Home Genres Songs Chords Tuner Articles Contact About
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 Butterfly and Perderme Contigo to hear it in action.

  1. 601 Butterfly Bee Gees G 890
  2. 602 Perderme Contigo Bacilos C 890
  3. 603 Young Blood The Beatles A 889
  4. 604 My Home Is You Darrell Evans C 889
  5. 605 The Fire Down Below Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band C 889
  6. 606 Michael Holm Tränen Lügen Nicht C 888
  7. 607 Move Me Nazareth C 888
  8. 608 Rockin' Chair Oasis C 888
  9. 609 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Part2 Elton John C 888
  10. 610 Summer Vibe Walk Off The Earth Am 888
  11. 611 Debaixo Da Promessa Daniel e Samuel Am 887
  12. 612 Spirits The Strumbellas F 887
  13. 613 House Of Gold Twenty One Pilots C 887
  14. 614 1000 Miles Alex Lloyd C 887
  15. 615 Strong enough Cher D# 886
  16. 616 Four minutes Pink Floyd Am 886
  17. 617 Blue Sky Mining Midnight Oil Dm 886
  18. 618 Family Is Love Abs-cbn Artists F 886
  19. 619 Oceans Away Elton John Eb 885
  20. 620 Joy Planetshakers F 885
  21. 621 Take It To The Limit Eagles C 885
  22. 622 Circus Uriah Heep Em 885
  23. 623 Crumbling Land Pink Floyd A 884
  24. 624 D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman Oasis G 884
  25. 625 Nosy Neighbour Akon Am 884
  26. 626 Walk away The Beatles C 884
  27. 627 After The Love Has Gone Earth, Wind and Fire F 884
  28. 628 1916 MotorHead C 884
  29. 629 Goblin - Round And Round Misc Soundtrack Dm 883
  30. 630 Delilah Tom Jones Em 883
  31. 631 Have mercy on the criminal Elton John G 882
  32. 632 Same Old Brand New You A1 Am 881
  33. 633 Guíame A La Cruz Hillsong United Am 881
  34. 634 When The Snow Falls On The Alice Lee Kernaghan Dm 881
  35. 635 My Peace Maranatha music C 881
  36. 636 Kiss Me Sixpence None the Richer D# 881
  37. 637 Red Taylor Swift F 881
  38. 638 La Boda Aventura C 880
  39. 639 Por Qué Se Fue, Por Qué Murió? Alci Acosta C 880
  40. 640 Already Gone Eagles G/C 880
  41. 641 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Tony Orlando And Dawn C 880
  42. 642 Sixteen Candles The Crests Am 880
  43. 643 Ventanas De Avión Natalia Lacunza C 880
  44. 644 The Turning Oasis Dm 879
  45. 645 Exagerado (solo completo) Cazuza G 879
  46. 646 I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You Tom Waits D 879
  47. 647 Oceans ANAVITÓRIA Am 879
  48. 648 Jugband blues Pink Floyd C 879
  49. 649 Television So Far So Good Rex Orange County Dm 879
  50. 650 Vámonos A Marte Kevin Kaarl C 878
  51. 651 Riding To New York Passenger F 878
  52. 652 Ivy (acoustic) Frank Ocean C 878
  53. 653 What The Lord Has Done In Me Praise and Worship C 877
  54. 654 Castle On A Cloud Les Miserables Am 877
  55. 655 Sad Song We The Kings C 877
  56. 656 Fishing For Love Naked Brothers Band C 876
  57. 657 Panaginip Lang Alex Gonzaga F 876
  58. 658 Make My Day Adicts C 876
  59. 659 Healing Hands Elton John Bb 876
  60. 660 Believe Brooks And Dunn A 876

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Butterfly, Perderme Contigo, and Young Blood, 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.

Explore more collections

By difficulty

Easy 708 Intermediate 3594 Advanced 3161

By niche

Worship 489 Hymns 233 Filipino / OPM 146 Christmas 33

By chord

G 4528 D 3780 C 3760 A 3014 F 2538 Am 2382 Em 2309 E 2282 Bm 1637 Dm 1356 B 1335 F#m 1115

By key

G 1210 C 959 D 917 A 737 E 631 Am 509 Em 412 F 357

By progression

G–C–D 1779 D–A–G 1476 C–G–Am–F 1111 C–Am–F–G 1111 G–D–Em–C 1084 Em–C–G–D 1084 G–Em–C–D 1084

← All collections