Progression

Songs You Can Play with C, G, Am, F

Popular guitar songs built on the C–G–Am–F progression, a common shape that's great for jamming and practice.

The C–G–Am–F progression uses just 4 chords (C, G, Am, and F) and powers 1,111 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 Still and You're Beautiful to hear it in action.

  1. 961 Still Hillsong United F 764
  2. 962 You're Beautiful James Blunt Eb 763
  3. 963 Baby I Want To Love You Freddy Fender C 763
  4. 964 Deus Da Família Regis Danese C 763
  5. 965 New Slang The Shins C 763
  6. 966 If You Leave Nada Surf F 763
  7. 967 Grease Frankie Valli Am 762
  8. 968 A Time For Us Mel Torme Am 762
  9. 969 Numb Usher C 762
  10. 970 Love Is Our Cross To Bear John Gorka C 762
  11. 971 La Canción Más Bonita Adriana Lucía G 762
  12. 972 Fight Like A Girl Emilie Autumn F 762
  13. 973 Burn Billie Eilish Am 762
  14. 974 Someday Never Comes Creedence Clearwater Revival B 762
  15. 975 Riptide Taylor Swift Am 762
  16. 976 Yalla Inna Am 762
  17. 977 Aint My Fault Zara Larsson Am 762
  18. 978 Betty Taylor Swift C 762
  19. 979 Tourner La Page Zaho Am 761
  20. 980 When We Was Fab George Harrison Am 761
  21. 981 Ang Dalagang Pilipina Asin Am 761
  22. 982 Landmine Album We Are Augustines C 761
  23. 983 Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson Am 761
  24. 984 (Making Love) Out Of Nothing At All Air Supply G 761
  25. 985 Lonely People America G 761
  26. 986 Su Veneno Aventura Am 761
  27. 987 Sos Ed Cash Am 761
  28. 988 Who Realy Cares Powderfinger Am 760
  29. 989 July Noah Cyrus G 760
  30. 990 Look What You've Done Jet C 760
  31. 991 You Are Young Keane C 760
  32. 992 Turn Into Yeah Yeah Yeahs C 760
  33. 993 Live Like We're Dying Kris Allen C# 760
  34. 994 Fado Malhoa Amalia Rodrigues G 759
  35. 995 Ambon Barbie Almalbis C 759
  36. 996 Power Of Two Power Of Two Aiza Seguerra G 759
  37. 997 Fico Querendo Mais Adalberto e Adriano C 759
  38. 998 Loco De Amor Amar Azul Am 759
  39. 999 Keeping The Love Alive Air Supply C 759
  40. 1000 Chahoon Main Ya Na Arijit Singh Am 759
  41. 1001 Bai Mai Sai (by My Side) Radwimps B 759
  42. 1002 Tajna Otrovna Vlado Janevski Am 759
  43. 1003 Fix Me Emery Em 759
  44. 1004 Dói Sem Tanto ANAVITÓRIA C 759
  45. 1005 Chicago - We Both Reached For The Gun Misc Soundtrack F# 759
  46. 1006 Amo Axel Fernando C 759
  47. 1007 Monsters Katie Sky Am 758
  48. 1008 Thats Everything Adam Brand C 758
  49. 1009 Cefas Kelly Patrícia Am 758
  50. 1010 Ough Ada Band C 758
  51. 1011 Medo A Gatalógica C 758
  52. 1012 Bad Boy Adicts C 758
  53. 1013 Insomnia IAMX Dm 758
  54. 1014 Illusion Uriah Heep Dm 757
  55. 1015 Shenandoah Traditional C 757
  56. 1016 Kiseki GReeeeN C 757
  57. 1017 Hero Abandon C 757
  58. 1018 Dengo ANAVITÓRIA C 757
  59. 1019 Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain and Tenille C 757
  60. 1020 Rider 30 Seconds To Mars Am 757

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the C–G–Am–F progression?

Popular examples include Still, You're Beautiful, and Baby I Want To Love You, along with everything else in the list above.

Is the C–G–Am–F 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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