Chords of: Work (Live at the BRIT Awards, 2/24/2016) by: Rihanna. (C#, F#7, Emaj7, Dm) 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.
“Work (Live at the BRIT Awards, 2/24/2016)” by Rihanna is in D Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 183 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#7, Emaj7, Dm.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7 → D → Eb6 → Am7 → Cm → Dm7 → C6 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:36 | 13% |
| F#7 | 0:25 | 9% |
| Ebm7 | 0:25 | 9% |
| C#7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| F# | 0:14 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:13 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| B/C# | 0:12 | 4% |
Eb7 – D – Eb6 – Dm7 – Am7 – Cm – Dm7 – C6 – Eb – Dm – C6 – Eb – Dm – C/G – Eb – Dm – C/G – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Dm7 – Eb – Dm7 – C/G – Eb – Dm7 – C6 – Bb6 – C – Am7b5/G – F/Eb – F6 – C – F/Eb – F#m – C#m7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F# – C#7 – Emaj7 – F#7 – B/C# – C#m – Eb7 – Emaj7 – F#7 – C#7 – Emaj7 – …
