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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 The Day I Met Marie and Let It Go to hear it in action.

  1. 1561 The Day I Met Marie Cliff Richard Am 750
  2. 1562 Let It Go James Bay D 750
  3. 1563 Sa Ugoy Ng Duyan Lea Salonga C 750
  4. 1564 I will write a song for you Earth, Wind and Fire A 750
  5. 1565 Neusa Carlos José Dm 750
  6. 1566 Spinnekop Anton Myburgh C 750
  7. 1567 Asterisk Bleach F 750
  8. 1568 Silver Threads And Golden Needles Linda Ronstadt G 750
  9. 1569 Nata Sotto Il Segno Dei Pesci Antonello Venditti C 750
  10. 1570 7734 Sabaton Gm 750
  11. 1571 Can't Take My Eyes Off You Andy Williams C 750
  12. 1572 Weak In The Presence Of Beauty Alison Moyet C 750
  13. 1573 Human Spirit Amy Macdonald C 749
  14. 1574 The Double Life Rainer Maria F 749
  15. 1575 Montreal Bahamas C 749
  16. 1576 Ikaw Sana Ogie Alcasid G 749
  17. 1577 Tunnels Angels & Airwaves C 749
  18. 1578 Amaremos Barrerito Am 749
  19. 1579 La Ballade De Lamour Roger Whittaker D 749
  20. 1580 Paniwalaan Mo Yeng Constantino C 749
  21. 1581 Starboy The Weeknd Am 749
  22. 1582 Rubi Babasónicos C 749
  23. 1583 Today Smashing Pumpkins Eb 748
  24. 1584 Blue Eyes Blue Eric Clapton C 748
  25. 1585 I Wish I Was In New Orleans Tom Waits C 748
  26. 1586 Puesto Babasónicos F 748
  27. 1587 Sapateia Adriano Correia de Oliveira F 748
  28. 1588 Lenta E Calma Sobre A Terra Padre Reginaldo Manzotti C 748
  29. 1589 Turbinada Zé Ricardo e Thiago C 748
  30. 1590 A Bushel And A Peck Perry Como F 748
  31. 1591 Lily Of The Valley Queen C 748
  32. 1592 La Tortura Shakira Am 748
  33. 1593 Humans Islands Am 748
  34. 1594 Only Our Rivers Run Free Christy Moore C 747
  35. 1595 Saranggola Donnalyn Bartolome C 747
  36. 1596 Zomer Andre Hazes E 747
  37. 1597 The Shores of Jordan Iris DeMent C 747
  38. 1598 Irresitivel André Rangel C 747
  39. 1599 Angel Eyes Fancy Em 747
  40. 1600 Marian Anjan Dutta C 747
  41. 1601 Lay Your Hands On Me Beth Hart Am 747
  42. 1602 Rape-me Kurt Cobain A 747
  43. 1603 Morning Comes Delta Rae C 747
  44. 1604 Nobody Hoodoo Gurus Am 747
  45. 1605 Point Of No Return Kansas F 747
  46. 1606 Selene Imagine Dragons F 747
  47. 1607 World End Flow C 747
  48. 1608 Sailing Ships WhiteSnake Am 747
  49. 1609 Run To The Hills Hellsongs D 747
  50. 1610 New Days Delta Rae Am 747
  51. 1611 Mago Tr3vo C 747
  52. 1612 Diantara Bintang Hello Band C 747

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include The Day I Met Marie, Let It Go, and Sa Ugoy Ng Duyan, 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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