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Ariana Grande - Almost Is Never Enough Chords

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ChordsD, Am, G, Gm, Bm, Bb, E, A#, A, F#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

DIliketosaywegaveitatryAmIGliketoblameitallonlifeGm
DMaybewejustweren’tAmright,Gbutthat’salie,Gmthat’salie
BmAndwecandenyitasBbmuchaswewant
ButinDtimeourfeelingsEwillshow,’causeGsoonerorlater
We’llDwonderwhywegaveup,theA#truthiseveryoneAknows
DAlmost,AmalmostisneverGenough,GmsoclosetobeinginDlove
AmIfIwouldhaveknownthatyouGwantedme,thewayGmIwantedyou
ThenBmmaybewewouldn’tbeBbtwoworldsapart
ButAmrighthereineachGothersarms
AndDwealmost,AmwealmostknewwhatGlovewas
ButGmalmostisneverDenough
DIfIcouldchangeAmtheworldovernight,Gthere’dbenosuchGmthingasgoodbye
DYou’llbestandingAmrightwhereyouwere,Gwe’dgetthechanceGmwedeserve
BmTrytodenyitasBbmuchasyouwant
ButinDtimeourfeelingsEwillshow,’causeGsoonerorlater
We’llDwonderwhywegaveup,theA#truthiseveryoneAknows
DAlmost,AmalmostisneverGenough,GmsoclosetobeinginDlove
AmIfIwouldhaveknownthatyouGwantedme,thewayGmIwantedyou
ThenBmmaybewewouldn’tbeF#twoworldsapart,butAmrighthereineachGothersarms
AndDwealmost,AmwealmostknewwhatGlovewas,butGmalmostisneverDenough
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ArtistAriana Grande
AlbumThe Mortal Instruments: City of Bones: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
GenresPop, R&B
Year2013
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Almost Is Never Enough on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ariana Grande - Almost Is Never Enough on guitar requires 10 chords and 16 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Almost Is Never Enough uses these transitions most often: Am → G (12), D → Am (10), and G → Gm (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - Am chord transition.

1. D → Am chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

D to Am

2. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

Am to G

3. G → Gm chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to Gm:

  1. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

G to Gm

4. Gm → D chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Here's how to move from Gm to D:

  1. While playing Gm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

Gm to D

5. Gm → Bm chord transition

Switching from Gm to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. Bm → Bb chord transition

To move from Bm to Bb:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 4 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. Bb → D chord transition

Switching from Bb to D:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. D → E chord transition

To move from D to E:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. E → G chord transition

To move from E to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. G → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

11. D → A# chord transition

To move from D to A#:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

12. A# → A chord transition

To move from A# to A:

  1. While playing A#, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. A → D chord transition

Here's how to move from A to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. Bb → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to Am:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

15. Bm → F# chord transition

Switching from Bm to F#:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 4 to A string fret 4.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus.

16. F# → Am chord transition

To move from F# to Am:

  1. While playing F#, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Almost Is Never Enough chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Almost Is Never Enough.

  • Almost Is Never Enough includes 64 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Almost Is Never Enough contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Almost Is Never Enough connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Am: 4%
    • D → E: 3%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → Gm: 0%
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