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Ariana Grande – Sweetener Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Ariana Grande – Sweetener on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
C    C/B Am
When life deals us cards
C/B        C F      Am Dm
Make everything taste like it is salt
Am F G G#dim7     Am       G
Then you come through like the sweetener you are
F G
To bring the bitter taste to a halt

[Post-Chorus]
C F
And then you get it, get it, get it, get it (ayy)
G
Hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it (ayy)
C F
Flip it, flip it, flip it
G
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
C F
Twist it, twist it, twist it, twist it
G
Mix it and mix it and mix it and mix it
C F
Kiss it, kiss it, kiss it
G
You make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)

[Verse 1]
C F G
I like the way you lick the bowl (sheesh)
C F G
Somehow your method touches my soul (sheesh, yeah)
C F G
It lifts me up to heights unknown (ayy)
C F G
So when they ask, “How’s life?” I go (sheesh, sheesh)

[Chorus]
C C/B Am
When life deals us cards
C/B C F Am Dm
Make everything taste like it is salt
Am F G G#dim7 Am G
Then you come through like the sweetener you are
F G
To bring the bitter taste to a halt

[Verse 2]
C F G
Your mama sent us horoscopes (sheesh)
C F G
Had so much fun watching them unfold (sheesh, yeah)
C F G
You said she like me, I smiled, I know (ayy)
C F G
So when they ask, “How’s life?” I go (sheesh, sheesh)

[Chorus]
C C/B Am
When life deals us cards
C/B C F Am Dm
Make everything taste like it is salt
Am F G G#dim7 Am G
Then you come through like the sweetener you are
F G
To bring the bitter taste to a halt

[Bridge]
C F G
And then we lay it back, talk the rest of the night
C F G
Things that we can light make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
C F G
Talking about what you wanna do, whether it’s wrong or right
C F G
I am followin’ you ’cause you make me say oh, oh (sheesh, sheesh)
C C/B Am C/B C F Am Dm Am F
Say, I don’t know what I’d do without you in my life, it’d be so sour
G G#dim7 Am G F G
I’m hoping that everybody can experience what we have in ours

[Chorus]
C C/B    Am
When life deals us cards
C/B    C            F          Am    Dm
Make everything taste like it is salt
Am             F        G    G#dim7         Am                       G
Then you come through like the sweetener you are
F G
To bring the bitter taste to a halt

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How to play Sweetener: key, chords and progression

To play Sweetener by Ariana Grande, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 7 chords: C, C/B, Am, F, Dm, G and G#dim7.

Listen for F – G – C – F (IV – V – I – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, Am, D, Ebdim7 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#dim7 chord on guitar (420101) — G♯dim7G♯ B D E♯

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Sweetener chords: questions

What key is Sweetener in?

Sweetener by Ariana Grande is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Sweetener?

Sweetener uses 7 chords: C, C/B, Am, F, Dm, G, G#dim7.

What is the chord progression of Sweetener?

The main progression is F – G – C – F (IV – V – I – IV).

Is Sweetener easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, Am, D, Ebdim7 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Ariana Grande – Sweetener on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Sweetener: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Sweetener chords: questions

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