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 Back in black and I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better to hear it in action.

  1. 1381 Back in black AC/DC E 756
  2. 1382 I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better The Byrds A 756
  3. 1383 Señora de las cuatro decadas Ricardo Arjona C 756
  4. 1384 Night Heart A 756
  5. 1385 Guitar man Bread G 756
  6. 1386 A Trick Of The Night Bananarama A 756
  7. 1387 I Surrender to You Jeremy Camp G 756
  8. 1388 Two Fine People Cat Stevens Am 756
  9. 1389 Forever Love X Japan C 756
  10. 1390 Stupid Oblivia D 756
  11. 1391 Mr. Hard Adicts A 756
  12. 1392 Lead Kindly Light Lds Hymns G 755
  13. 1393 Tuhan Wali D 755
  14. 1394 Ruby Jean & Billy Lee Seals and Crofts A 755
  15. 1395 Am I demon Danzig E 755
  16. 1396 The Ultracheese Arctic Monkeys A 755
  17. 1397 Railride Pollyanna E/B 755
  18. 1398 Still Praise and Worship D 755
  19. 1399 Broken Statues We Came As Romans D 755
  20. 1400 Just Getting By Neal Casal G 754
  21. 1401 Uncover Zara Larsson Bm 754
  22. 1402 Seminole Wind John Anderson Em 754
  23. 1403 Death Defying Hoodoo Gurus D 754
  24. 1404 Hard Times Eric Clapton D 754
  25. 1405 Ako'y Sayo Lamang Xian Lim D 754
  26. 1406 Home Chris Daughtry D 754
  27. 1407 When God Paints Alan Jackson D 754
  28. 1408 Go Rest High On That Mountain Vince Gill D 754
  29. 1409 Inocente Wagner Roberto D 754
  30. 1410 What I've Been Looking For #2 High School Musical A 753
  31. 1411 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off Billie Holiday D 753
  32. 1412 Reason To Stay Randy Rogers D 753
  33. 1413 Traga O Passarinho Adelino Nascimento A 753
  34. 1414 Afterglow Genesis G 753
  35. 1415 Keen Mountain Prison Blue Highway G 753
  36. 1416 When You Were Young William Fitzsimmons Bm 753
  37. 1417 Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing Amy Grant A 753
  38. 1418 ...que É Pra Ninguém Entender Hamilton Luduvice D 753
  39. 1419 Avatar The Last Airbender - Secret Tunnel And More Misc Cartoons A 753
  40. 1420 Short Skirt Long Jacket Cake D 753
  41. 1421 Sugar On The Rim Hayley Williams E 753
  42. 1422 Comando Culo Mandril Bersuit Vergarabat D 752
  43. 1423 Let It Rain Derek and The Dominos A 752
  44. 1424 Love Never Runs On Time Paul Kelly D 752
  45. 1425 Dear Hearts And Gentle People Bing Crosby D 752
  46. 1426 Autoridad Divina Danny Berrios Bm 752
  47. 1427 You Don't Know About Lonely Vern Gosdin D# 752
  48. 1428 Darn That Dream Billie Holiday D 752
  49. 1429 Chuva De Arroz Maria Gadú Em 752
  50. 1430 Rey Sin Reina Luis Mateus D 752
  51. 1431 Stay Avalon Bm 751
  52. 1432 Anatomically Correct Custard E 751
  53. 1433 Prince Charming Adam Ant A 751
  54. 1434 Hosanna Kirk Franklin C 751
  55. 1435 El Karma Ariel Camacho D 751
  56. 1436 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes Em 751
  57. 1437 Beyonce Superfruit Beyonce Knowles G# 751
  58. 1438 Trash Korn D 751
  59. 1439 Before You Go Lewis Capaldi D 751
  60. 1440 Mardy Bum Arctic Monkeys D 751

Frequently asked questions

What songs use the D–A–G progression?

Popular examples include Back in black, I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better, and Señora de las cuatro decadas, 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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