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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 Dumb Things and Daughter Of Evil to hear it in action.

  1. 301 Dumb Things Paul Kelly Am 1.0K
  2. 302 Daughter Of Evil Vocaloid Dm 1.0K
  3. 303 Love Her Madly The Doors Am 1.0K
  4. 304 Em Adoração Giselli Cristina C 1.0K
  5. 305 To Hell And Back Sabaton Dm 1.0K
  6. 306 O Melhor Amigo Voz da Verdade C 1.0K
  7. 307 Secret Heart G 1.0K
  8. 308 Home Westlife Bb 1.0K
  9. 309 Witness Of Your Love Liveloud G 1.0K
  10. 310 God Billy Bob Thornton C 1.0K
  11. 311 Ready For Love Bad Company Am 1.0K
  12. 312 Bright side of the Road Van Morrison C 1.0K
  13. 313 Getting Better The Beatles Fmaj 1.0K
  14. 314 Where Peace Begins One Family Under God C 1.0K
  15. 315 It Goes On Zac Brown Band Dm 1.0K
  16. 316 My Generation Oasis G 1.0K
  17. 317 Este É O Poder Da Cruz Diego Venancio Am 1.0K
  18. 318 Acqiesce Oasis A 1.0K
  19. 319 You Got Lucky Tom Petty Am 1.0K
  20. 320 War Girl Finn und Jonas F 1.0K
  21. 321 Don't Go To Strangers Amy Winehouse C 1.0K
  22. 322 Hands Dirty Delta Rae C 1.0K
  23. 323 Hold Up Beyoncé C 1.0K
  24. 324 Brian Epstein Blues John Lennon G 1.0K
  25. 325 Passengers Elton John C 1.0K
  26. 326 Bye Bye Na Rivermaya C 999
  27. 327 Estranged Guns N' Roses Gm 999
  28. 328 Summer Wages Ian Tyson C 998
  29. 329 It's Only Love The Beatles C 998
  30. 330 Eros Frændur C 997
  31. 331 All quiet on the western front Elton John C 995
  32. 332 Aber bitte mit Sahne Udo Jürgens C 995
  33. 333 Blues For My Baby And Me Elton John D 994
  34. 334 Stormy Weather Frank Sinatra C 994
  35. 335 Called To Serve Lds Hymns C 993
  36. 336 Comida Verdadera Ebenezer F 993
  37. 337 Beautiful Savior Praise and Worship Em 993
  38. 338 Pigs On The Wing Pink Floyd G 992
  39. 339 Cornerstone Hillsongs C 992
  40. 340 Objeto De Desejo Banda Calypso Am 992
  41. 341 Anniversary Song Andy Williams E 992
  42. 342 Salvations Song Stuart Townend Em 992
  43. 343 Only You The Platters Eb 991
  44. 344 Till It Shine Bob Seger C 991
  45. 345 Act of war Elton John Gm 991
  46. 346 Happy birthday Stevie Wonder C 991
  47. 347 Setting Me Free Beth Hart Am 991
  48. 348 Fairest Lord Jesus Hymn C 990
  49. 349 Nobody Home Pink Floyd Am 990
  50. 350 Atuação Vitinho D 989
  51. 351 Country song Pink Floyd G 989
  52. 352 Save Your Tears The Weeknd G 987
  53. 353 Beauty And The Beast Disney C 987
  54. 354 Take Me To Church Hozier B 986
  55. 355 Close Your Eyes Betty Carter A 986
  56. 356 In My Life John Lennon G 986
  57. 357 Build My Mansion Dottie Rambo F 986
  58. 358 No Man S Land Bob Seger C 986
  59. 359 Home Passenger G 985
  60. 360 Sonne In Der Nacht Peter Maffay G 985

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Dumb Things, Daughter Of Evil, and Love Her Madly, 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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