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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 Somewhere Down The Road and Mr. Hard to hear it in action.

  1. 1501 Somewhere Down The Road Barry Manilow C 756
  2. 1502 Mr. Hard Adicts A 756
  3. 1503 Pure Love Hayley Williams G 755
  4. 1504 She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune Harry Nilsson F 755
  5. 1505 I give you my heart Michael W. Smith G 755
  6. 1506 Sahabat Najwa Latif C 755
  7. 1507 Everyday I Write The Book (acoustic) Elvis Costello Am 755
  8. 1508 Breakaway Donna Summer C 755
  9. 1509 Take It Out On Me White Lies C 755
  10. 1510 Intermission Bernie Hayes C 755
  11. 1511 Grease Grease Am 755
  12. 1512 Damini Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker Am 755
  13. 1513 Here's To Us Halestorm C 755
  14. 1514 Guerra Celina Borges Am 754
  15. 1515 School Supertramp Am 754
  16. 1516 For All We Know Billie Holiday C 754
  17. 1517 Green OMD C 754
  18. 1518 Belinda Smokie C 754
  19. 1519 Queria Carlos José G 753
  20. 1520 Tokyo Imagine Dragons F 753
  21. 1521 Home by the sea Genesis Em 753
  22. 1522 La chambre Jean Leloup Am 753
  23. 1523 Here And Now Great Big Sea Am 753
  24. 1524 Rossini Adicts C 753
  25. 1525 Yang Lalu Biarlah Berlalu Utopia C 753
  26. 1526 Afterglow Genesis G 753
  27. 1527 All Too Well Taylor Swift C 753
  28. 1528 All I Want Kodaline C 753
  29. 1529 Untukmu Sayang Febians Am 753
  30. 1530 Reason Yuzu F 753
  31. 1531 El Aborto Aventura F 753
  32. 1532 Ain't Got No Money Bob Seger C 752
  33. 1533 Down By The Water Ocie Elliott Am 752
  34. 1534 Caminho Da Cruz Cantinho da Criança Cm 752
  35. 1535 Dieses Leben Haben Misc Traditional C 752
  36. 1536 Wasting Time Hanson C 752
  37. 1537 Let Everything That Has Breath Hillsongs C 752
  38. 1538 Laulu Meille Kahdelle Yö A 752
  39. 1539 Power Of God Praise and Worship G 752
  40. 1540 Four Walls Cold Chisel C 752
  41. 1541 Ikigai Glay C 752
  42. 1542 I'll Never Fall In Love Again Elvis Presley C 752
  43. 1543 All For You Iration G 752
  44. 1544 Savage Love Jason Derulo D 752
  45. 1545 Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman Bryan Adams Eb 751
  46. 1546 Upside Down And Inside Out Ok go C 751
  47. 1547 Chattahoochee Alan Jackson C 751
  48. 1548 Veo En Tí La Luz Danna Paola C 751
  49. 1549 Comunidade Canção Nova - Uma Canção Nova(Sl.95) Comunidades C 751
  50. 1550 Wonderful Crazy Night Elton John C 751
  51. 1551 Why We Ever Hayley Williams G 751
  52. 1552 Hosanna Kirk Franklin C 751
  53. 1553 Rimjhim E Dharate Shaan G 751
  54. 1554 Beyonce Superfruit Beyonce Knowles G# 751
  55. 1555 Trash Korn D 751
  56. 1556 South Bay Surfer Beach Boys C 751
  57. 1557 Unbekannter Soldat Annett Müller C 751
  58. 1558 Waterloo ABBA C 751
  59. 1559 Bintang 14 Hari Kangen Band C 751
  60. 1560 The End (At The End Of A Rainbow) Earl Grant C 751

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Somewhere Down The Road, Mr. Hard, and Pure Love, 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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