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 Streets Of London and Tomorrow to hear it in action.

  1. 661 Streets Of London Ralph McTell C 876
  2. 662 Tomorrow A1 C 876
  3. 663 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie Am 875
  4. 664 Time Is On My Side The Beatles F 875
  5. 665 Heart Of The Rose Air Supply C 875
  6. 666 Lake Of Fire (featuring Curt Kirkwood) Nirvana Gm 874
  7. 667 Ironic Alanis Morissette G 874
  8. 668 In My Arms Instead Randy Rogers D 874
  9. 669 Sunday Morning Call Oasis Bb 874
  10. 670 All Hillsong C 874
  11. 671 Close Aaron Lines G 874
  12. 672 What Is Life - (live) George Harrison E 873
  13. 673 King Of The World Steely Dan Am 873
  14. 674 Subhuman Pillows E 872
  15. 675 Mercedes Benz Janis Joplin C 872
  16. 676 Sólo Con Mirarte A. Cinco C 872
  17. 677 Velvet Ring Big Thief G 872
  18. 678 The One Elton John D/C 871
  19. 679 Star Nazareth G 871
  20. 680 Roll With It Oasis G 871
  21. 681 Pagdating Ng Panahon Aiza Seguerra E 871
  22. 682 Love Alexis Cole C 871
  23. 683 Roly Poly Gene Autry Am 870
  24. 684 Out of the Blue David Gilmour F 870
  25. 685 Made In England Elton John C 870
  26. 686 The wizard Uriah Heep C 870
  27. 687 Woodstock Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young C 870
  28. 688 Counting Stars OneRepublic Am 870
  29. 689 Welcome to the black parade My Chemical Romance Dm 870
  30. 690 Abrazame Y Veras Violetta C 870
  31. 691 Dont Go Breakin My Heart Elton John F 870
  32. 692 Leader of the band Dan Fogelberg G 869
  33. 693 Star of something new High School Musical C 869
  34. 694 Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Ed Bruce C 868
  35. 695 Ave Maria Beyoncé Am 868
  36. 696 Quero Estar Sempre Assim Miguel Damus C 868
  37. 697 Down in a hole Alice in Chains Am 868
  38. 698 After the Ordeal Genesis Am 867
  39. 699 Princess Elton John F 867
  40. 700 Charlotte Kittie C 867
  41. 701 I Can't Live Without Your Love Aaron Lines A#m 867
  42. 702 Sing Alleluia Worship Central C 866
  43. 703 The Rose Janis Joplin C 866
  44. 704 Gracious God Liveloud C 866
  45. 705 Amoi Seg Ma Uns Wieder Andreas Gabalier G 866
  46. 706 Don't Panic Powderfinger Em 865
  47. 707 The Weight Editors Gm 865
  48. 708 If You Could REad My Mind Gordon Lightfoot G 865
  49. 709 Mayim Rabim Raging Waters Yosef David Am 865
  50. 710 Forest Whitaker Bad Books C 865
  51. 711 I Know You Know Gotthard Em 864
  52. 712 Forever and One Helloween Am 864
  53. 713 Crazy World (judgement Day) Jamestown Revival G 864
  54. 714 Saajanji Ghar Aaye Kumar Sanu Gm 863
  55. 715 Death Of A Bachelor Panic! At The Disco Am 863
  56. 716 My Story Big Daddy Weave C 863
  57. 717 Hold Me Tight The Beatles F 863
  58. 718 Don't Let the Sun go down on me Elton John G 863
  59. 719 Life on Mars David Bowie G 863
  60. 720 Setareh Shadmehr Aghili Am 862

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Streets Of London, Tomorrow, and Ashes To Ashes, 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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