Ariana Grande - Thank U Next Chords
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How to play Thank U Next on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Ariana Grande - Thank U Next on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 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.
Thank U Next uses these transitions most often: E7 → Am (23), F → E7 (23), and Am → C7 (21). 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 F - E7 chord transition.
1. F → E7 chord transition
To move from F to E7:
- While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.
2. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.
3. Am → C7 chord transition
Switching from Am to C7:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.
4. C7 → F chord transition
Switching from C7 to F:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.
5. Am → C chord transition
Here's how to move from Am to C:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
6. C → F chord transition
Here's how to move from C to F:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
Thank U Next chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Thank U Next.
- Thank U Next includes 91 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Thank U Next contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Thank U Next connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → E7: 1%
After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).- E7 → Am: 28%