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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 The Lion And The Lamb and Christmas Must Be Tonight to hear it in action.

  1. 421 The Lion And The Lamb Bethel Live G 897
  2. 422 Christmas Must Be Tonight Elton John G 897
  3. 423 Te Esquecer Demora Zé Henrique e Gabriel G 896
  4. 424 I Get Along Without You Very Well Renato Russo G 896
  5. 425 Too Much To Gain To Lose Dottie Rambo G# 896
  6. 426 Music To Watch Boys To Lana Del Rey Am 896
  7. 427 Be Alright Dean Lewis Em 894
  8. 428 Wozu Sind Kriege Da Udo Lindenberg G 894
  9. 429 Tell Me Why Neil Young C 894
  10. 430 Grimsby Elton John Em 893
  11. 431 Green Is The Color Pink Floyd G 893
  12. 432 One More Year Kasey Chambers G 893
  13. 433 Obhabe Keno Anupam Roy D 893
  14. 434 We Are Women Of Faith Women Of Faith D 892
  15. 435 Humano Amor De Deus Padre Fábio de Melo G 892
  16. 436 Feels Like We Only Go Backwards Arctic Monkeys G 891
  17. 437 Latitude Elton John G 891
  18. 438 Bu Zai You Yi Beyond G 891
  19. 439 Castle Halsey Em 891
  20. 440 A Song For The Broken Hearted Abbey Glover G 891
  21. 441 Breathing Yellowcard Em 890
  22. 442 The Angelus Gordon Bok G 890
  23. 443 A Christmas Letter Keith Whitley G 889
  24. 444 YMCA Village People G 889
  25. 445 Writings On The Wall Sam Smith F#m 889
  26. 446 Move Me Nazareth C 888
  27. 447 Put Your Hand On My Shoulder Paul Anka A 888
  28. 448 Only Love Can Hurt Like This Paloma Faith G 888
  29. 449 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Part2 Elton John C 888
  30. 450 Handle with care Traveling Wilburys D 888
  31. 451 Fool For You Zayn Malik G 888
  32. 452 Where the boys are Connie Francis G 887
  33. 453 Debaixo Da Promessa Daniel e Samuel Am 887
  34. 454 Strong enough Cher D# 886
  35. 455 the last song/ver.2 Elton John C 885
  36. 456 The Flame Still Burns Foreigner G 885
  37. 457 Push Matchbox Twenty G 885
  38. 458 Circus Uriah Heep Em 885
  39. 459 I Started A Joke Bee Gees G 884
  40. 460 Goblin - Round And Round Misc Soundtrack Dm 883
  41. 461 Instantes Alex Ubago Em 883
  42. 462 Bring the boys back home Pink Floyd C 882
  43. 463 Summer Rain WhiteSnake G 882
  44. 464 You O Lord Paul Oakley G 882
  45. 465 Your possible pasts Pink Floyd G 882
  46. 466 Shade Phish D 882
  47. 467 Hope Of Nations Gates Praise Bb 881
  48. 468 18 One Direction G 879
  49. 469 Exagerado (solo completo) Cazuza G 879
  50. 470 Jugband blues Pink Floyd C 879
  51. 471 Television So Far So Good Rex Orange County Dm 879
  52. 472 I Was Here Adam Brand G 879
  53. 473 To Her Door Paul Kelly G 878
  54. 474 Paradise E-type E 877
  55. 475 The Ship Song Nick Cave (and the Bad Seeds) G 877
  56. 476 Speeding Cars Walking On Cars Em 876
  57. 477 Healing Hands Elton John Bb 876
  58. 478 I Wish You Liked Girls Abbey Glover G 876
  59. 479 Believe Brooks And Dunn A 876
  60. 480 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie Am 875

Frequently asked questions

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

Popular examples include The Lion And The Lamb, Christmas Must Be Tonight, and Te Esquecer Demora, 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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