Chords of: The Monster (feat. Rihanna) by: Rihanna, Eminem. (F#, Amaj7, A, A6) 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.
“The Monster (feat. Rihanna)” by Rihanna, Eminem is in A Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 172 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, Amaj7, A, A6.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → Eb/Bb → Bbaug → A → Am7b5 → C7/E → A → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:46 | 15% |
| A | 0:37 | 12% |
| A6 | 0:33 | 11% |
| C#m | 0:28 | 9% |
| B6 | 0:27 | 9% |
| Bbaug | 0:20 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:14 | 4% |
C6 – Eb/Bb – Ab7 – Bbaug – A – Am – Am7b5 – C7/E – E – C#m – B6 – A – C#m – B6 – A – C#m – B6 – A – C#m – E/B – Amaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – A6 – A7/C# – F#6 – Em6 – F#7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – C#m – B – A6 – F#/C# – Bmaj7 – A6 – B6 – A6 – F#7 – Emaj7 – A6 – C#m – B6 – A – C#m – B – A – C#m – B6 – …
