CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Unfaithful (Control Room), chord by chord.

Chords of: Unfaithful (Control Room) by: Rihanna. (Cm7, Cm, Abmaj7, Ab) 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.

About the chords of “Unfaithful (Control Room)”

“Unfaithful (Control Room)” by Rihanna is in C Minor and runs at about 69 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 154 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Cm, Abmaj7, Ab.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → G7 → Ab/C → Cm → Ab → Ab6 → Abmaj7 → G7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm0:5721%
Abmaj70:4416%
Ab0:3613%
Bb0:2710%
G70:145%
Bb60:124%
Fm0:093%
Fm70:083%

Chord progression, in order

Fm7 – Fm6 – Cm – G7 – C – Cm – Ab/C – Cm – Ab – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Cm – Ab – Cm – Ab – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – F/G – Cm – Ab – Cm – Ab – Ab6 – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – G7 – Gm7 – Ab – Abdim – Ab – Bb – Eb – Cm – F – Cm7 – Daug – Eb – Ab – Bb – Ebm – Ab – Cm – Abmaj7 – Ab – Fm – …