Chords of: Russian Roulette by: Rihanna. (F#7, F#m, D, Bm) 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.
“Russian Roulette” by Rihanna is in D Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7, F#m, D, Bm.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → B/F# → F#maj7 → Abm7b5/Gb → F#m7 → B6 → F#m → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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 | 0:42 | 17% |
| D | 0:41 | 16% |
| Bm | 0:28 | 11% |
| F#m7 | 0:25 | 10% |
| E | 0:22 | 9% |
| F#7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| C#7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
F#maj7 – B/F# – F#maj7 – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m7 – B6 – F#m – F#m7 – F#m – F# – F#7 – F#m – D – Bm – C#7 – F#m6 – D – Bm – C#7 – A – B – F#m – Dmaj7 – Bm – C# – F#m – D – E – Bm – F#m – F#m7 – D – E – Bm7 – C#7 – A – F#m7 – D – Bm7 – Bm – C#7 – F#m – B – Dmaj7 – Bm – Bm7 – C# – F#m – …
