Ariana Grande: God Is A Woman

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Summary: God Is A Woman

This track from Ariana Grande is another great pop hit from a great singer. We have a really cool chord progression in this track, and a very prominent guitar part that sounds so cool with all the chorus and delay on it. Simone walks you through the whole track.

The Chords: The main loop

For this track we will be using a range of barre chord shapes to ensure that we play the exact guitar part that is on the track. As Simone mentions, these are not the easiest chords in the world, but they can be achieved with some good old fashioned practice! Here are the chords:

The Rhythm: Strumming pattern

If you don't want to try the fingerpicking version Simone walked through, you can also just play through the chords with basic hits. The most important thing is that you change the chords on the "2 and" beat. The pattern would look like this:



    Keep Learning: Barre Chords

    Many thanks for watching this video and visiting the website. If you love this tune, but find some of the chords quite hard to follow, check out our barre chord course right here on our website. This will help you learn these difficult shapes, and really help strengthen your fretting hand, ready for more difficult chords. We also learn the theory behind the chords and apply them to some great tunes! You can check it out here: Barre Chords Guitar Course.

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Dance To This

This is a great song for beginners looking to master their open chords! It's just 4 chords all the way through, and Simone will show you how to give them that groove that makes the song so good.