Rihanna - Unfaithful Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [F] [F] [E]
[Am]Story of my life
[Dm]Searching for the right
[Am]But it keeps [Dm]avoiding me
[F]Sorrow in my soul
[verse 2]
‘Cause it seems that one
[F]Really loves my [E]company
[Am]He’s more than a man
[Dm]And this is more than love
The [Am]reason that the sky [Dm]is blue
But [F]clouds are rollin’ in
[verse 3]
Because I’m gone again
And [F]to him I just can’t [E]be true
[chorus]
And I know [F]that he knows I’m [G]unfaithful
And it [Am]kills him inside
To know that I am [F]happy
With [G]some [F]other guy, I can see him dyin’
[chorus]
[Am]I don’t [F]wanna do this anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna be the [Am]reason why
Everytime I [F]walk out the door
[G]I see him die [Dm]a little [Am]more inside
I don’t [F]wanna hurt him anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna take away [F]his life
I don’t [G]wanna be…
[verse 4]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [A]
I [Am]feel it in the air
As [Dm]I’m doin’ my hair
[Am]Preparing for another [Dm]date
A [F]kiss upon my cheek
[verse 5]
As he reluctantly
[F]Accepts i’m gonna be [E]out late
I [Am]say I won’t belong
Just [Dm]hangin’ with the girls
A [Am]lie I didn’t have [Dm]to tell
[F]Because we both know
[verse 6]
Where I’m about to go
[F]And we know it very [E]well
[chorus]
‘Cause I know that [F]he knows I’m [G]unfaithful
And it [Am]kills him inside
To know that I am [F]happy
With [G]some [F]other guy, I can see him dyin’
[chorus]
[Am]I don’t [F]wanna do this anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna be the [Am]reason why
Everytime I [F]walk out the door
[G]I see him die a [Dm]little [Am]more inside
I don’t [F]wanna hurt him anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna take away [F]his life
I don’t wanna [G]be…
[Closing]
[F] [A]
Our [G]love
[Am]His trust
I might as [G]well take a [C]
gun and [F]put it to [G]his head
Get it over [F]with
I don’t wanna do [Am]this
[F] [Dm]Anymore, [G]who[Am]ah..[F], [G]anymore
[chorus]
[Am]I don’t [F]wanna do this anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna be the [Am]reason why
Everytime I [F]walk out the door
[G]I see him die a [Dm]little [Am]more inside
I don’t [F]wanna hurt him anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna take away [F]his life
I don’t wanna [G]be…
[outro]
[Am] [A]
How to play Unfaithful on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Rihanna - Unfaithful on guitar requires 7 chords and 14 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.
Unfaithful uses these transitions most often: Am → F (13), Am → Dm (12), and F → G (12). 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 Am - Dm chord transition.
1. Am → Dm chord transition
To move from Am to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
2. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. F → E chord transition
To move from F to E;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.
4. E → Am chord transition
To move from E to Am;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
5. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
6. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
7. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
8. Dm → G chord transition
To move from Dm to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
9. Dm → A chord transition
To move from Dm to A;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
10. A → Am chord transition
To move from A to Am;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
11. F → A chord transition
To move from F to A;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 2.
12. A → G chord transition
To move from A to G;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
13. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
14. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Unfaithful chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Unfaithful.
- Unfaithful includes 106 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Unfaithful contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Unfaithful connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → G: 21%
- F → Am: 11%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → F: 26%
- Am → G: 21%