Ariana Grande - Winter Things Chords
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How to play Winter Things on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Ariana Grande - Winter Things on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 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.
Winter Things uses these transitions most often: C → Em (23), Am → F (16), and Em → Am (16). 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 C - Em chord transition.
1. C → Em chord transition
Switching from C to Em:
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.
2. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.
3. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am 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.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.
4. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.
5. Em → F chord transition
Switching from Em to F:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.
6. F → Fm chord transition
Here's how to move from F to Fm:
- While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Keep pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.
7. Fm → C chord transition
Here's how to move from Fm to C:
- While playing Fm, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.
Winter Things chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Winter Things.
- Winter Things includes 91 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Winter Things contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Winter Things 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 → Am: 12%
- Em → F: 8%