Chords of: ***Flawless by: Rihanna. (Ab6, Ebm, Ebmaj7, Abm) 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.
“***Flawless” by Rihanna is in Eb Minor and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Ebm, Ebmaj7, Abm.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Em7b5/D → Fm7b5 → Eb/F → Eb → Ebm → E7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 1:03 | 23% |
| Abm | 0:28 | 10% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:28 | 10% |
| Em7b5 | 0:24 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:17 | 6% |
| Emaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| E | 0:12 | 4% |
| Fm7b5 | 0:09 | 3% |
E7 – Em7b5/D – Fm7b5 – Eb/F – Gm7 – Eb – Ebm – Ebmaj7 – Abm – E7 – Abm – Bb7 – Abm – Bbm7b5 – Abm – Eb/Bb – Amaj7 – C#6 – Eb – Ebm – Emaj7 – Ebm – E – Ebm – Emaj7 – Ebm – Ab – Abm – Ebm – Abm – C#6 – Ebm – Emaj7 – Ebm – E – Ebm – Emaj7 – Ebm – Eb7 – Fm6 – A7/C# – Ab – Em7b5 – Bbm – Abmaj7 – Dm – F#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – …
