Chords of: Hate That I Love You ft. Ne-Yo by: Rihanna. (Ab/Bb, Bbm7, Ab, Eb) 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.
“Hate That I Love You ft. Ne-Yo” by Rihanna is in Eb Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab/Bb, Bbm7, Ab, Eb.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Bbm7 → Ab → Fm7b5/Eb → Abm6 → Bbm7 → Eb6 → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 1:22 | 33% |
| Eb | 0:36 | 15% |
| Ab | 0:28 | 11% |
| Eb6 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Fm7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| C# | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ab6 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Abm6 | 0:08 | 3% |
F# – Ab6 – Eb – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Eb – Ab – Bbm7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Bbm7 – Abm6 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – C# – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Ebm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Abm6 – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Eb6 – C# – Eb – Ab/Eb – Bbm7 – Ebm – Ab – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – C# – Abm6 – Ebm6 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab6 – Eb – Ab – C# – Eb6 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Eb – …
