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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.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram


[Em]Don’t need permission, made my [G]decision to test my limits
[C]Cause it’s my business, God as my witness


Start what I finished, [Em]don’t need no hold up
Taking control [G]of this kind of moment
[C]I’m locked and loaded, completely focused, my mind is open


[Em]All that you got, [G]skin to skin, oh my God, don’t ya [C]stop, boy


Something about [Em]you makes me [G]feel like a dangerous [C]woman
Something about, something about, something about [Em]you
Makes me [G]wanna do things that I [C]shouldn’t
[C]Something about, something about, something about


[Em]Nothing to prove and I’m bulletproof and, [G]know what I’m doing
[C]The way we’re moving like introducing us to a new thing
[Em]I wanna savor, save it for later, [G]the taste of flavor, cause I’m a taker
[C]Cause I’m a giver, it’s only nature, I live for danger


[Em]All that you got, [G]skin to skin, oh my God, don’t ya [C]stop, boy


Something about [Em]you makes me [G]feel like a dangerous [C]woman
Something about, something about, something about [Em]you
Makes me [G]wanna do things that I [C]shouldn’t
[C]Something about, something about, something about


[Em]You, All girls wanna be like that, [G]bad girls underneath, like that
[C]You know how I’m feeling inside, something about, something about
[Em]All girls wanna be like that, [G]bad girls underneath, like that
[C]You know how I’m feeling inside, something about, something about


[Em] [G] [C] [Em] [G] [C]
Something about [Em]you makes me [G]feel like a dangerous [C]woman
Something about, something about, something about [Em]you
Makes me [G]wanna do things that I [C]shouldn’t
[C]Something about, something about, something about


[Em]You, All girls wanna be like that, [G]bad girls underneath, like that
[C]You know how I’m feeling inside, something about, something about
[Em]All girls wanna be like that, [G]bad girls underneath, like that
[C]You know how I’m feeling inside, something about, something about


[Em]Yeah, there’s something about you boy
[G]Yeah, there’s something about you boy
[C]Yeah, there’s something about you boy
Yeah, there’s something about you boy
(Something about, something about, something about you)


[Em]Yeah, there’s something about you boy
[G]Yeah, there’s something about you boy
[C]Yeah, there’s something about you boy
Yeah, there’s something about you boy
(Something about, something about, something about you)

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

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.
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.
G to C

3. C → Em chord transition

To move 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.
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%