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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 Jazmín and Colour Me In to hear it in action.

  1. 361 Jazmín Flor C 983
  2. 362 Colour Me In Damien Rice C 983
  3. 363 The final cut Pink Floyd F 983
  4. 364 Carry Us All Oasis Dm 982
  5. 365 Burning Bridges Ray Price C 982
  6. 366 Piggies The Beatles F 982
  7. 367 La Di Da Jet C 982
  8. 368 Shiny Magazine Jet C 982
  9. 369 Magic Pie Oasis Dm 981
  10. 370 Color De Sangre Alex Campos A# 981
  11. 371 You've Made Me So Very Happy Blood Sweat and Tears Eb 980
  12. 372 Written in the stars Elton John C 980
  13. 373 Hallelujah Praise and Worship C 980
  14. 374 Fearless For Today Am 979
  15. 375 Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die Willie Nelson C 979
  16. 376 I Made It Through The Rain Barry Manilow Eb 978
  17. 377 Na Presença Do Senhor Corinhos Evangélicos C 978
  18. 378 I Will Go Desperation band Am 977
  19. 379 You Belong To Me Chords The Duprees Am 977
  20. 380 It's My Life Talk Talk Eb 976
  21. 381 Ghost Halsey Am 976
  22. 382 Devil Inside INXS C 976
  23. 383 Border Song Elton John C 973
  24. 384 Handy Man James Taylor C 973
  25. 385 Nassam Alayna Fairuz Am 973
  26. 386 Soon Yes Am 972
  27. 387 Twilight Time The Platters C 971
  28. 388 Adorai em majestade Corinhos Evangélicos G 971
  29. 389 Back To The Basics Lana Del Rey C 969
  30. 390 Madman across the water Elton John Am 968
  31. 391 Idler's Dream Oasis F 967
  32. 392 Madrugada Em Meu Olhar Zezé di Camargo e Luciano C 967
  33. 393 Kokomo Beach Boys C 966
  34. 394 Cum Along Feel The Noize Oasis F 965
  35. 395 Didnt I Walk On The Water Mark Lowry E 964
  36. 396 This Is The Way We Go To School Misc Children G 964
  37. 397 Bondhu Chol Anupam Roy F 964
  38. 398 Beautiful Door Billy Bob Thornton C 962
  39. 399 We Have Come (bless The Lord) United Pursuit F 960
  40. 400 Wot's... uh the Deal Pink Floyd G 960
  41. 401 Step Inside Love The Beatles G 960
  42. 402 A Word In Spanish Elton John D 960
  43. 403 From Me To You The Beatles C 960
  44. 404 Don`t Let the Sun go down on me Elton John G 959
  45. 405 All Across The Havens Elton John G 959
  46. 406 Five Sleepy Heads Elvis Presley C 959
  47. 407 Errol Australian Crawl F 959
  48. 408 Son Of David Ghost Ship F 958
  49. 409 Nar Lyktorna Tands Håkan Hellström C 958
  50. 410 Under The Double Eagle Traditional C 958
  51. 411 Love On Top Beyoncé C 958
  52. 412 Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) Oasis Am 957
  53. 413 Candy by the pound Elton John G 956
  54. 414 The Jewel Of Paris Nathan Rogers Am 956
  55. 415 Family Guy - Butter On A Poptart Misc Television C 955
  56. 416 Gute Reise Jan&Jascha Am 954
  57. 417 American Triangle Elton John C 954
  58. 418 Cada Día Alex Ubago G 954
  59. 419 Dear Prudence The Beatles D 954
  60. 420 Goodbye Blue Sky Pink Floyd E 954

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include Jazmín, Colour Me In, and The final cut, 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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