Progression

Songs You Can Play with C, Am, F, G

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

The C–Am–F–G progression uses just 4 chords — C, Am, F, and G — and powers 1,111 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 I'm Glad You Are Here and Hallelujah to hear it in action.

1 I'm Glad You Are Here Praise and Worship G 39.4K
2 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen G 9.2K
3 Kay Ganda Ng Umaga Faith Music Manila C 6.2K
4 Dito Ay Masaya Praise and Worship G 4.7K
5 Purihin Ka O Diyos Praise and Worship Am 4.7K
6 Jeg Elsker Banan Mark King Am 4.4K
7 Why Have You Chosen Me Hymn C 4.3K
8 Diyos Na Sumasagot Ng Panalangin Pastor Joey Crisostomo C 4.2K
9 It Is Well With My Soul Hymn C 4.0K
10 Its A New Day Praise and Worship G 4.0K
11 The God I Know City Harvest Church C 4.0K
12 Mi Mejor Temporada Jose Luis Reyes F 4.0K
13 Di Ako Magsasawang Purihin Ka Cesar Daaca G 3.9K
14 Let Your Glory Fill This House Jonathan Stockstill C 3.9K
15 What A Faithful God Have I Stuart Townsend C 3.6K
16 Mercy And Grace Clint Brown C 3.6K
17 Children's Song Roberta Flack C 3.4K
18 Basta Ikaw Jerome Suson C 3.3K
19 Pjevali Smo Stare Pjesme Crvena Jabuka Am 3.1K
20 Basol Ko Kadi - Ilocano Geds Am 3.1K
21 Join With Us Ed Conlin C 2.7K
22 I Want All My Friends Steve Poltz C 2.6K
23 With Christ In My Vessel Praise and Worship C 2.6K
24 Lost Bruno Mars Am 2.4K
25 Unang Alay Praise and Worship C 2.3K
26 Now And Then The Beatles Am 2.2K
27 Send Me Liveloud C 2.0K
28 Ibayaw Jerome Suson C 1.9K
29 El Amor De Cristo Soldados de Cristo C 1.9K
30 Let Me Love You Fitz And The Tantrums Am 1.9K
31 Tomake Chai Kabir Suman C 1.8K
32 Tokyo Girl Val Mccallum C 1.8K
33 None Like You Joshua Aaron Am 1.8K
34 Making A Difference City Harvest Church G 1.8K
35 Never Trust A Puppet Heywood Banks C 1.8K
36 Anthem Leonard Cohen Ab 1.7K
37 Tuloy Ang Awit Musikatha C 1.7K
38 Oh The Glory Of Your Presence Hillsongs C 1.6K
39 The Droving Woman (live) Paul Kelly C 1.6K
40 Its About The Cross The Ball Brothers C 1.6K
41 Katakuti Khela Anupam Roy C 1.6K
42 That I Could Still Go Free Hinsons C 1.6K
43 Lord I Want To Know You More Steve Green C 1.6K
44 Your Song Elton John Eb 1.6K
45 You'll Be Safe Here Rivermaya Dm 1.6K
46 Still the same Bob Seger C 1.5K
47 Hello Lionel Richie Am 1.5K
48 Fade In-Out Oasis Dsus 1.5K
49 Salamat Panginoon Musikatha Dm 1.5K
50 Oh I Love You Praise and Worship Dm 1.5K
51 Stairway To Heaven Eric Clapton C 1.5K
52 Let It Go Frozen Em 1.5K
53 Bayan Umawit Himig Heswita G 1.5K
54 The Four Marys John Allan Cameron F 1.5K
55 We Overcome City Harvest Church C 1.4K
56 Julia Dream Pink Floyd Am 1.4K
57 Count On Me Bruno Mars C 1.4K
58 Hey Hey, My My Oasis Am 1.4K
59 Return to Paradise Elton John C 1.4K
60 Green Eyes Kate Wolf F 1.4K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–Am–F–G progression?

Popular examples include I'm Glad You Are Here, Hallelujah, and Kay Ganda Ng Umaga, along with everything else in the list above.

Is the C–Am–F–G progression easy to play?

It mixes in a couple of trickier shapes, but it's extremely common and well worth learning early on.

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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Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–Am–F–G progression?

Is the C–Am–F–G progression easy to play?

Can I play these songs in a different key?

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