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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 Arise O God and Beautiful In White to hear it in action.

  1. 241 Arise O God Robert Gay C 1.1K
  2. 242 Beautiful In White Westlife G 1.1K
  3. 243 Birthday Song Don McLean A 1.1K
  4. 244 Sad Songs Elton John C 1.1K
  5. 245 Lovely Rita The Beatles Bb 1.1K
  6. 246 Cracklin Rosie Neil Diamond C 1.1K
  7. 247 Our God Liveloud C 1.1K
  8. 248 Abide with me Elton John C 1.1K
  9. 249 Let there be love Oasis C 1.1K
  10. 250 Sad Song Oasis Am 1.1K
  11. 251 Yume To Hazakura Vocaloid Em 1.1K
  12. 252 Super Trouper ABBA C 1.1K
  13. 253 Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing On Rainbows Andrew Huang F 1.1K
  14. 254 3am Halsey F# 1.1K
  15. 255 We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard C 1.1K
  16. 256 Anointing Fall On Me Ron Kenoly C 1.1K
  17. 257 Its Torn Leonard Cohen Am 1.1K
  18. 258 Cum On Feel The Noize Oasis C 1.1K
  19. 259 Eres Como Paloma Dei Verbum G 1.1K
  20. 260 Brigada Costa Del Sol - La Tigresa Enjaulada Misc Television Am 1.1K
  21. 261 Put Your Sweet Lips Jim Reeves C 1.0K
  22. 262 Dirty Laundry Don Henley D 1.0K
  23. 263 The scientist /acoustic Coldplay Bm 1.0K
  24. 264 The Word The Beatles D 1.0K
  25. 265 Breathe Reprise Pink Floyd Em 1.0K
  26. 266 Daddy's Angel T Carter C 1.0K
  27. 267 Irish Soldier Laddie Traditional Irish C 1.0K
  28. 268 Someone New Paul Kelly G 1.0K
  29. 269 Ha Tishma Koli Arik Einstein G 1.0K
  30. 270 I'm A Soldier The Rochesters C 1.0K
  31. 271 Don´T Go Away Oasis Am 1.0K
  32. 272 Stitches Shawn Mendes Bbm 1.0K
  33. 273 Quicksand David Bowie C 1.0K
  34. 274 Have You Ever Seen The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival C 1.0K
  35. 275 Atom Heart Mother Pink Floyd Em 1.0K
  36. 276 Simply the best Tina Turner F 1.0K
  37. 277 All Falls Down Alan Walker F 1.0K
  38. 278 The Hindu Times Oasis A 1.0K
  39. 279 A Rainy Night In Soho The Pogues C 1.0K
  40. 280 Alliíquiero Estar Alex Campos C 1.0K
  41. 281 Bulong Ng Damdamin Marissa Cm 1.0K
  42. 282 U Meni Jesen Je Halid Beslic Am 1.0K
  43. 283 Amarilli Mia Bella Giulio Caccini Gm 1.0K
  44. 284 Surrender Cheap Trick Ab 1.0K
  45. 285 Colors Halsey Am 1.0K
  46. 286 Magkasama Tayo Sa Kwento Ng Pasko Abs-cbn Artists C 1.0K
  47. 287 God Is Liefde Retief Burger C 1.0K
  48. 288 Listen Beyoncé A 1.0K
  49. 289 Keep on loving you Reo Speedwagon F 1.0K
  50. 290 If I Never Knew You Jon Secada G 1.0K
  51. 291 Amazing grace Hillsong Music Australia F 1.0K
  52. 292 Angel Child Oasis Am 1.0K
  53. 293 Can't Help Falling In Love Kina Grannis C 1.0K
  54. 294 Danny Boy Bing Crosby C 1.0K
  55. 295 Don't think twice Bob Dylan E 1.0K
  56. 296 Soldier of Fortune WhiteSnake Gm 1.0K
  57. 297 Daylight Taylor Swift C 1.0K
  58. 298 We Don't Call 911 Bellamy Brothers C 1.0K
  59. 299 Forever young Alphaville C 1.0K
  60. 300 The masterplan Oasis Am 1.0K

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Arise O God, Beautiful In White, and Birthday Song, 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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