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Rihanna - Hate That I Love You Chords

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ChordsC, D, G, Am, Em, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D key to play this song with easier chords.

CThat’showDmuchIGloveyou
CThat’showDmuchIGneedyou
AndIcan’tCstandyaD
Must Geverything Cyoudo GmakemewannaCsmile
CanInotDlikeitforGawhile
CNo..butyouwon’tCletmeD
YouGupsetmegirl,CthenyoukissmyClips
AllofaDsuddenIGforgetthatIwasCupset
Can’trememberwhatyouDdid
WellIChateDit
YouknowGexactlywhattoCdo
SothatICcan’tstaymadatDyou
FortooGlong,that’sCwrong
Girl,IChateDit
YouknowGexactlyhowtoCtouch
SothatCIdon’twannaDfussandfightnoCmore
SoICdespisethatIDadoreyou
AndIChatehowDmuchIGloveyouAmboy
Ican’tCstandhowDmuchIGneedyouAm
AndIGhatehowDmuchIGloveyouAmboy
ButCIjustcan’tDletyouAmgo
AndIChatethatIDloveyouGso..
Andyou GcompletelyknowtheAmpowerthatyouChave
TheonlyDonethatmakesmeGlaugh
CSadandit’snotfairDhow
GyoutakeadvantageAmofthefactthatCI
LoveyouDbeyondthereasonAmwhy
AnditCjustain’tDright
AndIChatehowDmuchIGloveyouAmboy
Ican’tCstandhowDmuchIGneedyouAm
AndIGhatehowDmuchIGloveyouAmboy
ButCIjustcan’tDletyouAmgo
AndIChatethatIDloveyouGso..
EmOneofthesedaysmaybeCyourmagicwon’tDaffectmeEm
Andyourkisswon’tmakemeDweak
ButnoAoneinthisworldCknowsmethewayyouDknowme
EmSoyou’llCprobablyDalways AmhaveaCspellonDme
CDGAmCDGAm
That’showmuchICloveyouDGAm
HowmuchICneedyouDGAm
That’showmuchIneedyou
That’showmuchIloveyou
That’showmuchIneedyou
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ArtistRihanna
AlbumGood Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Year2008
KeyG
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Hate That I Love You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Rihanna - Hate That I Love You on guitar requires 6 chords and 11 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.

Hate That I Love You uses these transitions most often: C → D (32), D → G (23), and Am → C (13). 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 - D chord transition.

1. C → D chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 32 times.

C to D

2. D → G chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from D to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

D to G

3. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

G to C

4. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

G to Am

5. Am → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to C:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 13 times.

6. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

7. G → Em chord transition

Switching from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

8. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. D → Em chord transition

Switching from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. A → C chord transition

Here's how to move from A to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Hate That I Love You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hate That I Love You.

  • Hate That I Love You includes 113 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Hate That I Love You contains 7 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Hate That I Love You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
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