30 easy songs with chords D, G & A
Today I present you with another list of songs featuring an even simpler chord progression! This time - D, G and A. Because this set of chords is so versatile, a lot of the songs on this list include some additional chords besides the foundational three.
May you find some new songs to play that you hadn’t heard of before. :)
Here are your main chord shapes:
songs with a few more chords:
“Cool” - Gwen Stefani
chords: D, G, A, Dmaj7
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/gwen-stefani/cool-chords-950386
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gy9SNDI3g-w?si=lzn40iPpTWRJyStp
“Dime Tú” - Danny Ocean
chords: G, D, Bm, A, Em
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/3067964
“Stickwitu” - Pussycat Dolls
chords: D, F#m, Bm, A, C#m, E
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-pussycat-dolls/stickwitu-chords-492030
“Stars Are Blind” - Paris Hilton
chords: D, F#m, G, A
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/paris-hilton/stars-are-blind-chords-385049
YouTube: https://youtu.be/T8WDoVfSiqY?si=Qe8dlmhGaDGEa0C4
“Forever and For Always” - Shania Twain
chords: D, G, A, Bm, F#m, Em
capo: 4th fret
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/shania-twain/forever-and-for-always-chords-819814
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hq0jHYybCGE?si=SjQvxDzLmASCFCyj
“Juno” - Sabrina Carpenter
chords: D, Bm, G, A, F#m, C
capo: 3rd fret
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/sabrina-carpenter/juno-chords-5397960
“Crazier” - Taylor Swift
chords: D, Em, Bm, G, A
capo: 2nd fret
E-Chords: https://www.e-chords.com/chords/taylor-swift/crazier
YouTube: (she uses a different chord progression here but still a good tutorial) https://youtu.be/eg6RtZ6KN9A?si=pw3HvZvyRC5LoTH2
“Runaway” - The Corrs
chords: D, G, Bm, A
capo: 3rd fret
Chordie:https://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.azchords.com/c/corrs-tabs-4065/runaway-tabs-103605.html
YouTube: https://youtu.be/vQ0FEoxrNVA?si=Fo9T7OHeD0GjdEZ8
“No Está Mal” - Piso 21
chords: D, F#m, Bm, G, Em, A
capo: 4th fret
UltimateGuitar: https://es.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/3704348
“Say Something” - A Great Big World
chords: Bm, D, G, A, F#m
E-Chords: https://www.e-chords.com/chords/a-great-big-world/say-something
YouTube: https://youtu.be/rQMEa9rD1P0?si=DN_dNBQNs4EbvuNb
“You Get Me” - Michelle Branch
chords: D, Dmaj7, Bm, A, G, Gm, Em
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/michelle-branch/you-get-me-chords-31421
“You’re Still the One” - Shania Twain
chords: D, G, Em, A, D/F#
capo: 1st fret
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/shania-twain/youre-still-the-one-chords-1345
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ADJPcqeiEI0?si=XQRwQyvLWk1J7WOK
“Despacito” - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee
chords: Bm, D, G, A
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/luis-fonsi/despacito-chords-1932541
YouTube: https://youtu.be/DOW--kK1gh4?si=oFejOIKuyUYLh1Gy
“At Your Side” - The Corrs
chords: D, G, Em7, A
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-corrs/at-your-side-chords-925930
“No Plans” - Jason Mraz
chords: D, A, E, F#m, Bm7
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/jason-mraz/no-plans-chords-2447907
“Hear You Me” - Jimmy Eat World
chords: D, A, Em, G
capo: 3rd fret
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/jimmy-eat-world/hear-you-me-chords-188225
YouTube: https://youtu.be/APp-QoQvxwk?si=Yrt6skCjhgyTPYba
“Everything” - Michael Bublé
chords: D, E, G, A, (B, F#, C#)
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/523288
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Phpk9uw7Ni4?si=NsQv2lO3f168t9aJ
“Thinking Out Loud” - Ed Sheeran
chords: D, D/F#, G, A, Em, A7, Bm
UltimateGuitar: https://www.e-chords.com/chords/ed-sheeran/thinking-out-loud
YouTube: https://youtu.be/8bfyn7ihM8A?si=54dvkfSa1qdUUBd6
YouTube: https://youtu.be/OHdOK1VnaB8?si=zb3cy5BsRKY0Btvz
“I Can See Clearly Now” - Johnny Nash
chords: D, G, A, C, F, A7
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/johnny-nash/i-can-see-clearly-now-chords-77897
YouTube: https://youtu.be/i7zAH4ovrlY?si=2eBvPtEFu6fbXW-V
“Save The Last Dance For Me” - Michael Bublé
chords: D, G, A, Eb, Bb, Ab
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/355400
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Tjag3E-hSr4?si=mU8U_HTGAtKY0a6q
“Jessie’s Girl” - Rick Springfield
chords: D, A, Bm, G
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/rick-springfield/jessies-girl-chords-1725297
YouTube: https://youtu.be/1n7gEVm9Sz4?si=7gQbPL4dSPpE55_j
“Eight Days a Week” - The Beatles
chords: D, E7, G, Bm, A
E-Chords: https://www.e-chords.com/chords/the-beatles/eight-days-a-week
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_IcTgiwa7m4?si=9xaaF1eY1SytFtvj
“Daylight” - Maroon 5
chords: D, Bm, G
E-Chords: https://www.e-chords.com/chords/maroon-5/daylight
YouTube: https://youtu.be/WKwZhmPfCMU?si=EBfxndhmleZlO-d1
“Mamma Mia” - ABBA
chords: D, G, A, Bm, C, Em
YouTube: https://youtu.be/YuqXq7Zi3WM?si=c3OybmRGrKhHT99c
“Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” - Adele
chords: D, A, Bm, G
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/adele/send-my-love-to-your-new-lover-chords-2144651
YouTube: https://youtu.be/WFW3I_kIQ54?si=b-eIXazKmhuYjx99
“TBT” - Sebastian Yatra, Rauw Alejandro, Manuel Turizo
chords: Bm, A, D, G
UltimateGuitar: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/3018797
YouTube: https://youtu.be/n4UwXmfW0RU?si=Dtl24YYuaE8OJSWW
songs with D, G and A or less chords:
“KESI” - Camilo
chords: D, A, G
capo: 2nd fret
UltimateGuitar: https://es.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/camilo-camilo-echeverry/kesi-remix-chords-3792536
“Inside Out” - Camila Cabello
chords: D, G, A
capo: 1st fret
YouTube: https://youtu.be/wAMgHkS3L7E?si=nlKcui6Aso79z7m0
“Otro Atardecer” - Bad Bunny, The Marias
chords: Gmaj7, Dmaj7 (variations of G and D, but still very easy shapes)
UltimateGuitar: https://es.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/bad-bunny/otro-atardecer-chords-4184896
YouTube: https://youtu.be/WpOTXiFK0O4?si=bU9CrLyRQ84OvNMp
“Free Fallin’” - Tom Petty
chords: D, D4, A
capo: 3rd fret
E-Chords: https://www.e-chords.com/chords/tom-petty/free-fallin
YouTube: https://youtu.be/XzZ9nGN6QR8?si=ngk0om5PyoBzrizU
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Afdu7MAemTM?si=m26AOr54L0rOlzJX
Extra resources:
How to Read Guitar Chord Diagrams: https://www.libertyparkmusic.com/read-guitar-chord-diagrams/
How to Read A Guitar Chord Diagram for Beginners: https://youtu.be/SoVGWkC8Pr4?si=BD546OoN-Tdh6OHl
