Progression

Songs You Can Play with C, F, G

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

The C–F–G progression uses just 3 chords — C, F, and G — and powers 1,612 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 Ang Lahat Ay Magsasaya to hear it in action.

1 I'm Glad You Are Here Praise and Worship G 39.4K
2 Ang Lahat Ay Magsasaya Malayang Pilipino D 17.6K
3 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen G 9.2K
4 Kay Ganda Ng Umaga Faith Music Manila C 6.2K
5 Worthy Of Worship Hymn F 5.2K
6 Adlaw Sa Pag-maya Praise and Worship A 5.1K
7 Dito Ay Masaya Praise and Worship G 4.7K
8 Purihin Ka O Diyos Praise and Worship Am 4.7K
9 Jeg Elsker Banan Mark King Am 4.4K
10 Why Have You Chosen Me Hymn C 4.3K
11 Diyos Na Sumasagot Ng Panalangin Pastor Joey Crisostomo C 4.2K
12 It Is Well With My Soul Hymn C 4.0K
13 Its A New Day Praise and Worship G 4.0K
14 The God I Know City Harvest Church C 4.0K
15 Mi Mejor Temporada Jose Luis Reyes F 4.0K
16 Di Ako Magsasawang Purihin Ka Cesar Daaca G 3.9K
17 Let Your Glory Fill This House Jonathan Stockstill C 3.9K
18 Buhay Ng Kristyano Praise and Worship G 3.8K
19 What A Faithful God Have I Stuart Townsend C 3.6K
20 Mercy And Grace Clint Brown C 3.6K
21 Children's Song Roberta Flack C 3.4K
22 God Is God Jimmy Swaggart C 3.4K
23 Onze Jan Is Manager Geworden Joop Visser C 3.4K
24 Basta Ikaw Jerome Suson C 3.3K
25 I Have A Destiny Kent Henry G 3.1K
26 Pjevali Smo Stare Pjesme Crvena Jabuka Am 3.1K
27 Basol Ko Kadi - Ilocano Geds Am 3.1K
28 Glória, Por Tua Graça E Teu Infinito Amor Católicas C 3.0K
29 When I Lay My Issac Down Billy Fields C 2.9K
30 Join With Us Ed Conlin C 2.7K
31 I Want All My Friends Steve Poltz C 2.6K
32 With Christ In My Vessel Praise and Worship C 2.6K
33 Enter Rejoice And Coming Praise and Worship C 2.6K
34 Munting Ilawan Lampara Band D 2.4K
35 Lost Bruno Mars Am 2.4K
36 Alleluia Kailanman Praise and Worship C 2.3K
37 Unang Alay Praise and Worship C 2.3K
38 Barack Obama Blakk Rasta C 2.3K
39 Beyond The Rain Gospel Music C 2.2K
40 Yesterday The Beatles F 2.2K
41 Now And Then The Beatles Am 2.2K
42 Send Me Liveloud C 2.0K
43 Ofrenda Agradable Eco Divino C 2.0K
44 Mother Pink Floyd G 2.0K
45 Ibayaw Jerome Suson C 1.9K
46 El Amor De Cristo Soldados de Cristo C 1.9K
47 Let Me Love You Fitz And The Tantrums Am 1.9K
48 Uulan Ng Pagpapala Rommel Guevarra C 1.9K
49 Tomake Chai Kabir Suman C 1.8K
50 Tokyo Girl Val Mccallum C 1.8K
51 None Like You Joshua Aaron Am 1.8K
52 Making A Difference City Harvest Church G 1.8K
53 Never Trust A Puppet Heywood Banks C 1.8K
54 Anthem Leonard Cohen Ab 1.7K
55 Tuloy Ang Awit Musikatha C 1.7K
56 Welcome Holy Spirit Jimmy Swaggart C 1.7K
57 Another Brick In The Wall Pink Floyd Dm 1.7K
58 In My Life The Beatles A 1.7K
59 Oh The Glory Of Your Presence Hillsongs C 1.6K
60 The Droving Woman (live) Paul Kelly C 1.6K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include I'm Glad You Are Here, Ang Lahat Ay Magsasaya, and Hallelujah, along with everything else in the list above.

Is the C–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–F–G progression?

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

Can I play these songs in a different key?

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