Chords of: Don't Stop The Music by: Rihanna. (F#m, F#m7, Dmaj7, D) 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.
“Don't Stop The Music” by Rihanna is in D Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 42 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, F#m7, Dmaj7, D.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → F#7 → D → F#m7 → Dmaj7 → F#m7 → D → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 1:46 | 49% |
| Dmaj7 | 1:07 | 31% |
| D | 0:17 | 8% |
| F#7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:07 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:02 | 1% |
| C# | 0:01 | 1% |
| B7/D# | 0:01 | 0% |
Dmaj7 – F#7 – D – C# – D – C#7 – D – A6 – Bm – F#m7 – D/F# – B7/D# – Dmaj7 – D – F#m7 – D – F#m7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C#m – D – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – C#m – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – C#m – F#m – E – F#m
