Progression

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 You are my home and Stay to hear it in action.

  1. 481 You are my home Billy Joel F 933
  2. 482 Stay Pink Floyd G 932
  3. 483 Von Guten Mächten Dietrich Bonhoeffer C 931
  4. 484 As The Deer Pants For The Water Robin Mark C 930
  5. 485 Claw Hammer Elton John Dm 930
  6. 486 Reason To (live) Kathy Mattea C 930
  7. 487 Adventure Time - Remember You Misc Cartoons C 929
  8. 488 The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill The Beatles C 929
  9. 489 I'm In Love The Beatles Am 929
  10. 490 The happiest days of our lives Pink Floyd Dm 929
  11. 491 Missouri Borderland Joe Newberry C 929
  12. 492 Revolution Song Oasis B/C 928
  13. 493 Playground Aeseaes D 928
  14. 494 Homecoming Queen Hinder C 927
  15. 495 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John A 926
  16. 496 Sexy Sadie The Beatles G 925
  17. 497 Let Ramensky Go Traditional Am 924
  18. 498 Beta Berlayar Jauh Misc Traditional C 924
  19. 499 Piano Man Billy Joel C 924
  20. 500 Morning Person Shrek The Musical B 924
  21. 501 Lett tthere be love Oasis C 923
  22. 502 Birds Elton John G 923
  23. 503 The Man in Love with You George Strait C 923
  24. 504 Thrasher Neil Young C 923
  25. 505 Round Are Way Oasis G 923
  26. 506 This Guy's In Love With You Pare Parokya ni Edgar G 922
  27. 507 Way Down We Go Kaleo Am 922
  28. 508 Do You Mean The Chainsmokers C 920
  29. 509 Firm Foundation Praise and Worship F 920
  30. 510 Enigma Wings Am 920
  31. 511 High Hopes Kodaline C 919
  32. 512 Angie The Rolling Stones Am 919
  33. 513 Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy Elton John G 919
  34. 514 Come Back to Me Uriah Heep C 918
  35. 515 The Gnome Pink Floyd D 918
  36. 516 Rewind The Professionals C 918
  37. 517 Lies Elton John Em 917
  38. 518 Albachiara Vasco Rossi C 917
  39. 519 Lo Que Te Voy A Decir Jarabe De Palo G 917
  40. 520 Come Away From The Roadside Don Freed C 917
  41. 521 The Retreat Elton John F 917
  42. 522 Foto Ansa Sauermann F 917
  43. 523 I Want Love Elton John A 916
  44. 524 Sweet Yeah Yeah Yeahs Am 915
  45. 525 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds The Beatles E 915
  46. 526 One of my turns Pink Floyd C 915
  47. 527 Abba, Te Necesito Abba New Wine F 914
  48. 528 Amoreena Elton John G 914
  49. 529 Benci Utopia Dm 913
  50. 530 Bangkit Srukan Nama Yesus Igrejas C 913
  51. 531 '39 Queen Am 913
  52. 532 Can I put you on Elton John G 913
  53. 533 We Were Strangers Kate Wolf C 913
  54. 534 You Never Give Me Your Money The Beatles Am 913
  55. 535 Melhor pra Mim Leoni C 912
  56. 536 Stand Strong Jamie Grace Dm 912
  57. 537 I´m Happy Just To Dance With You The Beatles Am 912
  58. 538 Ami Sei Suto Hobo Tahsan Am 911
  59. 539 Human Nature Michael Jackson G 911
  60. 540 Aluga-se Titãs G 910

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–F–G progression?

Popular examples include You are my home, Stay, and Von Guten Mächten, 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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