Rihanna - Don’t Stop The Music Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play Don't Stop The Music on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music on guitar requires 2 chords and 1 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Don't Stop The Music uses these transitions most often: C → Em (9) and Em → C (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Em chord transition.
1. C → Em chord transition
Here's how to move from C to Em:
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.
Don't Stop The Music chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Don't Stop The Music.
- Don't Stop The Music includes 17 chord transitions, 1 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Don't Stop The Music contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Don't Stop The Music connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
- Em → C: 26%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → Em: 8%