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Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry Chords

ChordsAm, G, F, C, Dm, A7, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

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

AmRightnowGI’minaFstateofmindG
AmIwannaGbeinlikeFallthetime,Cain’tgotnoDmtearslefttoAmcry
SoI’mCpickingitup,pickingup,I’mloving,I’mliving,I’mpickingitup
I’mCpickingitup,pickingup,I’mloving,I’mliving,I’mpickingitup(ohyeah)
I’mA7pickingitup(yeah),FpickingitGup,loving,I’mliving,soweturningup
A7Yeah,Fwe’reGturningitup
A7Ain’tgotnoFtearsinmyGbody
Iranout,butboyIA7likeFit,IlikeGit,Ilikeit
A7Don’tmatterFhow,what,Gwhere,whotriesit
We’reouthereA7vibing,Fwe’reGvibing,we’revibing
A7ComingFout,Gevenwhenit’srainingdown
A7Can’tFstopGnow,can’tstopsoshutyourmouth
A7ShutFyourGmouth,andifyoudon’tknowthennow
YouA7knowit,Fbabe,Gknowitbaby,yeah
AmRightnowGI’minaFstateofmind
AmIwannaGbeinlikeFallthetimeEmain’tCgotnoDmtearslefttoAmcry
SoI’mCpickingitup,pickingup,I’mloving,I’mliving,I’mCpickingitCup(ohyeah)
OhAmIjustGwantyoutoFcomewithGme
AmWe’reonGanotherFmentalityEmain’tCgotnoDmtearslefttoAmcry
SoI’mCpickingitup,pickingup,I’mloving,I’mliving,I’mpickingitup(ohyeah)
I’mA7pickingitup(yeah),FpickingitGup,loving,I’mliving,soweturningup
A7Yeah,Fwe’reGturningitup
A7TheypointouttheFcolorsinGyou
Isee’emtooandboyIA7likeF’em,IlikeG’em,Ilike’em
A7We’rewaytooFflytoGpartakeinallthishate
We’reouthereA7vibing,Fwe’reGvibing,we’revibing
A7ComingFout,Gevenwhenit’srainingdown
A7Can’tFstopGnow,can’tstopsoshutyourmouth
A7ShutFyourGmouth,andifyoudon’tknowthennow
Youknowit,babe,knowitbaby,yeah
AmRightnowGI’minaFstateofmind
AmIwannaGbeinlikeFallthetimeEmain’tCgotnoDmtearslefttoAmcry
SoI’mCpickingitup,pickingup,I’mloving,I’mliving,I’mCpickingitCup(ohyeah)
OhAmIjustGwantyoutoFcomewithGme
AmWe’reonGanotherFmentalityEmain’tCgotnoDmtearslefttoAmcry(tocry)
SoI’mCpickingitup,pickingup,I’mloving,I’mliving,I’mCpickingitCup(ohyeah)
AmComingGout,Fevenwhenit’srainingdown,Amcan’tGstopFnow,mmmmmhah
CShutDmyourAmmouth,ain’tgotnotearslefttoCcry,ohyeah,CohCyeah
OhAmIjustGwantyoutoFcomewithGme
AmWe’reonGanotherFmentalityEmain’tCgotnoDmtearslefttoAmcry(cry)
SoI’mCpickingitup,pickingup,I’mloving,I’mliving,I’mpickingitup(ohyeah)
I’mA7pickingitup,FpickingitGup,loving,I’mliving,soweturningup
A7Yeah,Fwe’reGturningitup
AlbumSweetener
GenresPop, R&B
Year2018
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play No Tears Left To Cry on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry on guitar requires 7 chords and 12 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.

No Tears Left To Cry uses these transitions most often: F → G (25), A7 → F (21), and G → A7 (18). 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 Am - G chord transition.

1. Am → G chord transition

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 14 times.

Am to G

2. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

G to F

3. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

F to C

4. C → Dm chord transition

Switching from C to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

C to Dm

5. Dm → Am chord transition

Switching from Dm to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G 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 7 times.

6. Am → C chord transition

Switching from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

7. C → A7 chord transition

Switching from C to A7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. A7 → F chord transition

Switching from A7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 21 times.

9. G → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to A7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 18 times.

10. F → Am chord transition

Switching from F to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

11. F → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Em:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G 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 5 times.

12. Em → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in No Tears Left To Cry.

  • No Tears Left To Cry includes 141 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • No Tears Left To Cry contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how No Tears Left To Cry connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
    • G → F: 9%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%