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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 If I Were A Boy and The Emperor`s new clothes to hear it in action.

  1. 541 If I Were A Boy Beyoncé Am 845
  2. 542 The Emperor`s new clothes Elton John C 845
  3. 543 Jack A Lynn Jethro Tull F 845
  4. 544 In Moments Like This Praise and Worship C 845
  5. 545 Everyone's Gonna Get High Grouplove Am 844
  6. 546 Humble Our Last Night C 844
  7. 547 Everything Lauren Daigle C 844
  8. 548 Aley Underwood - Angel Bones Misc Soundtrack C 844
  9. 549 Jesus Christ Brand New Am 843
  10. 550 Don`t panic Coldplay F 843
  11. 551 Através Do Teu Sangue Luiz Claudio B 843
  12. 552 Beautiful Akon Am 843
  13. 553 Rebelde sem causa Ultraje a Rigor A 843
  14. 554 Come To Me Goo Goo Dolls C 843
  15. 555 Brave Skillet C 843
  16. 556 Kids OneRepublic G 842
  17. 557 Curtain Tenth Avenue North A 842
  18. 558 The narrow way Pink Floyd C 842
  19. 559 Hennessy And Sailor Moon Yung Lean C 842
  20. 560 The Fight Is Over Urbandub C 841
  21. 561 In Your Presence Elevation Worship C 841
  22. 562 The Moon Was Red And Dangerous Gregory Alan Isakov C 841
  23. 563 Call Me Anything Weeping Willows Em 841
  24. 564 Sun Raha Hai Aashiqui 2 Am 840
  25. 565 One For The Vine (acoustic) Genesis Dm 840
  26. 566 Pobre Secretaria Daniela Romo C 840
  27. 567 Maailman Toisella Puolen Haloo Helsinki! C 840
  28. 568 Home Again Elton John Bb 840
  29. 569 I Remember A Day to Remember F 840
  30. 570 Gajamukhane Ganapathiye Ninage Vandane Misc Traditional C 840
  31. 571 Nilanjana Anjan Dutta Am 839
  32. 572 Night Moves Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band G 839
  33. 573 Kids MGMT Am 838
  34. 574 Cold Beer Jesse Stewart Am 838
  35. 575 Tiny Dancer Elton John C 838
  36. 576 Del Perdón Alejandro Filio C 837
  37. 577 Dirty Harry Gorillaz F 837
  38. 578 Love Like You Complete Rebecca Sugar C 837
  39. 579 Cinema Show Genesis Dm 836
  40. 580 Nothing Is Impossible Westlife Am 836
  41. 581 Roses Outkast G 836
  42. 582 Black Sheep Killing Heidi E 836
  43. 583 Lean on me Bill Withers C 835
  44. 584 My Propeller Arctic Monkeys Em 835
  45. 585 Le tthere be love Oasis C 835
  46. 586 Religion Elton John G 834
  47. 587 One In Love A1 C 834
  48. 588 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) John Lennon A 833
  49. 589 Passage West John Spillane Am 833
  50. 590 Tambourine Elton John G 833
  51. 591 Glory Of Love Vic Damone C 832
  52. 592 Never My Love The Association C 832
  53. 593 Wander Fuel G 832
  54. 594 Khe Sahn Cold Chisel Em 832
  55. 595 Without Question Dreamworks El Dorado Elton John G 832
  56. 596 Jezebel Iron & Wine Cm 832
  57. 597 One Day Tate McRae Am 832
  58. 598 Imagination Shawn Mendes Am 831
  59. 599 On Écrit Sur Les Murs Demis Roussos F 831
  60. 600 Love Builds A Garden Elton John Cm 831

Frequently asked questions

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

Popular examples include If I Were A Boy, The Emperor`s new clothes, and Jack A Lynn, 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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