Chords of: Lift Me Up by: Rihanna. (Ab, Bbm, Eb, Eb7) 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.
“Lift Me Up” by Rihanna is in Eb Major and runs at about 166 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 55 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Bbm, Eb, Eb7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 2:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Eb → Ab → Bbm7 → Eb → Ab → Am → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:48 | 33% |
| Bbm | 0:22 | 15% |
| Eb | 0:18 | 13% |
| Bbm7 | 0:16 | 11% |
| Eb7 | 0:15 | 10% |
| Fm7 | 0:12 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| Ab6 | 0:04 | 3% |
Ab – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – Am – Bbm – Eb – Ab – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – Cm – Bbm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Bbm – Eb – Eb6 – Ab – Bbm – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Eb7 – Ab – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Eb7 – Eb6 – Ab – Fm7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab – Fm7 – Bbm – …
