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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 Beatles Medley and Your Everything to hear it in action.

  1. 181 Beatles Medley The Beatles G 1.1K
  2. 182 Your Everything Liveloud C 1.1K
  3. 183 Song For Ruth Praise and Worship C 1.1K
  4. 184 Hallelujah Jotta A F 1.1K
  5. 185 Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite The Beatles Cm 1.1K
  6. 186 Black Bird The Beatles G 1.1K
  7. 187 Juniors Farm Wings G 1.1K
  8. 188 Oh Jesus Marisol Carrasco C 1.1K
  9. 189 Shake The Frost Tyler Childers F 1.1K
  10. 190 You'll Never Walk Alone Gerry And The Pacemakers C 1.1K
  11. 191 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles G 1.1K
  12. 192 Fixing a Hole The Beatles F 1.1K
  13. 193 Lost For Words Pink Floyd C 1.1K
  14. 194 Honey Pie The Beatles Em 1.1K
  15. 195 Old Fat Boat Gordon Bok C 1.1K
  16. 196 Hello Oasis Am 1.1K
  17. 197 My Heavenly Father Loves Me Lds Hymns C 1.1K
  18. 198 Penny Lane The Beatles G 1.1K
  19. 199 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin Am 1.1K
  20. 200 Kuin Surmaisi Satakielen Edu Kettunen C 1.1K
  21. 201 Alfreds Playhouse Theme Misc Cartoons C 1.1K
  22. 202 Kay Ikaw Man Jerome Suson C 1.1K
  23. 203 Killing Me Softly Kz Tandingan Em 1.1K
  24. 204 Just Right Tessa Violet C 1.1K
  25. 205 Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers D 1.1K
  26. 206 Misery The Beatles C 1.1K
  27. 207 Slide Away Oasis Am 1.1K
  28. 208 Reden Tokio Hotel A 1.1K
  29. 209 Grease 2 - Cool Rider Misc Soundtrack F 1.1K
  30. 210 Leaving The Table Leonard Cohen C 1.1K
  31. 211 Coming Back To Life Pink Floyd C 1.1K
  32. 212 Deep Purple Frank Sinatra G 1.1K
  33. 213 You'll Never Walk Alone Elvis Presley C 1.1K
  34. 214 Snowman Sia Db 1.1K
  35. 215 Baby, You're A Rich Man The Beatles G 1.1K
  36. 216 Someone Saved my Life Tonight Elton John G# 1.1K
  37. 217 Somos Amantes De La Paz Manuel Jiménez G 1.1K
  38. 218 Hora De Economizar Vickye C 1.1K
  39. 219 Bang-A-Boomerang ABBA C 1.1K
  40. 220 Kasih Jumpai Aku Argo G 1.1K
  41. 221 Bee And Puppycat - Where Jellyfish Come From Misc Cartoons F 1.1K
  42. 222 Ego Elton John Bm 1.1K
  43. 223 See You Depeche Mode Am 1.1K
  44. 224 Daniel Elton John C 1.1K
  45. 225 Fat Old Sun Pink Floyd G 1.1K
  46. 226 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ABBA C 1.1K
  47. 227 Wir Fliegen Los Vineyard A 1.1K
  48. 228 One Short Day Wicked F# 1.1K
  49. 229 Bugtong-bugtong Florante B 1.1K
  50. 230 Fire and Rain James Taylor C 1.1K
  51. 231 From The Beginning Emerson, Lake and Palmer Am 1.1K
  52. 232 Angie The Beatles Am 1.1K
  53. 233 Purihin Mo Ang Dios Oh Pilipinas Gail Blanco F 1.1K
  54. 234 Aariro Aarariro Deiva Thirumagal F 1.1K
  55. 235 Levanta-te Ó Deus É Tão Bom Roni Roni Paul Wilbur A 1.1K
  56. 236 He Ain't Heavy He's my Brother The Hollies G 1.1K
  57. 237 Don't Go Away Oasis Am 1.1K
  58. 238 Community Song Praise and Worship G 1.1K
  59. 239 Another Brick In The Wall - Part II Pink Floyd Dm 1.1K
  60. 240 You Can't Turn A Whore Into A Lady Rebel Son G 1.1K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Beatles Medley, Your Everything, and Song For Ruth, 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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