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

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

The G–Em–C–D progression uses just 4 chords (G, Em, C, and D) 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 Keep on loving you and Kulilipan to hear it in action.

  1. 241 Keep on loving you Reo Speedwagon F 1.0K
  2. 242 Kulilipan The Living Anitos Em 1.0K
  3. 243 If I Never Knew You Jon Secada G 1.0K
  4. 244 A Piece Of My Heart Amy Macdonald Ab 1.0K
  5. 245 Ai Uta GReeeeN G 1.0K
  6. 246 Carnival Of Rust Poets of the fall Em 1.0K
  7. 247 Live Forever Oasis G 1.0K
  8. 248 Kano Korle Erokom Fossils Em 1.0K
  9. 249 Dumb Things Paul Kelly Am 1.0K
  10. 250 Operator Jim Croce G 1.0K
  11. 251 Oh Bla Di Oh Bla Dah The Beatles G 1.0K
  12. 252 To Hell And Back Sabaton Dm 1.0K
  13. 253 Mrs. Robinson The Beatles D 1.0K
  14. 254 Nothing Without You Phil Vassar G 1.0K
  15. 255 If We Try Don McLean A 1.0K
  16. 256 Through It All Hillsong Music Australia G 1.0K
  17. 257 You Radiohead E 1.0K
  18. 258 Witness Of Your Love Liveloud G 1.0K
  19. 259 Bright side of the Road Van Morrison C 1.0K
  20. 260 Where Peace Begins One Family Under God C 1.0K
  21. 261 Creo En Ti Jesús Adrián Romero Em 1.0K
  22. 262 Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton A 1.0K
  23. 263 Runaway Aurora Em 999
  24. 264 Eros Frændur C 997
  25. 265 Jesús Eucaristía Mayra Alejandra Barajas G 997
  26. 266 Jesus Is All The World To Me Hymnal G 997
  27. 267 Come To Me Catie Curtis G 996
  28. 268 Oh No! Marina And The Diamonds Am 994
  29. 269 Mere Jeevan Ka Maksad Tu Hai Vijay Benedict G 994
  30. 270 Blues For My Baby And Me Elton John D 994
  31. 271 Pigs Three Different Ones Pink Floyd Em 993
  32. 272 Confia Em Mim Eliezer Simões G 993
  33. 273 Beautiful Savior Praise and Worship Em 993
  34. 274 Salvations Song Stuart Townend Em 992
  35. 275 Setting Me Free Beth Hart Am 991
  36. 276 The Kingdom Of God Taize Em 989
  37. 277 Red River Rising James Keelaghan Em 988
  38. 278 Erste Liebe Icf Worship G 987
  39. 279 Beauty And The Beast Disney C 987
  40. 280 Cold as Ice Foreigner G 986
  41. 281 In My Life John Lennon G 986
  42. 282 Sonne In Der Nacht Peter Maffay G 985
  43. 283 Brega Fo Banda Calypso Em 983
  44. 284 All Of Me Billie Holiday G 982
  45. 285 Magic Pie Oasis Dm 981
  46. 286 You've Made Me So Very Happy Blood Sweat and Tears Eb 980
  47. 287 My Testimony Elevation Worship Bb 980
  48. 288 I Made It Through The Rain Barry Manilow Eb 978
  49. 289 Always Enough Praise and Worship Em 977
  50. 290 Worthy Is The Lamb Hillsong United C 977
  51. 291 I Know You Are Near Cooper Ray D 974
  52. 292 Little Wing Jimi Hendrix Em 973
  53. 293 Handy Man James Taylor C 973
  54. 294 Anna Sun Walk The Moon G 970
  55. 295 Aladdins Lamp Gene Pitney G 970
  56. 296 Breaktrought Pink Floyd Em 970
  57. 297 Tu Poder Canciones Adventistas G 968
  58. 298 I Am The Bread Of Life Misc Traditional G 968
  59. 299 Teri Kasam Humko Kishore Kumar B 968
  60. 300 Dungog Ug Himaya Jerome Suson G 966

Frequently asked questions

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

Popular examples include Keep on loving you, Kulilipan, and If I Never Knew You, along with everything else in the list above.

Is the G–Em–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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