Chords of: Rude Boy by: Rihanna. (Bbm, Ebm, Bmaj7, Abm) 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.
“Rude Boy” by Rihanna is in Eb Minor and runs at about 173 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, Ebm, Bmaj7, Abm.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7 → Ebm → Abm → Ebm → Abm → Ebm → Abm → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 1:05 | 30% |
| Abm | 0:35 | 16% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:34 | 15% |
| Ebm7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F#/A# | 0:07 | 3% |
| Eb | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bbm | 0:06 | 3% |
| Eb7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Ebm7b5 – Bbm7 – Ebmaj7 – C#/D# – Ebm – Eb7 – Ebmaj7 – C#/D# – Ebm – Ebm7 – Abm – Ebm – F# – Abm – Bbm – Ebm – Eb7 – Abm – Ebm – F#/A# – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bbm – Eb – Bbm7b5 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Eb – F#/A# – Bmaj7 – F#m – Ebm – B6 – Gm – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – Eb – Abm – Ebm – B – C# – Ebm – Eb7 – Abm – Ebm – F#/A# – …
