Major view
D major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman - Chord
Key D major – B minor Chords G, C, Em Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: D | Bm
Capo: 0
Em G C
Em
Don't need permission
G
Made my 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
G
Taking control of this kind of moment
C
I'm locked and loaded
Completely focused, my mind is open
Em G
All that you got, skin to skin, oh my God
C
Don't ya stop, boy
Em G C
Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman
Em
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you
G C
Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
Em
Nothing to prove and I'm bulletproof and
G
Know what I'm doing
C
The way we're movin' like introducing us to a new thing
Em chord diagramEmEm
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 G
All that you got, skin to skin, oh my God
C
Don't ya stop, boy
Em G C
Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman
Em
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you
G C
Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
Em
You, All girls wanna be like that
G
Bad girls underneath, like that
C
You know how I'm feeling inside
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
Em
All girls wanna be like that
G
Bad girls underneath, like that
C
You know how I'm feeling inside
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
Em G C
Em G C
Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman
Em
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you
G C
Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
Em
You, All girls wanna be like that
G
Bad girls underneath, like that
C
You know how I'm feeling inside
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
Em
All girls wanna be like that
G
Bad girls underneath, like that
C
You know how I'm feeling inside
Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout
Em
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
G
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
C
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Em
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
G
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
C
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy
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Harmony analysis
Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Em and ends on C. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
B minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = A (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between D major and B minor. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to D or to Bm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | D | Tonic — home | D · F# · A | — |
| ii | Em | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | E · G · B | 19× |
| iii | F#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | F# · A · C# | — |
| III | F# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F# · A# · C# | — |
| IV | G | Subdominant — moves away from home | G · B · D | 20× |
| V | A | Dominant — strongest pull home | A · C# · E | — |
| vi | Bm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | B · D · F# | — |
| bVII | C | bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord | C · E · G | 20× |
| vii° | C#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | C# · E · G | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | Tonic — home | B · D · F# | — |
| bII | C | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | C · E · G | 20× |
| ii° | C#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | C# · E · G | — |
| III | D | Relative major — the bright side | D · F# · A | — |
| iv | Em | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G · B | 19× |
| v | F#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | F# · A · C# | — |
| V | F# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | F# · A# · C# | — |
| VI | G | Submediant — warm colour | G · B · D | 20× |
| VII | A | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | A · C# · E | — |
Analysis
The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 3 different chords appear 59 times in total; 2 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. C is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
Chord movement
There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.
Improvisation tips
- D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
- Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On C, follow the chord's notes (C · E · G) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With D major shapes
- No capo — open D shapes
- Capo 2 + C shapes
- Capo 5 + A shapes
With B minor shapes
- Capo 2 + Am shapes
- Capo 7 + Em shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
The opening Em lays a solid floor for everything that follows. G, C, Em carry the song: IV–bVII–ii relative to D, VI–bII–iv relative to Bm. C briefly darkens the picture: bvii — borrowed (mixolydian / parallel minor). It closes on C, letting the D side have the last word.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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