Chords of: Pon de Replay (Control Room) by: Rihanna. (D7, F#m, F#, F#7) 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.
“Pon de Replay (Control Room)” by Rihanna is in D Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, F#m, F#, F#7.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7/E# → F#aug → F# → F#7 → C#m6 → Amaj7 → F# → F#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:58 | 29% |
| F# | 0:45 | 23% |
| F#7 | 0:26 | 13% |
| F#m7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| C#m6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Abm7b5/Gb | 0:07 | 3% |
| D | 0:06 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
C#7/E# – F#aug – F# – F#7 – C#m6 – Amaj7 – F# – Amaj7 – F#7 – A6 – D – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – F#m – F#7 – Amaj7 – Em7b5/D – F#m7 – G – F#m – D – C#m – D – Eb7 – E – Fmaj7 – F# – B/F# – F#dim – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m – Bm – F#m – F#m7b5 – Bm – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m – F#7 – A6 – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – …
