Progression

Songs You Can Play with D, A, G

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

The D–A–G progression uses just 3 chords (D, A, and G) and powers 1,476 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 The Sea Around Us and Tómame De Tu Mano to hear it in action.

  1. 661 The Sea Around Us Traditional Irish D 858
  2. 662 Tómame De Tu Mano Abel Zavala D 858
  3. 663 Going Home Dire Straits G 858
  4. 664 Young lust Aerosmith D 857
  5. 665 Hey there delilah Plain White T's D 857
  6. 666 Anjos De Resgate Padre Fábio de Melo D 857
  7. 667 Carefree highway Gordon Lightfoot D 857
  8. 668 Without You Hinder G 857
  9. 669 Can't fight this feeling Reo Speedwagon A 857
  10. 670 I Love L.A. Randy Newman A 857
  11. 671 Give Peace a Chance John Lennon D 857
  12. 672 Pretty Woman Roy Orbison A 857
  13. 673 Birthday Song Ben lee D 856
  14. 674 Crocodile Xtc A 856
  15. 675 Remedy Adele Em 856
  16. 676 Tinderbox Elton John E 856
  17. 677 Paint It Black Dirty Heads Em 855
  18. 678 Love Like A Bomb Oasis G 855
  19. 679 Kiss Me Goodbye Gary Puckett and the Union Gap A 855
  20. 680 This Time INXS D 855
  21. 681 Original Sin INXS E 854
  22. 682 Revolution Regained The Living End Am 854
  23. 683 Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Carpenters A 854
  24. 684 Almusal Banyuhay D 854
  25. 685 The Winter Long Strawbs G 854
  26. 686 Rindu Ini Anang Hermansyah C 854
  27. 687 Sapagkat Ang Diyos Ay Pag-ibig Erik Santos A 853
  28. 688 Come Anytime Hoodoo Gurus A 853
  29. 689 Mary Whitehouse Adicts E 853
  30. 690 Anthem Song Aaron Gillespie A 853
  31. 691 Fairytale of New York The Pogues A 853
  32. 692 María Dijo Alberto Plaza Em 853
  33. 693 Nothing To Say Jethro Tull Em 852
  34. 694 Casa Forte Rafael Muniz G 852
  35. 695 Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett G 852
  36. 696 Say Anything X Japan G 852
  37. 697 Licht Dieser Welt Tim Hughes D 852
  38. 698 Hello, Hello Elton John A 851
  39. 699 Border Lord Kris Kristofferson E 851
  40. 700 We Break This Bread Chris Rolinson D 851
  41. 701 A Tientas Duncan Dhu G 851
  42. 702 Rosie Tom Waits D 851
  43. 703 Here As In Heaven Elevation Worship G 851
  44. 704 Dreamboat Elton John D 850
  45. 705 God Of All Grace Liveloud C 850
  46. 706 Midnight Sun Abbey Lincoln G 850
  47. 707 I Cross My Heart George Strait Cm 850
  48. 708 The World Death Note Bm 850
  49. 709 Twist Korn A 850
  50. 710 The night before The Beatles D 850
  51. 711 Always Be My Baby David Cook G 849
  52. 712 Angels Adam Brand D 849
  53. 713 Head games Foreigner G#m 848
  54. 714 Fall In Love With You Cliff Richard D 848
  55. 715 Mother Danzig B 848
  56. 716 Flame Trees Cold Chisel A 848
  57. 717 Menjemput Impian Kerispatih C 848
  58. 718 Jangan Ada Dusta Diantara Kita Broery Marantika D 848
  59. 719 Strange The Living End G 847
  60. 720 Good Time Alan Jackson E 846

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the D–A–G progression?

Popular examples include The Sea Around Us, Tómame De Tu Mano, and Going Home, along with everything else in the list above.

Is the D–A–G progression easy to play?

Yes, it's built entirely from beginner-friendly open chords, which makes it a great first progression to master.

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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