Disturbia

How to play Disturbia by Rihanna on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 2 you play Am, F, A, G, Dm, C and more, the shapes the player above shows.

“Disturbia” is a great pick if you want a dark, driving song that feels tight and focused under your hands. At about 120 BPM, it has enough momentum to stay exciting without moving so fast that you lose control.

You can lean on the open shapes G, A, Em, and D, but the barre shapes Bm, B, F#m, and A# will ask for clean fretting and steady pressure. The main change to watch is the opening move from Bm to G and then to B, since that shift can expose weak hand position if you rush it.

Start by looping the opening progression Bm - G - B - Bm slowly until the changes feel automatic. Then add the rest of the chord shapes in pairs, keeping your strums even before you try full speed. Once the switches feel smooth, bring the tempo up little by little and focus on staying relaxed.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.