CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Can't Remember to Forget You, chord by chord.

Chords of: Can't Remember to Forget You by: Shakira, Rihanna. (Bm7, Bm, A6, 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.

About the chords of “Can't Remember to Forget You”

“Can't Remember to Forget You” by Shakira, Rihanna is in B Minor and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, Bm, A6, Gmaj7.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Em → F#m → Bm → A6 → Bm → G6 → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm0:2713%
Gmaj70:2613%
A60:2211%
A0:2110%
Bm70:199%
Em0:147%
Em70:094%
B0:094%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – Em – A – F#m – Bm – Em – A6 – D – A – Bm – G6 – A6 – D – A7 – Bm7 – A/E – G/D – A6 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – A – Bmaj7 – Em – Bm – B – A – Em – Gmaj7 – F# – B – A6 – Gmaj7 – D – C#m7b5 – B – A6 – E – Gmaj7 – F# – Bm – A – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Em – D6 – A – D6 – F#m – …