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Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman Chords

ChordsEm, G, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

EmDon’tneedpermission,mademyGdecisiontotestmylimits
CCauseit’smybusiness,Godasmywitness
StartwhatIfinished,Emdon’tneednoholdup
TakingcontrolGofthiskindofmoment
CI’mlockedandloaded,completelyfocused,mymindisopen
EmAllthatyougot,Gskintoskin,ohmyGod,don’tyaCstop,boy
SomethingaboutEmyoumakesmeGfeellikeadangerousCwoman
Somethingabout,somethingabout,somethingaboutEmyou
MakesmeGwannadothingsthatICshouldn’t
CSomethingabout,somethingabout,somethingabout
EmNothingtoproveandI’mbulletproofand,GknowwhatI’mdoing
CThewaywe’removinglikeintroducingustoanewthing
EmIwannasavor,saveitforlater,Gthetasteofflavor,causeI’mataker
CCauseI’magiver,it’sonlynature,Ilivefordanger
EmAllthatyougot,Gskintoskin,ohmyGod,don’tyaCstop,boy
SomethingaboutEmyoumakesmeGfeellikeadangerousCwoman
Somethingabout,somethingabout,somethingaboutEmyou
MakesmeGwannadothingsthatICshouldn’t
CSomethingabout,somethingabout,somethingabout
EmYou,Allgirlswannabelikethat,Gbadgirlsunderneath,likethat
CYouknowhowI’mfeelinginside,somethingabout,somethingabout
EmAllgirlswannabelikethat,Gbadgirlsunderneath,likethat
CYouknowhowI’mfeelinginside,somethingabout,somethingabout
EmGCEmGC
SomethingaboutEmyoumakesmeGfeellikeadangerousCwoman
Somethingabout,somethingabout,somethingaboutEmyou
MakesmeGwannadothingsthatICshouldn’t
CSomethingabout,somethingabout,somethingabout
EmYou,Allgirlswannabelikethat,Gbadgirlsunderneath,likethat
CYouknowhowI’mfeelinginside,somethingabout,somethingabout
EmAllgirlswannabelikethat,Gbadgirlsunderneath,likethat
CYouknowhowI’mfeelinginside,somethingabout,somethingabout
EmYeah,there’ssomethingaboutyouboy
GYeah,there’ssomethingaboutyouboy
CYeah,there’ssomethingaboutyouboy
Yeah,there’ssomethingaboutyouboy
(Somethingabout,somethingabout,somethingaboutyou)
EmYeah,there’ssomethingaboutyouboy
GYeah,there’ssomethingaboutyouboy
CYeah,there’ssomethingaboutyouboy
Yeah,there’ssomethingaboutyouboy
(Somethingabout,somethingabout,somethingaboutyou)
AlbumDangerous Woman
GenresPop, R&B
Year2016
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Dangerous Woman on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Dangerous Woman uses these transitions most often: Em → G (20), G → C (20), and C → Em (19). 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 Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.

Em to G

2. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.

G to C

3. C → Em chord transition

Switching from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

C to Em

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Dangerous Woman.

  • Dangerous Woman includes 59 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Dangerous Woman contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Dangerous Woman connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Em: 8%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%