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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 Sos and Hot Stuff to hear it in action.

  1. 1441 Sos Ed Cash Am 761
  2. 1442 Hot Stuff Donna Summer G 761
  3. 1443 Who Realy Cares Powderfinger Am 760
  4. 1444 Era primavera Wilson Paim G 760
  5. 1445 July Noah Cyrus G 760
  6. 1446 Look What You've Done Jet C 760
  7. 1447 Blue Jeans and a Rosary Kid Rock C 760
  8. 1448 Blush Aly & AJ D 760
  9. 1449 Panic The Smiths G 760
  10. 1450 You Are Young Keane C 760
  11. 1451 Art Angels Grimes G 760
  12. 1452 Turn Into Yeah Yeah Yeahs C 760
  13. 1453 Live Like We're Dying Kris Allen C# 760
  14. 1454 Habla Si Puedes Violetta C 760
  15. 1455 Fado Malhoa Amalia Rodrigues G 759
  16. 1456 Ambon Barbie Almalbis C 759
  17. 1457 Flora Fagner D 759
  18. 1458 Power Of Two Power Of Two Aiza Seguerra G 759
  19. 1459 Fico Querendo Mais Adalberto e Adriano C 759
  20. 1460 Do You Believe In Magic Aly & AJ G 759
  21. 1461 Loco De Amor Amar Azul Am 759
  22. 1462 Como El Agua Estopa E 759
  23. 1463 Keeping The Love Alive Air Supply C 759
  24. 1464 That's All Etta James C 759
  25. 1465 Chahoon Main Ya Na Arijit Singh Am 759
  26. 1466 Bai Mai Sai (by My Side) Radwimps B 759
  27. 1467 Tajna Otrovna Vlado Janevski Am 759
  28. 1468 Fix Me Emery Em 759
  29. 1469 Macho Man Village People C 759
  30. 1470 Dói Sem Tanto ANAVITÓRIA C 759
  31. 1471 Chicago - We Both Reached For The Gun Misc Soundtrack F# 759
  32. 1472 Amo Axel Fernando C 759
  33. 1473 Bottom Of The River Delta Rae A 759
  34. 1474 Supernatural DC Talk D 758
  35. 1475 Monsters Katie Sky Am 758
  36. 1476 Thats Everything Adam Brand C 758
  37. 1477 Cefas Kelly Patrícia Am 758
  38. 1478 Ough Ada Band C 758
  39. 1479 Medo A Gatalógica C 758
  40. 1480 Bad Boy Adicts C 758
  41. 1481 Insomnia IAMX Dm 758
  42. 1482 Illusion Uriah Heep Dm 757
  43. 1483 Cambia, Volve Los Enanitos Verdes G 757
  44. 1484 Shenandoah Traditional C 757
  45. 1485 Kiseki GReeeeN C 757
  46. 1486 Hero Abandon C 757
  47. 1487 Dengo ANAVITÓRIA C 757
  48. 1488 Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain and Tenille C 757
  49. 1489 Rider 30 Seconds To Mars Am 757
  50. 1490 Beautiful Girls Sean Kingston G 757
  51. 1491 Love Is In The Air The Afters E 756
  52. 1492 Ulap Hale Am 756
  53. 1493 Los Infieles Aventura Am 756
  54. 1494 A Tus Pies Angeles de Fuego Dm 756
  55. 1495 Señora de las cuatro decadas Ricardo Arjona C 756
  56. 1496 A Trick Of The Night Bananarama A 756
  57. 1497 Fall For You Secondhand Serenade Am 756
  58. 1498 Two Fine People Cat Stevens Am 756
  59. 1499 Forever Love X Japan C 756
  60. 1500 Raise Your Bottle Aaron Watson C 756

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Sos, Hot Stuff, and Who Realy Cares, 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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