Chords of: Lemon by: N.E.R.D, Rihanna. (D6, C/D, B, Ebmaj7) 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.
“Lemon” by N.E.R.D, Rihanna is in C Major and runs at about 190 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 17 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, C/D, B, Ebmaj7.
C/D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → G7/B → Cmaj7 → Bb → Bmaj7 → B → C/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C/D | 1:30 | 50% |
| B | 0:54 | 30% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:19 | 11% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Bb | 0:03 | 2% |
| G7/B | 0:02 | 1% |
| D6 | 0:01 | 1% |
Dm7 – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – G7/B – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bb – Bmaj7 – Bb – Abm6 – G7 – Fm – Ebmaj7 – B – C/D – D6
