Chords of: What Now (Official) by: Rihanna. (F, F#, E, 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.
“What Now (Official)” by Rihanna is in E Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, F#, E, Abm.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → F# → Abm7 → B → F# → Abm7 → F# → Abm7. 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 — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 1:19 | 33% |
| E | 0:41 | 17% |
| Abm | 0:30 | 12% |
| Abm7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| B | 0:15 | 6% |
| G | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Am7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Abm7 – B – F# – Abm7 – B – F# – Abm7 – Bm – F# – Abm7 – B – F# – Abm – B6 – F# – Abm – B – F# – Abm – E – Abm7b5/Gb – F# – Abm – E – Bmaj7 – F# – Abm – Eb – E – F# – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – E – Abm7 – Bm – F# – Abm7 – C#m – B – F# – Abm – B6 – F# – Abm – B6 – F# – F#6 – Abm – …
