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Rihanna - Unfaithful Chords

ChordsAm, Dm, F, E, G, A, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram


[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


‘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


Because I’m gone again
And [F]to him I just can’t [E]be true


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’


[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…


[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


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


Where I’m about to go
[F]And we know it very [E]well


‘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’


[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…


[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


[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…


[Am] [A]

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ArtistRihanna
AlbumA Girl like Me
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Year2006
KeyAm

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;

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

2. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

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

3. F → E chord transition

To move from F to E;

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

4. E → Am chord transition

To move from E to Am;

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

5. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. 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;

  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.

7. Am → F chord transition

To move from Am to F;

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

8. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

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

9. Dm → A chord transition

To move from Dm to A;

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

10. A → Am chord transition

To move from A to Am;

  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 G string fret 2.

11. F → A chord transition

To move from F to A;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. 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;

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

  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.

14. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

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

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%