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Ariana Grande – Obvious Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsDm7 G Cmaj7 A7 Em Am7 Cm7 C E7 Em7 Am Dm Gm7

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[Verse 1]
                        Dm7    
I love the taste of you in the 
          G
morning
G
 Keep me warm and
Cmaj7               
    Nothin' else, 
            A7
    nothin' more important
Dm7        Em             
   Makes me wanna believe 
     Am7
   in love (Mmm)
                      Dm7
I love the thought of us in 
the evening
G
 Crave the feeling
Cmaj7                 A7
    The way you feel, somethin' 
    'bout it's healing
Dm7           Em            
  I'm praying we don't **** 
     Am7                   Cm7
  this up (Ah-ah-ah, babe)

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm7                           G
Others that I've had had to impress 
me before
    C
But I knew you were the real thing
         A7
When you walked through the door
Dm7                            G    
   I didn't think that I would have 
	   E7       Am7
   to spell it out

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[Chorus]
                         
Don't put the bands, put 
            Dm7
the bands on   me
       G                   Cmaj7
All my love, all my love is free
          A7              Dm7
Ain't no price on my loyal - ty
    Em7                     
No ****, got me right where 
    Am7
you want me, baby
C
Could I be more obvious? (Ooh)
Dm7         G         
   Hard to think when 
         Cmaj7
   I'm under     you
         A7             Dm7
Tell you all of my dirty   truths
   G            Em7         
No ****, got me right where 
    Am7
you want me, baby
C
Could I be more obvious?

[Verse 2]
Dm7                    G         
   Maybe if I'm lucky, you might 
                 Cmaj7
   stay the afternoon
                        A7      
If you gotta work, just promise 
                    Dm7
me you'll come back soon
      Em7               
Maybe you should pack a 
          Am7
suitcase too (Too)
                      Dm7 
I love the thought of you 
               G
never leavin' (No)
               Cmaj7
Days repeatin'
                        A7
Gettin' steps up on the treadmill 
while you sleepin'
Dm7      G             E7    
   Never thought I'd believe 
      Am7
   in love again

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[Pre-Chorus]
Dm7                           G
Others that I've had had to impress 
me before
    C
But I knew you were the real thing
         A7
When you walked through the door
Dm7                            G    
   I didn't think that I would have 
      E7       Am7
   to spell it out

[Chorus]
                             
Don't put the bands, put the 
        Dm7
bands on   me
       G                   Cmaj7
All my love, all my love is     free
          A7              Dm7
Ain't no price on my loyal - ty
    Em7                     
No ****, got me right where 
    Am7
you want me, baby
Cmaj7
Could I be more obvious? (Ooh)
Dm7         G         
   Hard to think when 
            Cmaj7
   I'm under     you
         A7             Dm7
Tell you all of my dirty   truths
   G            Em7         
No ****, got me right where 
    Am7
you want me, baby
C
Could I be more obvious?

[Outro]
Dm7   C   Em  Am
Dm   Em7   Gm7  C

How to play Obvious: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Obvious by Ariana Grande on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Obvious by Ariana Grande is centred on D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 13 chords: Dm7, G, Cmaj7, A7, Em, Am7, Cm7, C, E7, Em7, Am and Dm and 1 more.

The backbone of the song is Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – A7 (i7 – IV – VIImaj7 – V7 in D minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.