Chords of: Survive (feat. Rihanna) by: Rihanna, Akon. (A6, C, Em, F) 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.
“Survive (feat. Rihanna)” by Rihanna, Akon is in C Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 214 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, C, Em, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Dm → Em → Fmaj7 → F → C → Am → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 4 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 | 0:37 | 14% |
| F | 0:34 | 13% |
| G | 0:25 | 9% |
| Am | 0:23 | 9% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Em | 0:19 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:18 | 7% |
| C#m | 0:13 | 5% |
F – C – Em – A7 – Dm – Am – G – Em – Fmaj7 – A7/C# – Em – Dm – C6 – Em – Fmaj7 – A – C – Em7 – A – C – F – G – C – Am – Em7 – C – F – C – Dm – C6 – C – F – Am – G – Em – F – Am – G – C – F – Am – G – Em – F6 – Am – G6 – C – F – …
