Chords of: SOS by: Rihanna. (F#, A7, F#m, Gmaj7) 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.
“SOS” by Rihanna is in D Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 199 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, A7, F#m, Gmaj7.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → Gmaj7 → F# → Dmaj7 → F# → D6 → A7 → F#. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 1:20 | 34% |
| A7 | 0:31 | 13% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:27 | 12% |
| A6 | 0:15 | 6% |
| F#m | 0:10 | 4% |
| D | 0:09 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| F#7 | 0:06 | 3% |
F# – G6 – F#m – Gmaj7 – F# – Em – F#m – F# – A7 – D – Am7 – B7 – F# – A7 – D – E/B – F# – Dmaj7 – Bm – F# – A7 – D6 – F# – A7 – Em – F#7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – B7 – F# – A7 – D7 – Amaj7 – B – F# – A6 – D – A – B7 – F# – A6 – Dmaj7 – B – F# – A7 – D7 – Amaj7 – B – …
