Chords of: Umbrella (feat. JAY-Z) by: JAY-Z, Rihanna. (Abaug, C#maj7, F#, F#maj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Umbrella (feat. JAY-Z)” by JAY-Z, Rihanna is in Db Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abaug, C#maj7, F#, F#maj7.
C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → C#maj7 → Cm7b5/Bb → F#maj7 → Bbm7 → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#maj7 | 0:35 | 15% |
| F# | 0:28 | 12% |
| C# | 0:28 | 12% |
| F#maj7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| Bbm7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Bbm | 0:16 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:16 | 7% |
| Ab6 | 0:11 | 5% |
Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – C#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Fm – C#m – Ab6 – F#maj7 – F7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – C – Bbm7 – Ab7/C – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F# – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – C# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – C – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – C#6 – Fm – F# – Ebm7 – C# – Ab – Bbm – F# – …
