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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 Everything and Right here waiting to hear it in action.

  1. 721 Everything INXS G 862
  2. 722 Right here waiting Richard Marx Cadd 862
  3. 723 Corazón Abierto Un Corazón C 862
  4. 724 Sober Big Bang F 861
  5. 725 Dirty Korn D 861
  6. 726 Blackbird Paul McCartney G 861
  7. 727 The Hills Are Alive Sound Of Music C 861
  8. 728 Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand The Beatles C 861
  9. 729 Four strong winds Neil Young C 860
  10. 730 Can't Stay Alone Tonight Elton John D 860
  11. 731 It's Me That You Need Elton John Am 860
  12. 732 White Ferrari Frank Ocean C 860
  13. 733 You Saved Me Ryan Ellis C 859
  14. 734 Right Here Waiting For You Richard Marx C 859
  15. 735 Just Radiohead C 858
  16. 736 Set Fire To The Rain Adele F 857
  17. 737 I Love L.A. Randy Newman A 857
  18. 738 Before It's Too Late Boyce Avenue E 857
  19. 739 The Gardens Tale Volbeat C 857
  20. 740 The Assumption Song The Arrogant Worms C 856
  21. 741 Greatest Discovery Elton John G 856
  22. 742 One Bedroom Yellowcard F 856
  23. 743 Blue Island Bee Gees G 856
  24. 744 End Of The World Skeeter Davis G 856
  25. 745 Hercules Elton John G 856
  26. 746 Tinderbox Elton John E 856
  27. 747 We Can Work It Out The Beatles G 855
  28. 748 Hair The Cowsills Am 855
  29. 749 Karma Ajr A# 855
  30. 750 Beaches Of Cheyenne Garth Brooks G 855
  31. 751 Locomotion Kylie Minogue Am 854
  32. 752 Being me Hanson C 854
  33. 753 Revolution Regained The Living End Am 854
  34. 754 Upstairs in My House Men At Work Bbadd 854
  35. 755 End Game Taylor Swift C 854
  36. 756 Gulere Gulere Estopa Am 854
  37. 757 Rindu Ini Anang Hermansyah C 854
  38. 758 El Taller De San José Union3 C 853
  39. 759 Sapagkat Ang Diyos Ay Pag-ibig Erik Santos A 853
  40. 760 Beth Kiss C 853
  41. 761 Why Do I Keep Fkn Up Neil Young Dm 853
  42. 762 The River Helen Merrill Am 853
  43. 763 Fire And Rain Babyface C 853
  44. 764 Bushfire Midnight Oil F 852
  45. 765 Nothing To Say Jethro Tull Em 852
  46. 766 First Cut is The Deepest Rod Stewart G 852
  47. 767 Say Anything X Japan G 852
  48. 768 Palette IU F 851
  49. 769 Empty Garbage D 851
  50. 770 Shine Pilipinas Abs-cbn Artists F 850
  51. 771 Midnight Sun Abbey Lincoln G 850
  52. 772 I Cross My Heart George Strait Cm 850
  53. 773 Twist Korn A 850
  54. 774 The night before The Beatles D 850
  55. 775 La Fuerza Del Corazon Alejandro Sanz Am 850
  56. 776 The Measure Of A Man Elton John C 849
  57. 777 Over The Rainbow Dick Farney C 849
  58. 778 We Are One Elton John C 849
  59. 779 Part Of The Queue Oasis Am 848
  60. 780 Chance Amado Batista C 848

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Everything, Right here waiting, and Corazón Abierto, 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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