Ariana Grande – thank u, next (Tab)
I’ve been a fan of Ariana Grande as a person since the classy way she handled the Manchester bombing. I haven’t been a consistent fan of her music but thank u, next is a winner. Firstly, there’s the tasty chord progression. In the key of this arrangement it goes:
Second is that great vocal run leading into the chorus (bar 20). It’s very quick so I used campanella picking to play it. If you prefer, you could use hammer-ons and pull-offs like this:
And, third, her use of the Scotch snaps rhythm in the chorus (first cropping up in bar 24). Which goes like this:
Coupled with half-time Scotch snaps in the intro and outro:
