Chords of: Lift Me Up (Lyric Video) by: Rihanna. (A, Bm, E7, A6) 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 (Lyric Video)” by Rihanna is in A Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Bm, E7, A6.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bm → G6 → A → D → E7/G# → A → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:48 | 25% |
| Bm | 0:42 | 22% |
| E7 | 0:21 | 11% |
| A6 | 0:19 | 10% |
| E | 0:16 | 9% |
| Amaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| C# | 0:05 | 3% |
C# – Bm – G6 – A – D – E7/G# – A – C# – Bm – E – A – Bm – E – A – Amaj7 – Bm – E – A – F#m – Bm7 – E – C#m – A – A6 – D – Bm – E7 – A – D – Bm – E7 – E6 – A – A6 – Amaj7 – Bm – E7 – A – A6 – Bm – E7 – E6 – A – A6 – Bm – E7 – A – A6 – …
