Chords of: American Oxygen by: Rihanna. (Bm7, Gmaj7, F#m, F#m7) 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.
“American Oxygen” by Rihanna is in D Major and runs at about 78 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 194 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, Gmaj7, F#m, F#m7.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 5:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → F# → A → Gmaj7 → F#m7 → Gmaj7 → F#m → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:51 | 16% |
| Bm | 0:41 | 13% |
| F#m | 0:41 | 13% |
| F#m7 | 0:38 | 12% |
| D | 0:21 | 7% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| A | 0:17 | 6% |
| G | 0:16 | 5% |
Bm – A – F#m – F# – Bm – A – Gmaj7 – Bm – F#m7 – D/F# – Bm – A – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – D/A – F#m – F# – F#m7 – Bm – A – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – A/G – Gmaj7 – Em – D – Bm7 – D – F#m – Gmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm – D – F#m – Gmaj7 – A – Bm – D – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – A – Bm – A – Dmaj7 – F#m – C#7/E# – G – …
