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Rihanna - What Now Chords

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ChordsG#m, B, F#, E, F#m, D#m, C#, D#, G, Am, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram Fingering: 4-6-6-4-4-4 Barre at fret 4. Base fret 4.Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram
  • Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
  • Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-x-4-3-4-2Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • 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
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

[Opening]
[G#m]I’ve been ignoring [B]this big lump
in my [F#]throat. I shouldn’t be crying.
Tears were for [G#m]the weaker days
I’m [B]stronger, now what, so [F#]I say, but something’s missing

[chorus]
Whatever it [G#m]is, it feels like
It’s [B]laughing at me through the glass of a [F#]two-sided mirror
Whatever it [G#m]is, [B]it’s just
Laughing at [F#]me, and I just wanna scream:

[verse 2]
[F#]What [G#m]now? [E]I just can’t figure it out
[F#]What [G#m]now? [E]I guess I’ll just wait it out
[F#]What [G#m] [E]now?
[F#]Whoa, what [G#m]now? [E]

[verse 3]
[G#m]I found the one, he [B]changed my life
But was [F#]it me that changed
And he just happened to [G#m]come at the right time
[B]I’m supposed to be [F#]in love, but I’m numb again

[chorus]
Whatever it [G#m]is, it feels like
It’s [B]laughing at me through the glass of a [F#]two-sided mirror
Whatever it [G#m]is, it’s just [B]sitting there,
Laughing at [F#]me, and I just wanna scream:

[verse 4]
[F#]What [G#m]now? [E]I just can’t figure it out
[F#]What [G#m]now? [E]I guess I’ll just wait it out
[F#]What [G#m]now? [E]Please tell me
[F#m]What [G#m] [E]now?

[verse 5]
[G#m]There’s no one to call cause I’m
[B]Just playing games with them [F#]all
[G#m]The more I swear I’m happy, the [B]
More that I’m feeling [F#]alone [D#m]
[G#m]Cause I spent every hour just [B]going through the motions
[F#]I can’t even get the emotions to come [G#m]out
[B]Dry as a bone, but I [C#]just wanna [D#]s[E]hout

[verse 6]
[F#]What [G#m]now? [E]I just can’t figure it out
[F#]What [G#m]now? [E]I guess I’ll just wait it out (wait it out)
[F#]What [G#m]now? [E]Somebody tell me
[F#m]What [G#m]now? [E]

[Closing]
[G]I don’t know where to [Am]go
I don’t know what to [F]feel
I don’t know how to [F]cry
I don’t know oh oh [G]why
I don’t know where to [Am]go
I don’t know what to [F]feel
I don’t know how to [F]cry
I don’t know oh oh [G]why
I don’t know where to [Am]go
I don’t know what to [F]feel
I don’t know how to [F]cry
I don’t know oh oh [G]why
So what [Am] [F]now?

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ArtistRihanna
AlbumUnapologetic
GenresPop
Year2012
KeyG#m

How to play What Now on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Rihanna - What Now on guitar requires 11 chords and 16 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.

What Now uses these transitions most often: F# → G#m (18), G#m → B (12), and G#m → E (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 G#m - B chord transition.

1. G#m → B chord transition

Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram Fingering: 4-6-6-4-4-4 Barre at fret 4. Base fret 4.Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

To move from G#m to B;

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 6 to G string fret 4.
  3. Lift your pinky from D string fret 6 and place it on B string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 4.
G#m to B

2. B → F# chord transition

Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram

To move from B to F#;

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

3. F# → G#m chord transition

Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram Fingering: 4-6-6-4-4-4 Barre at fret 4. Base fret 4.Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram

To move from F# to G#m;

  1. While playing F#, lift your middle finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 6.
  4. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 6.
F# to G#m

4. G#m → E chord transition

Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram Fingering: 4-6-6-4-4-4 Barre at fret 4. Base fret 4.Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

To move from G#m to E;

  1. While playing G#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 6.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 6 to D string fret 2.
  4. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
G#m to E

5. E → F# chord transition

To move from E to F#;

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

6. E → F#m chord transition

To move from E to F#m;

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

7. F#m → G#m chord transition

To move from F#m to G#m;

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 6.
  3. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 6.

8. F# → D#m chord transition

To move from F# to D#m;

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

9. D#m → G#m chord transition

To move from D#m to G#m;

  1. While playing D#m, lift your middle finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 4 to A string fret 6.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 6.

10. B → C# chord transition

To move from B to C#;

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

11. C# → D# chord transition

To move from C# to D#;

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

12. D# → E chord transition

To move from D# to E;

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

13. E → G chord transition

To move from E to G;

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

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

What Now chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in What Now.

  • What Now includes 84 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • What Now contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how What Now connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G#m, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (26%), E (23%), and F# (19%).
    • G#m → E: 23%
    • G#m → B: 7%
    After F#, the most likely next chords across Chordier are B (19%), Bm (15%), and E (13%).
    • F# → G#m: 9%
    • F# → D#m: 1%
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