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 Hungry and Black Sheep to hear it in action.

  1. 781 Hungry Praise and Worship D 836
  2. 782 Black Sheep Killing Heidi E 836
  3. 783 Spiderman Ramones D 835
  4. 784 Grey Seal Elton John B 835
  5. 785 Crazy Love Poco G# 835
  6. 786 Who Am I Rupam Islam Bm 835
  7. 787 Hero Disney Bm 834
  8. 788 Death White Lies G 834
  9. 789 Hello There Cheap Trick A 834
  10. 790 Cut Your Bangs Radiator Hospital D 834
  11. 791 Girl On Lsd Tom Petty D 834
  12. 792 July In Cheyenne Aaron Watson D 833
  13. 793 Amie Pure Prairie League A 833
  14. 794 Tambourine Elton John G 833
  15. 795 You can make history/young again Elton John D 833
  16. 796 Thumbs Sabrina Carpenter Bm 832
  17. 797 Jezebel Iron & Wine Cm 832
  18. 798 La Roca De Los Siglos Isla de Patmos D 832
  19. 799 You're Gonna Lose That Girl The Beatles E 832
  20. 800 A Monster In Paris - La Seine English Misc Cartoons D 832
  21. 801 Back In The Saddle Again Gene Autry G 831
  22. 802 Lord Here I Am Praise and Worship D 831
  23. 803 Woman Of The World Amy Macdonald D 831
  24. 804 Beatitudes Bethel Music G 830
  25. 805 I Stand Armor Of God Liveloud D 830
  26. 806 Yes Sir, I Can Boogie Baccara D 830
  27. 807 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off George Gershwin D 830
  28. 808 Nightbird Eva Cassidy D 829
  29. 809 Things Don't Seem Australian Crawl D 829
  30. 810 Zivot Obicnog Tempa Azra D 829
  31. 811 Why (can't You Love Me Again) The Beatles A 829
  32. 812 Magic Olivia Newton John D 829
  33. 813 Please Come to Boston Dave Loggins D 829
  34. 814 How Great Thou Art Elvis Presley G 829
  35. 815 Dancing On The Ceiling Lionel Richie C 829
  36. 816 Home Michael Bublé G 828
  37. 817 Mi ley La Ley Am 828
  38. 818 Alien Third Day A 828
  39. 819 Wake Me Up Avicii Bm 828
  40. 820 Oh no not you again Australian Crawl D 828
  41. 821 Gatinha Assanhada Wander Almeida Bm 828
  42. 822 Black Archive D 827
  43. 823 Come Undone Duran Duran Bm 827
  44. 824 Talking Loud And Saying Nothing James Brown E 827
  45. 825 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear "Caedmon's Call" G 827
  46. 826 So Close to You Kent Henry E 827
  47. 827 Little Jeannie Elton John G 827
  48. 828 Hey there delilah Plain White Ts D 827
  49. 829 The Hands That Thieve Streetlight Manifesto G 827
  50. 830 You Redeem Aaron Shust D 827
  51. 831 Englishman In New York Sting Em 827
  52. 832 Ainda te amo Banda Calypso Bm 827
  53. 833 When You Say Nothing At All Keith Whitley D 826
  54. 834 Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver A 826
  55. 835 Land Of 1000 Dances Wilson Pickett E 826
  56. 836 May Galak May Saya Unknown D 826
  57. 837 LODI Lobo G 825
  58. 838 A Noite Inteira (com Você) Hágora B 825
  59. 839 A tout le monde Megadeth F#m 825
  60. 840 Runnin' (lose It All) Beyoncé Db 825

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the D–A–G progression?

Popular examples include Hungry, Black Sheep, and Spiderman, 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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