The World's Easiest Guitar Method
(if starting on D major)
- Click the first chord for 1-chord songs with D.
- Click the second diagram for 2-chord tunes with D & G.
- Etc.
1-Chord Songs with D Major
Click any song below to play along with the video.
- Church of Anthrax - John Cale & Terry Riley - 1971
- Jump Into The Fire - Harry Nilsson - 1971
- Loser - Beck - 1993
- The National Anthem - Radiohead - 2000
- One Chord Song - Stoney LaRue - 2005
- Pretty Polly - Traditional - NA
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat - Traditional - NA
- The Farmer in the Dell - Traditional - NA
- Make New Friends - Traditional - NA
- Frère Jacques - Traditional - NA
To see chord diagrams for guitar, ukulele, mandolin, or banjo, click here.
2-Chord Songs with D & G
Click any title to see the chords and notation.
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- Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Wills - 1940
- How Much Is That Doggie in the Window - Patti Page - 1952 - This song modulates.
- Hot Corn, Cold Corn - Flatt and Scruggs - 1962
- Lively Up Yourself - Bob Marley - 1971
- Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company - 1975 - Not sure if this counts or not. There's an extra C in the notation.
- Waymore Blues - Waylon Jennings - 1975
- Copperhead Road - Steve Earle - 1988 - The G5 in the notation is optional.
- Snowstorm - Galaxie 500 - 1989
- The Cowboy Song - Joe vs. the Volcano - 1990
- Sweet Potato - Cracker - 1993
- Stop Whispering - Radiohead - 1993
- Three Is a Magic Number - Blind Melon - 1996
- What I Got - Sublime - 1996
- Gimme That Girl - Joe Nichols - 2009
- Best Day of My Life - American Authors - 2013 - The notation includes a Bm, but this song still works with D & G.
- Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke - 2013
There are also lots of folk tunes & nursery rhymes with these 2 chords.
To see chord diagrams for guitar, ukulele, mandolin, or banjo, click here.
How to Create Your Own Guitar Journey
- Use the Search Engine below to find songs online - using whatever chords you already know.
- You can use Genre and Decade filters to refine your search (e.g. 1990s | Country | G,C,D,Em).
- Then use the Next Best Chord or Wildcard tools to see what new chord to add to your practice.
Thanks for Reading
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Thank you so much for reading. And happy strumming.
-Austin