Chords of: Diamonds (Audio) by: Rihanna. (Bm, Gmaj7, A6, A) 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.
“Diamonds (Audio)” by Rihanna is in B Minor and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Gmaj7, A6, A.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Bm → A → A6 → Gmaj7 → Bm → A → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 1:02 | 28% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:48 | 22% |
| A6 | 0:34 | 15% |
| A | 0:23 | 10% |
| Amaj7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| F#m | 0:09 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| G | 0:05 | 2% |
Gmaj7 – Bm – A – A6 – B7/D# – Gmaj7 – Bm – E/B – A – Dmaj7 – E – Gmaj7 – Bm – E/B – Amaj7 – E/F# – Gmaj7 – G6 – Bm – Amaj7 – F#m – G – Bm – Amaj7 – A6 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Amaj7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – Bm – Amaj7 – A6 – D6 – Gmaj7 – Bm – A6 – Bm – Gmaj7 – Bm – A6 – Bm – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – E/B – A6 – Bm – …
