Chords of: Sell Me Candy (Control Room) by: Rihanna. (C6, C, Cm7, C7) 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.
“Sell Me Candy (Control Room)” by Rihanna is in C Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, C, Cm7, C7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → Cm7 → C → Abmaj7 → C → Cm7 → Eb → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:21 | 35% |
| Cm7 | 0:31 | 14% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:28 | 12% |
| C7 | 0:27 | 12% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:07 | 3% |
C7 – D7 – Cm7 – C – F – Abmaj7 – C – Cm7 – Eb – Cm7 – C – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm6 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Ab – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Gmaj7 – C – Cm – Ab – Bb – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Gm – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Gm – Ab – Bb6 – Gm – Abmaj7 – C7 – A7/C# – C7 – Cm7 – C – Gdim – …
