Rihanna - Wild Thoughts - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Cm, Fm, Gm, G, Eb Easy key C (capo 3)

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Cm
Another one
Cm
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Fm
I don't know if you could take it
Know you wanna see me nakey, nakey, naked
Cm
I wanna be your baby, baby, baby
Spinning and it's wet just like it came from Maytag
Gm
White girl wasted on that brown liquor
When I get like this I can't be around you
Cm
I'm too lit to dim down a notch
                                      Fm
'Cause I could name some thangs that I'm gon' do

Fm
Wild, wild, wild
                      Cm
Wild, wild, wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
                                        Gm
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
                                       Cm
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts

Let's go

Cm
I hope you know I'm for the takin'
You know this cookie is for the baking 
Kitty, kitty, baby give that thing some rest
'Cause you done beat it like the '68 Jets
Fm
Diamonds ain't nothing when I'm rockin' with ya
Diamonds ain't nothing when I'm shinin' with ya
Cm
Just keep it white and black as if I'm ya sista
I'm too hip to hop around town out here with ya

Fm
Wild, wild, wild
                      Cm
Wild, wild, wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
                                        Gm
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
                                       Cm
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts

Cm
Ayy, I heard that pussy for the taking
I heard it got these other niggas goin' crazy
                              Gm
Yeah I treat you like a lady, lady
Cm
Fuck you 'til you're burned out, cremation
Fm
Make it cream, yeah, Wu Tang
Throw that ass back, bouquet
Cm
Call me and I can get it juicy
I can tell you're gone off the D'usse
Gm
Careful mama watch what you say
G
You talking to me like ya new bae
Cm
Girl, talking to me like you tryna do things
Now that pipe got her running like she Usain, baby
Gm
You made me drown in it, touche, baby
Cm
I'm carrying that water, Bobby Boucher, baby
You know I'ma slaughter like I'm Jason
Bust it, why you got it on safety
Fm
White girl wasted on brown liquor
   Eb                          Cm
I probably shouldn't be around you
'Cause you get wild, wild, wild
                                                Gm
You looking like there's nothing that you won't do
Ayy, girl that's when I told you

Fm
Wild, wild, wild
                      Cm
Wild, wild, wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
                                        Gm
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
Wild, wild, wild
                                       Cm
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts

Wild, wild, wild
Wild, wild, wild
                                       Cm
When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts

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Harmony analysis

Rihanna – Wild Thoughts: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Cm and ends on Cm. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Ab (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)
#7 = B (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C minor side because it both starts and finishes on Cm, Cm is heard 19 times against 1 for Eb and the major V chord points straight at Cm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Eb or to Cm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	1×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	8×
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	8×
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	1×
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	—
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	—
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	19×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Cm	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G	19×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	1×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	8×
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	8×
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	1×
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	—
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	—

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 5 different chords appear 37 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Cm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Eb, the same G is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Cm.

Chord movement

Fm Cm Ebii → vi Cmiv → iminor plagal ×6
Gm Cm Ebiii → vi Cmv → inatural-minor cadence ×6
G Cm EbV/vi → vi CmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×1

The move to watch is Fm → Cm, heard 6 times. From the Cm side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the Eb side it reads ii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fm, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gm, land on G, Bb, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When G comes, swap the scale's Bb for B: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With Eb major shapes

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
4 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

The opening Cm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Cm, Fm, Gm, G carry the song: vi–ii–iii–V/vi relative to Eb, i–iv–v–V relative to Cm. G is the interesting twist: in Eb it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Cm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Fm → Cm (ii → vi in Eb, iv → i in Cm): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. The final chord is Cm; the ear comes to rest in Cm.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.