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 Com O Vinho E Com O Pão and Come Unto Me to hear it in action.

  1. 61 Com O Vinho E Com O Pão Irmã Míria T. Kolling C 1.4K
  2. 62 Come Unto Me Bob Hurd C 1.4K
  3. 63 Be Still My Soul Hymn C 1.4K
  4. 64 Ghawrbaari Anupam Roy F 1.4K
  5. 65 Ichon Mike Hanopol Am 1.4K
  6. 66 Esta Lloviendo Bendición Coros Unidos Am 1.4K
  7. 67 Riptide Vance Joy Am 1.4K
  8. 68 Beautiful Things Roxette Dm 1.4K
  9. 69 Jesus You're My 1 Praise and Worship C 1.3K
  10. 70 Never Gonna Leave You Adele G 1.3K
  11. 71 O Come To The Altar Elevation Worship C 1.3K
  12. 72 I Love You Celine Dion E 1.3K
  13. 73 When We Were Young Adele Cm 1.3K
  14. 74 Rise Up And Praise Him Praise and Worship G 1.3K
  15. 75 If I Could Read Your Mind Gordon Lightfoot G 1.3K
  16. 76 Como Zaqueo Aline Barros G 1.3K
  17. 77 Pal Bhar - Chaahunga - Half Girlfriend Arijit Singh Am 1.3K
  18. 78 You, You Are God Gateway Worship C 1.3K
  19. 79 Come Like You Promised Christine D'clario Am 1.3K
  20. 80 Pupurihin Iibigin Sasambahin Musikatha F 1.3K
  21. 81 Vincent Don McLean G 1.3K
  22. 82 Perfect Strangers Deep-Purple Em 1.3K
  23. 83 the sweetest taboo Sade C 1.3K
  24. 84 Migraine Twenty One Pilots C 1.3K
  25. 85 Vaishakha Sandhye Yesudas Am 1.3K
  26. 86 The Leader Trilogy Chris de Burgh Am 1.3K
  27. 87 Learning to fly Pink Floyd G 1.3K
  28. 88 Oh! Darling The Beatles G 1.3K
  29. 89 Strange Magic - Ill Never Fall In Love Again Misc Soundtrack C 1.3K
  30. 90 I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder Db 1.3K
  31. 91 Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End The Beatles Am 1.2K
  32. 92 Hayaan Praise and Worship G 1.2K
  33. 93 Let It Be The Beatles F 1.2K
  34. 94 Imagine The Beatles C 1.2K
  35. 95 Vehi Sheamda Yaakov Shwekey F 1.2K
  36. 96 The family chain The Isaacs D 1.2K
  37. 97 What A Wonderful World Nat King Cole G 1.2K
  38. 98 Something The Beatles F 1.2K
  39. 99 Mystify INXS Dm 1.2K
  40. 100 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Theme Misc Television C 1.2K
  41. 101 Like A Rock Bob Seger G# 1.2K
  42. 102 Christ In Me Arise Trevor Thomson Am 1.2K
  43. 103 Tu Hi Hai Aashiqui Arijit Singh Am 1.2K
  44. 104 Under An East Coast Moon Maisey Rika F 1.2K
  45. 105 Amsterdam Gregory Alan Isakov C 1.2K
  46. 106 No Limitations Joshua Mills, Beckah Shae Am 1.2K
  47. 107 My Love Westlife F 1.2K
  48. 108 Usuraiya Tholaichaen STEPHEN ZECHARIAH Dm 1.2K
  49. 109 The Song Is You Al Martino C 1.2K
  50. 110 Dirty Work Steely Dan Am 1.2K
  51. 111 Bad Romance Lady Gaga F 1.2K
  52. 112 I Should Have Known Better The Beatles C 1.2K
  53. 113 Do You Want To Know A Secret The Beatles Em 1.2K
  54. 114 Ich war noch niemals in New York Udo Jürgens G# 1.2K
  55. 115 All out of love Air Supply C 1.2K
  56. 116 The Story Of My Life Neil Diamond C 1.2K
  57. 117 Raise A Hallelujah Bethel Music C 1.2K
  58. 118 Coco - Remember Me Misc Soundtrack C 1.2K
  59. 119 He Decidido Seguir A Cristo Hymn C 1.2K
  60. 120 The Twelfth Of Never Elvis Presley C 1.2K

Frequently asked questions

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

Popular examples include Com O Vinho E Com O Pão, Come Unto Me, and Be Still My Soul, 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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