Piano Songs in G Major
1,698 songs — G major adds one sharp (F#) to the C major scale — still very beginner-friendly. Many pop and folk songs are written in G because it sits comfortably under the hands.
BIG MAN ON MULBERRY STREET
Billy Joel
COME TO MY WINDOW
Melissa Etheridge
Creep
Stone Temple Pilots
EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN
Poison
FALLEN
Sarah McLachlan
HE'S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL
Stevie Wonder
HIT THE LIGHTS
Selena Gomez
I GO CRAZY
Paul Davis
I KEEP FORGETTIN'
Michael McDonald
I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
Bacharach & David
LITTLE SAINT NICK
The Beach Boys
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME
Boz Scaggs
LOVE IN BLOOM
Leo Robin
LUCKENBACH, TEXAS
Waylon Jennings
MOVIN' OUT
Billy Joel
NANCY MULLIGAN
Ed Sheeran
OH NO, NOT MY BABY
Carole King
On a Night Like This
Dave Barnes
OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY
Led Zeppelin
PHYSICAL
Olivia Newton-John
REFLECTION
Matthew Wilder & David Zippel
RIGHT NOW
Van Halen
SAVE A PRAYER
Duran Duran
SHALLOW
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
SIMILAR FEATURES
Melissa Etheridge
SLEEPY TIME GAL
Hoagy Carmichael
STRONG TOWER
Newsboys
TALKIN' 'BOUT A REVOLUTION
Tracy Chapman
THE BOYS OF FALL
Kenny Chesney
THE CATALYST
Linkin Park
THE CRYING GAME
Geoff Stephens
TODAY WAS A FAIRYTALE
Taylor Swift
TROUBLE
Ray LaMontagne
VIVA LAS VEGAS
Elvis Presley
WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
Green Day
WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL
Jewel
YOU SHOULD BE HERE
Cole Swindell
AFTER THE STORM
Mumford & Sons
AWAKE MY SOUL
Phillips, Craig & Dean
BETTER IS ONE DAY
Kutless
BIG SPENDER
Cy Coleman
BILLY BROWN
Mika
BITTERSWEET
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
BROWN-EYED WOMEN
Grateful Dead
C'EST LA VIE
Robbie Nevil
CHANCES ARE
Johnny Mathis
COMPLICATED
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
DIAMOND HEART
Lady Gaga
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Frequently asked questions
- What does it mean for a song to be in G Major?
- A song "in G Major" uses G Major as its tonal center — most of its chords and melody notes come from the G Major scale. Beginner-friendly with 1 sharp.
- Are G Major piano songs easier or harder to play?
- G Major adds sharps to the keyboard, which takes some practice to navigate. Once you're comfortable in the key, songs feel just as natural as in C.
- What's the easiest song to learn in G Major?
- Filter by Easy difficulty above to see beginner-friendly picks. Songs with fewer chords (3-5) and slower tempos work best as a first piece in any key.