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 Dont Wait Up and Huwag Kang Tamad, Juan Tamad to hear it in action.

  1. 1201 Dont Wait Up Colin Hay G 775
  2. 1202 Huwag Kang Tamad, Juan Tamad Introvoys G 774
  3. 1203 Song Of The Gremlin Hawkwind Em 774
  4. 1204 Out On The Western Plain Rory Gallagher G 774
  5. 1205 Avond Boudewijn de Groot Am 774
  6. 1206 Well Work Till Jesus Comes Hymnal D 774
  7. 1207 Glória Zoé A 774
  8. 1208 Step into Christmas Elton John D 774
  9. 1209 Amiga Xuxa D 773
  10. 1210 Roman Picisan Dewa 19 A 773
  11. 1211 Linger Epica D 773
  12. 1212 Love Her Like me Elton John E 773
  13. 1213 Como Decirte Axel Fernando C 773
  14. 1214 When You Say Nothing At All Ronan Keating G 773
  15. 1215 Crazier Taylor Swift D 773
  16. 1216 Nostalgia Hector D 773
  17. 1217 To You Wings E 773
  18. 1218 Danny's Song Kenny Loggins D 773
  19. 1219 Someday Nina G 772
  20. 1220 Divorce And The American South Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties D 772
  21. 1221 Se bastasse una canzone Eros Ramazzotti D 772
  22. 1222 A Prayer Like Any Other Kevin Welch D 772
  23. 1223 The Seeker Rush A 772
  24. 1224 Det Smartaste Jag Gjort Bo Kaspers Orkester G 772
  25. 1225 I Must Have Lost It On The Wind Elton John Am 772
  26. 1226 Calma Pedro Capó G 772
  27. 1227 Coco - The World Es Mi Familia Misc Soundtrack G 772
  28. 1228 The Other Side Of Town John Prine D 772
  29. 1229 Let's Go Planetshakers D 772
  30. 1230 Helldriver Accept E 772
  31. 1231 Señor Eres Fiel Marcos Barrientos E 771
  32. 1232 Wo De Ge Sheng Li Wanting Qu G 771
  33. 1233 A Song Called Everything Powderfinger A 771
  34. 1234 Supposed To Be Default D 771
  35. 1235 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey The Beatles E 771
  36. 1236 Trouble Cat Stevens G 771
  37. 1237 Cats in the cradle Harry Chapin A 771
  38. 1238 Desnudos em Cancun Mamonas Assassinas D 771
  39. 1239 Bagai Hidup Semula (acoustic) Aizat Amdan Gm 771
  40. 1240 Scarborough Fair Canticle Simon And Garfunkel Am 771
  41. 1241 Into The West Annie Lennox D 770
  42. 1242 Let It Burn Volbeat D 770
  43. 1243 Piel A Piel Aaron y su Grupo Ilusión A 770
  44. 1244 My Only One Mocca G 770
  45. 1245 Real People Killing Heidi D 770
  46. 1246 Best Thing I Never Had Beyonce Knowles D 770
  47. 1247 Sauget Wind Uncle Tupelo D 769
  48. 1248 That Thing You Do Billie Joe Armstrong D 769
  49. 1249 Burn for You INXS G 769
  50. 1250 A Fool Such As I Elvis Presley D 769
  51. 1251 That's The Way I Loved You Taylor Swift D 769
  52. 1252 Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra A 769
  53. 1253 P.S I Love You The Beatles Em 769
  54. 1254 Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord Godspell G 768
  55. 1255 Policeman Caravan B 768
  56. 1256 Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy Sammy Hagar A 768
  57. 1257 It's A Beautiful Morning Young Rascals D 768
  58. 1258 Big Star Adam Gregory D 768
  59. 1259 Ain't Killed Me Yet Eric Church G 767
  60. 1260 Betcha By Golly, Wow Aaron Neville Em 767

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the D–A–G progression?

Popular examples include Dont Wait Up, Huwag Kang Tamad, Juan Tamad, and Song Of The Gremlin, 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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