Rihanna - Te Amo - Chord

Key B major – G# minor Chords Abm, E, Gb, Dbm, B Easy key G (capo 4)

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B  Abm

B
Te Amo, Te Amo
Abm            B                      Abm
She says to me, I hear the pain in her voice
       B                               Abm
Then we danced underneath the candelabra
                   E
She takes the lead

                          Gb
Thats when I saw it in her eye
It's over

             Abm
Then she says Te Amo
                               E
Then she put her hand around me waist
I told her no,
         Abm
She cries Te Amo
                            E
Told her I'm not gonna run away
But let me go

   Abm            E
My soul is a Cry, without ask me why

      Dbm                               Gb
I said Te Amo, somebody tell me what she said

                Abm         E
Don't it mean I love you
                Abm        E
Think it means I love you
               Abm
Don't it mean I love you

Abm             E
Te Amo, Te Amo, she's scared to breathe
Abm                     E
I hold her hand, I got no choice uhh
            Abm                               E
Pull me out on the beach, danced in the water
I start to leave
 Dbm                        Gb
She's begging me and asking why
It's Over

             Abm
Then she says Te Amo
                               E
Then she put her hand around me waist
I told her no,
         Abm
She cries Te Amo
                            E
Told her I'm not gonna run away
But let me go

   Abm            E
My soul is a Cry, without ask me why

      Dbm                               Gb
I said Te Amo, somebody tell me what she said

                Abm         E
Don't it mean I love you
                Abm        E
Think it means I love you
               E
Don't it mean I love you

Yes we can dance
                        Abm
But you gotta watch your hands
Watch me all night
I move under the light
               E
Because I understand
That we all need love
            Dbm
And I'm not afraid to feel the love
                 Gb
But I don't feel that way

             Abm
Then she says Te Amo
                               E
Then she put her hand around me waist
I told her no,
         Abm
She cries Te Amo
                            E
Told her I'm not gonna run away

But let me go

   Abm            E
My soul is a Cry, without ask me why
      Dbm                               Gb
I said Te Amo, somebody tell me what she said

                Abm         E
Don't it mean I love you
                Abm        E
Think it means I love you
               Abm
Don't it mean I love you
                Dbm
Think it means I love you

Gb
I love you
Dbm
Te amo
       Gb
Te amo

Don't it mean I love you

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Rihanna - Te Amo Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Rihanna – Te Amo: key and chord analysis

The song opens on B and ends on Gb. Its chords belong to both B major and G#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

B major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = A# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = E (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

G# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = E (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = F# (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between B major and G# minor because it opens on B and G#m is heard 25 times against 4 for B. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to B or to G#m; 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 B major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	B	Tonic — home	B · D# · F#	4×
ii	Dbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Db · Fb · Ab	7×
iii	D#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D# · F# · A#	—
V/vi	D#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Abmsecondary dominant	D# · G · A#	—
IV	E	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G# · B	21×
V	Gb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Gb · Bb · Db	8×
vi	Abm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Ab · Cb · Eb	25×
vii°	A#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A# · C# · E	—

Seen from G# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Abm	Tonic — home	Ab · Cb · Eb	25×
ii°	A#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A# · C# · E	—
III	B	Relative major — the bright side	B · D# · F#	4×
iv	Dbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · Fb · Ab	7×
v	D#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	D# · F# · A#	—
V	D#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D# · G · A#	—
VI	E	Submediant — warm colour	E · G# · B	21×
VII	Gb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Gb · Bb · Db	8×

Analysis

The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 5 different chords appear 65 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

E Abm BIV → vi G#mVI → iVI → i ×14
Dbm Gb Bii → Vii → V G#miv → VII ×7
Gb Abm BV → videceptive cadence G#mVII → iAeolian arrival ×6
E Gb BIV → VIV → V G#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×1

The move to watch is E → Abm, heard 14 times. From the B side it reads IV → vi; from the G#m side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

B major pentatonic and G# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (B – C# – D# – F# – G#): start from B for a brighter phrase, from G# for a bluesier one.
Over Abm, land on Ab, Cb, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over E, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

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 B major shapes

Capo 2 + A shapes
Capo 4 + G shapes
Capo 7 + E shapes

With G# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Em shapes
Capo 6 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
1 semitone up

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is B; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Abm, E, Gb, Dbm; read them as vi–IV–V–ii in B or i–VI–VII–iv in G#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on E → Abm (IV → vi in B, VI → i in G#m): VI → i — falls a half step into home. It closes on Gb, letting the B side have the last word.

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.