Chords of: Rihanna by: SDM. (A7, Dmaj7, F#maj7, Bbmaj7) 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.
“Rihanna” by SDM is in D Major and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Dmaj7, F#maj7, Bbmaj7.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → D → C#aug → Dmaj7 → Ebm7b5/Db → Dmaj7 → Eb7 → Em7b5/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 0:29 | 18% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:23 | 14% |
| D | 0:19 | 12% |
| F#maj7 | 0:16 | 10% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:13 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:10 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 5% |
D – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – Bbmaj7 – D – C#aug – Bmaj7 – Dmaj7 – D – Ebm7b5/Db – Dm – G7 – Bbm – Dmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#m – Dmaj7 – Eb7 – D – Em7b5/D – Dm – Bbmaj7 – D – Bbmaj7 – D – Bb – C#aug – Dm – Bb – Dm – Bb – Bbmaj7 – A7/C# – D – Bb – Em7b5/D – D – Bb – Dm7 – Bb – Dm7 – G – Bm7b5/A – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Em7b5/D – …
