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 Its About The Cross and Katakuti Khela to hear it in action.

61 Its About The Cross The Ball Brothers C 1.6K
62 Katakuti Khela Anupam Roy C 1.6K
63 That I Could Still Go Free Hinsons C 1.6K
64 Lord I Want To Know You More Steve Green C 1.6K
65 Your Song Elton John Eb 1.6K
66 You'll Be Safe Here Rivermaya Dm 1.6K
67 Acquiesce Oasis A 1.6K
68 Act Naturally The Beatles C 1.6K
69 Still the same Bob Seger C 1.5K
70 Hello Lionel Richie Am 1.5K
71 Fade In-Out Oasis Dsus 1.5K
72 Salamat Panginoon Musikatha Dm 1.5K
73 Old Man Neil Young D 1.5K
74 Oh I Love You Praise and Worship Dm 1.5K
75 Stairway To Heaven Eric Clapton C 1.5K
76 Bas Ek Sanam Chahiye Kumar Sanu G 1.5K
77 Let It Go Frozen Em 1.5K
78 Elton's song Elton John Bm 1.5K
79 Bayan Umawit Himig Heswita G 1.5K
80 The Four Marys John Allan Cameron F 1.5K
81 We Overcome City Harvest Church C 1.4K
82 Julia Dream Pink Floyd Am 1.4K
83 Count On Me Bruno Mars C 1.4K
84 Hey Hey, My My Oasis Am 1.4K
85 Return to Paradise Elton John C 1.4K
86 Green Eyes Kate Wolf F 1.4K
87 Com O Vinho E Com O Pão Irmã Míria T. Kolling C 1.4K
88 Come Unto Me Bob Hurd C 1.4K
89 Be Still My Soul Hymn C 1.4K
90 Glória Pelo Pai, Glória Ao Criador Católicas C 1.4K
91 Ghawrbaari Anupam Roy F 1.4K
92 Ichon Mike Hanopol Am 1.4K
93 Night Moves Bob Seger G 1.4K
94 Harmony Elton John Dm 1.4K
95 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan C 1.4K
96 Esta Lloviendo Bendición Coros Unidos Am 1.4K
97 Love Hurts Nazareth G 1.4K
98 Circles Post Malone C 1.4K
99 Riptide Vance Joy Am 1.4K
100 Beautiful Things Roxette Dm 1.4K
101 Jesus You're My 1 Praise and Worship C 1.3K
102 Never Gonna Leave You Adele G 1.3K
103 O Come To The Altar Elevation Worship C 1.3K
104 I Love You Celine Dion E 1.3K
105 When We Were Young Adele Cm 1.3K
106 Rise Up And Praise Him Praise and Worship G 1.3K
107 If I Could Read Your Mind Gordon Lightfoot G 1.3K
108 Como Zaqueo Aline Barros G 1.3K
109 Blackbird The Beatles G 1.3K
110 A Day in the Life The Beatles G 1.3K
111 Imagine John Lennon C 1.3K
112 Pal Bhar - Chaahunga - Half Girlfriend Arijit Singh Am 1.3K
113 You, You Are God Gateway Worship C 1.3K
114 Come Like You Promised Christine D'clario Am 1.3K
115 Trading My Sorrows Darrell Evans G 1.3K
116 In Christ Alone Michael W Smith F 1.3K
117 Theres A Bridle Hanging On The Wall Carson Robison F#m 1.3K
118 Pupurihin Iibigin Sasambahin Musikatha F 1.3K
119 Vincent Don McLean G 1.3K
120 Perfect Strangers Deep-Purple Em 1.3K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Its About The Cross, Katakuti Khela, and That I Could Still Go Free, 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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