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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 Come On Home and Como Decirte to hear it in action.

  1. 901 Come On Home Adam Brand C# 773
  2. 902 Como Decirte Axel Fernando C 773
  3. 903 Hello Dolly Barbra Streisand C 773
  4. 904 Sad Ending Vixx E 773
  5. 905 Loreley Blackmore's Night Am 772
  6. 906 Eres Kalimba G 772
  7. 907 Ne Me Quitte Pas Nina Simone Am 772
  8. 908 Waiting For The Rapture Oasis Am 771
  9. 909 Scared Delta Rae Am 771
  10. 910 Trouble Cat Stevens G 771
  11. 911 Bien Babasónicos C 771
  12. 912 Hold Me Down Daniel Caesar D#m 771
  13. 913 I Wouldn't Mind He Is We Am 771
  14. 914 Flor Do Mar Ale de Maria Am 770
  15. 915 Peace Weezer C 770
  16. 916 Sparta Sabaton Am 770
  17. 917 Two Rooms At The End Of The World Elton John Dm 770
  18. 918 Anong Nangyari Sa Ating Dalawa Aiza Seguerra C 770
  19. 919 Serei O Amor Míria Kolling C 770
  20. 920 For What Its Worth The Cardigans C 769
  21. 921 Perfectly Lonely John Mayer C 769
  22. 922 Colours Airbag Am 769
  23. 923 Jesus Only Aaron Shust F 769
  24. 924 Montreal Beau Dommage C 769
  25. 925 Forever Reign Hillsong United C 769
  26. 926 Oceans Coasts F 769
  27. 927 So Long ABBA G 769
  28. 928 Demons Boyce Avenue C 769
  29. 929 Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord Godspell G 768
  30. 930 Thunder Jessie J G 768
  31. 931 Sad Forever Lauv C 768
  32. 932 Past Lives Ke$ha C 768
  33. 933 Learn 2 Fly A1 C 768
  34. 934 Help Me Rhonda Beach Boys C 768
  35. 935 Independence Day Elliott Smith Cm 768
  36. 936 How Big How Blue How Beautiful Florence and the machine Am 768
  37. 937 Crybaby LiL PEEP F 767
  38. 938 Dynamite Sigrid F 767
  39. 939 Temple Of The King Rainbow Am 767
  40. 940 Chand Sifarish Shaan Dm 767
  41. 941 New World In The Morning Roger Whittaker C 767
  42. 942 Dusk Till Dawn Zayn Malik Am 766
  43. 943 Ternura Adalberto e Adriano A 766
  44. 944 Il Maledito Violins C# 766
  45. 945 Grace's Song Tab Benoit C 766
  46. 946 Whole Damn Town Turnpike Troubadours F 766
  47. 947 faithful Lobo C 766
  48. 948 Against all Odds Westlife Dm 766
  49. 949 Tapas No Beiço Kaquinho Big Dog C 766
  50. 950 I Don't Wanna Live Forever Zayn Malik F 766
  51. 951 Without Years And Years Am 766
  52. 952 Alive In You 7eventh Time Down C 766
  53. 953 Some Men Fall Walt Wilkins D 766
  54. 954 Perfect World Kodaline Am 765
  55. 955 Heavy Horses Jethro Tull Bm 765
  56. 956 Entra Na Minha Casa Entra Na Minha Vida Regis Danese G 765
  57. 957 Mimpi Anggun F 764
  58. 958 Sad Songs Illenium C 764
  59. 959 Shooting Star Elton John Bb 764
  60. 960 Mi Corazon Encantado Dragon Ball C 764

Frequently asked questions

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

Popular examples include Come On Home, Como Decirte, and Hello Dolly, 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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