.1K
  5. 305 O The Blood Gateway Worship G 1.1K
  6. 306 I'll Try Alan Jackson F# 1.1K
  7. 307 Pretty Woman Van Halen A 1.1K
  8. 308 Desperado Eagles G 1.1K
  9. 309 We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard C 1.1K
  10. 310 Eres Como Paloma Dei Verbum G 1.1K
  11. 311 Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones C 1.1K
  12. 312 Heart of Gold Neil Young Em 1.1K
  13. 313 Mau Exemplo Deserdados G 1.1K
  14. 314 All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name Hymn Bb 1.1K
  15. 315 Hosea Praise and Worship D 1.1K
  16. 316 All Around The World Oasis B 1.1K
  17. 317 God May Forgive You (but I Won't) Iris DeMent G 1.1K
  18. 318 Dead Memories Slipknot Em 1.1K
  19. 319 Century Girl Fred Smith Em 1.0K
  20. 320 Heroes Marius Müller-Westernhagen D 1.0K
  21. 321 You Are My All In All Hymn G 1.0K
  22. 322 Into The Great Wide Open Tom Petty Em 1.0K
  23. 323 Hanya Kamu Andmesh Kamaleng Bm 1.0K
  24. 324 A Kriagal, A Seidal Helmut Qualtinger G 1.0K
  25. 325 I'm Looking Through You The Beatles G 1.0K
  26. 326 Skr Zoé C 1.0K
  27. 327 Confortably Numb Pink Floyd Bm 1.0K
  28. 328 Fantasy Earth, Wind and Fire Em 1.0K
  29. 329 No1 Party Anthem Arctic Monkeys G 1.0K
  30. 330 The scientist /acoustic Coldplay Bm 1.0K
  31. 331 Got To Get You Into My Life The Beatles G 1.0K
  32. 332 Parle-moi De Toi Kain D 1.0K
  33. 333 Irish Soldier Laddie Traditional Irish C 1.0K
  34. 334 I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles C 1.0K
  35. 335 Where We Belong Passion Pit G 1.0K
  36. 336 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton G 1.0K
  37. 337 Lokada Kalaji The Raghu Dixit Project D# 1.0K
  38. 338 Im looking through you The Beatles G 1.0K
  39. 339 Seven Bridges Road Eagles C 1.0K
  40. 340 No Love HIM Em 1.0K
  41. 341 Inch'allah Adamo Em 1.0K
  42. 342 Quicksand David Bowie C 1.0K
  43. 343 Atom Heart Mother Pink Floyd Em 1.0K
  44. 344 Simply the best Tina Turner F 1.0K
  45. 345 Yellow Submarine The Beatles G 1.0K
  46. 346 The Hindu Times Oasis A 1.0K
  47. 347 Alliíquiero Estar Alex Campos C 1.0K
  48. 348 Used To Get High John Butler Trio Em 1.0K
  49. 349 Amarilli Mia Bella Giulio Caccini Gm 1.0K
  50. 350 Carolina in My Mind James Taylor E 1.0K
  51. 351 Little by Little Oasis Em 1.0K
  52. 352 Hey! Jealous Lover Frank Sinatra D 1.0K
  53. 353 God Is Liefde Retief Burger C 1.0K
  54. 354 Listen Beyoncé A 1.0K
  55. 355 Keep on loving you Reo Speedwagon F 1.0K
  56. 356 Kulilipan The Living Anitos Em 1.0K
  57. 357 If I Never Knew You Jon Secada G 1.0K
  58. 358 A Piece Of My Heart Amy Macdonald Ab 1.0K
  59. 359 Ai Uta GReeeeN G 1.0K
  60. 360 Danny Boy Bing Crosby C 1.0K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–C–D progression?

Popular examples include Let there be love, Haunt U, and Sad Song, 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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