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Songs You Can Play with G, D, Em, C

Popular guitar songs built on the G–D–Em–C progression — a common shape that's great for jamming and practice.

The G–D–Em–C progression uses just 4 chords — G, D, Em, and C — and powers 1,084 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 Killing Me Softly and Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend to hear it in action.

  1. 181 Killing Me Softly Kz Tandingan Em 1.1K
  2. 182 Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend Lobo Db 1.1K
  3. 183 My Pigeon House Misc Children C 1.1K
  4. 184 Reden Tokio Hotel A 1.1K
  5. 185 Pare Ko Eraserheads G 1.1K
  6. 186 Awesome God Praise and Worship Em 1.1K
  7. 187 Master Sir Sinhala G 1.1K
  8. 188 Glad tidings Van Morrison G 1.1K
  9. 189 Somos Amantes De La Paz Manuel Jiménez G 1.1K
  10. 190 Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil E 1.1K
  11. 191 Kasih Jumpai Aku Argo G 1.1K
  12. 192 Holy Mother Eric Clapton G 1.1K
  13. 193 Strange Arctic Monkeys G 1.1K
  14. 194 The Dance Garth Brooks G 1.1K
  15. 195 From The Beginning Emerson, Lake and Palmer Am 1.1K
  16. 196 Shaky Town Jackson Browne G 1.1K
  17. 197 From A Distance Bette Midler G 1.1K
  18. 198 Nueva Jerusalem Jesús Adrián Romero G 1.1K
  19. 199 The Gunner's Dream Pink Floyd G 1.1K
  20. 200 Levanta-te Ó Deus É Tão Bom Roni Roni Paul Wilbur A 1.1K
  21. 201 He Ain't Heavy He's my Brother The Hollies G 1.1K
  22. 202 Lemon Tree Oasis Em 1.1K
  23. 203 Dancing with the Angels New Grass Revival G 1.1K
  24. 204 Texan Love Song Elton John C 1.1K
  25. 205 Hold On Jet G 1.1K
  26. 206 Tanging Yaman Praise and Worship D 1.1K
  27. 207 Abide with me Elton John C 1.1K
  28. 208 Haunt U LiL PEEP G 1.1K
  29. 209 Yume To Hazakura Vocaloid Em 1.1K
  30. 210 O The Blood Gateway Worship G 1.1K
  31. 211 Desperado Eagles G 1.1K
  32. 212 We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard C 1.1K
  33. 213 Eres Como Paloma Dei Verbum G 1.1K
  34. 214 Heart of Gold Neil Young Em 1.1K
  35. 215 Mau Exemplo Deserdados G 1.1K
  36. 216 Hosea Praise and Worship D 1.1K
  37. 217 Dead Memories Slipknot Em 1.1K
  38. 218 Century Girl Fred Smith Em 1.0K
  39. 219 Heroes Marius Müller-Westernhagen D 1.0K
  40. 220 You Are My All In All Hymn G 1.0K
  41. 221 Into The Great Wide Open Tom Petty Em 1.0K
  42. 222 Hanya Kamu Andmesh Kamaleng Bm 1.0K
  43. 223 A Kriagal, A Seidal Helmut Qualtinger G 1.0K
  44. 224 I'm Looking Through You The Beatles G 1.0K
  45. 225 Skr Zoé C 1.0K
  46. 226 Confortably Numb Pink Floyd Bm 1.0K
  47. 227 Fantasy Earth, Wind and Fire Em 1.0K
  48. 228 Parle-moi De Toi Kain D 1.0K
  49. 229 I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles C 1.0K
  50. 230 Where We Belong Passion Pit G 1.0K
  51. 231 Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton G 1.0K
  52. 232 Im looking through you The Beatles G 1.0K
  53. 233 No Love HIM Em 1.0K
  54. 234 Inch'allah Adamo Em 1.0K
  55. 235 Quicksand David Bowie C 1.0K
  56. 236 Atom Heart Mother Pink Floyd Em 1.0K
  57. 237 Simply the best Tina Turner F 1.0K
  58. 238 Yellow Submarine The Beatles G 1.0K
  59. 239 Used To Get High John Butler Trio Em 1.0K
  60. 240 Little by Little Oasis Em 1.0K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the G–D–Em–C progression?

Popular examples include Killing Me Softly, Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend, and My Pigeon House, along with everything else in the list above.

Is the G–D–Em–C 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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