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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 Close Your Eyes and No Man S Land to hear it in action.

  1. 241 Close Your Eyes Betty Carter A 986
  2. 242 No Man S Land Bob Seger C 986
  3. 243 Home Passenger G 985
  4. 244 Sonne In Der Nacht Peter Maffay G 985
  5. 245 Jazmín Flor C 983
  6. 246 Colour Me In Damien Rice C 983
  7. 247 The final cut Pink Floyd F 983
  8. 248 Carry Us All Oasis Dm 982
  9. 249 La Di Da Jet C 982
  10. 250 Shiny Magazine Jet C 982
  11. 251 Magic Pie Oasis Dm 981
  12. 252 Color De Sangre Alex Campos A# 981
  13. 253 Written in the stars Elton John C 980
  14. 254 Hallelujah Praise and Worship C 980
  15. 255 Fearless For Today Am 979
  16. 256 I Made It Through The Rain Barry Manilow Eb 978
  17. 257 Na Presença Do Senhor Corinhos Evangélicos C 978
  18. 258 I Will Go Desperation band Am 977
  19. 259 You Belong To Me Chords The Duprees Am 977
  20. 260 It's My Life Talk Talk Eb 976
  21. 261 Ghost Halsey Am 976
  22. 262 Devil Inside INXS C 976
  23. 263 Border Song Elton John C 973
  24. 264 Handy Man James Taylor C 973
  25. 265 Nassam Alayna Fairuz Am 973
  26. 266 Soon Yes Am 972
  27. 267 Twilight Time The Platters C 971
  28. 268 Adorai em majestade Corinhos Evangélicos G 971
  29. 269 Back To The Basics Lana Del Rey C 969
  30. 270 Madman across the water Elton John Am 968
  31. 271 Idler's Dream Oasis F 967
  32. 272 Madrugada Em Meu Olhar Zezé di Camargo e Luciano C 967
  33. 273 Kokomo Beach Boys C 966
  34. 274 Cum Along Feel The Noize Oasis F 965
  35. 275 This Is The Way We Go To School Misc Children G 964
  36. 276 Beautiful Door Billy Bob Thornton C 962
  37. 277 Wot's... uh the Deal Pink Floyd G 960
  38. 278 Step Inside Love The Beatles G 960
  39. 279 A Word In Spanish Elton John D 960
  40. 280 From Me To You The Beatles C 960
  41. 281 Errol Australian Crawl F 959
  42. 282 Son Of David Ghost Ship F 958
  43. 283 Nar Lyktorna Tands Håkan Hellström C 958
  44. 284 Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) Oasis Am 957
  45. 285 Candy by the pound Elton John G 956
  46. 286 The Jewel Of Paris Nathan Rogers Am 956
  47. 287 Gute Reise Jan&Jascha Am 954
  48. 288 American Triangle Elton John C 954
  49. 289 Goodbye Blue Sky Pink Floyd E 954
  50. 290 God Bless The Broken Road Rascal Flatts C 954
  51. 291 Tear-simpliest but better version of solo Red Hot Chili Peppers C 953
  52. 292 Famous Kanye West Ebm 953
  53. 293 Sing a Song Carpenters C 953
  54. 294 Have You Ever Seen The Rain Rod Stewart Am 953
  55. 295 The thin Ice Pink Floyd C 952
  56. 296 What A Beautiful Name Hillsong C 952
  57. 297 When You Walk Into The Room Jesus Culture C 952
  58. 298 Say Something Boyce Avenue C 950
  59. 299 Life Wont Wait Ozzy Osbourne C 950
  60. 300 Caravan Duke Ellington Am 949

Frequently asked questions

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

Popular examples include Close Your Eyes, No Man S Land, and Home, 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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