Rihanna - Unfaithful
Arranged for guitar by Twiggyroks
I have yet to find a satisfactory version of this song (most are highly inaccurate,
kudos to Garymow1, whose tab is the most accurate I have found, it saved me a good
deal of time in lifting the song from the recording).
Key: Cm
Tempo: ---- = 144
Capol 3 (all notes and chords relative to capol)
Into (x1), Verses (x2), and Outro (play through, then end on Am)
Am(add9) Bш7/A Am(add9) Bш7/A
e=g -------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B=D -T-------0---1---3-|(3)--1-0---1---0-|-------0---1---3-|(3)--1-0---1-----|
4 G=Bb-A-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|
4 D=F -B---2---------2---|---3---------3---|---2---------2---|---3---------3---|
A=C ---0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E=G -------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F F6 Fmaj7 E7sus
piv.CI____
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------0---1---3-|(3)--1-0---1-----|-------0---1---1-|(1)--0-----------|
-----2-----------|-----2---------2-|(2)--2-----------|---------2---1---|
-----------------|---0---------0---|---2---------2---|-2---0-----------|
---3---------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----2---3---2---|
-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------|
Pre-chorus and Bridge
F G Am G Csus
CIII____________
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-1p0-----|
-------0-----1---|-0-----1-----3---|-------3-----5---|-3-----------3-1-|
-2---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----2---3-------|
-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-3-----------0---|
F G Fadd9 N.C.
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------0-----1---|-0-----1-----3-1-|(1)--------------|---------1p0-----|
-2---------------|-----------------|-----0h2---------|-------------2-0-|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------|
-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|---3-------------|-----------------|
-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------|-1---------------|-----------------|
Chorus (and Interlude: first six measures then hold first beat of seventh measure
for two measures)
Am F Dm G
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------0-----1---|-------0-----1---|-------0-----1---|-0-------1p0-----|
-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-------0-----2-0-|
-----------------|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----------------|
-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-5-------5-------|-----2-----------|
-5-------5-------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-3---------------|
Am F G Dm
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|r1.------1p0-----|
-------0-----1---|-------0-----1---|-0-----1-----3---|-------------3-1-|
-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|r2.----2---------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|r0.--------------|
-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
-5-------5-------|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
Am F Dm G
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------0-----1---|-------0-----1---|-------0-----1---|-0-------1p0-----|
-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-------0-----2-0-|
-----------------|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----------------|
-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-5-------5-------|-----2-----------|
-5-------5-------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|-3---------------|
F G
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|---------1p0-----|-----------------|---------1p0-----|
-2---------------|(2)----2-----2-0-|-----------------|-------0-----2-0-|
-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|(0)--------------|
-3---------------|(3)--------------|-2---------------|(2)--------------|
-1---------------|(1)--------------|-3---------------|(3)--------------|
The Song:
Intro
Cm Dш7/C Cm Dш7/C Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 G7sus
Verse 1
Cm Dш7/C Cm Dш7/C
Story of my life, searching for the right, but it keeps avoiding me.
Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 G7sus
Sorrow in my soul because it seems like one really loves my company.
Cm Dш7/C Cm Dш7/C
He's more than a man and this is more than love, the reason that the sky is blue.
Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 G7sus
The clouds are rolling in because I'm gone again, and to him I just can't be true.
Pre-Chorus
Ab Bb Cm Bb
And I know that he knows I'm unfaithful, and it kills him inside
Ebsus Ab Bb Ab(add9) N.C.
To know that I am happy with some other guy; I can see him dying.
Chorus
Cm Ab Fm Bb Cm
I don't wanna do this anymore, I don't wanna be the reason why;
Ab Bb Fm Cm
Everytime I walk out the door I see him die a little more inside.
Ab Fm Bb Ab
I don't wanna hurt him anymore, I don't wanna take away his life:
Bb
I don't wanna be a murderer.
Verse 2
Cm Dш7/C Cm Dш7/C
I feel it in the air as I'm doing my hair, preparing for another date.
Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 G7sus
A kiss upon my cheek as he reluctantly asks if I'm gonna be out late.
Cm Dш7/C Cm Dш7/C
I say I won't be long, just hanging with the girls; a lie I didn't have to tell.
Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 G7sus
Because we both know where I'm about to go, and we know it very well.
Pre-Chorus
Ab Bb Cm Bb
'Cause I know that he knows I'm unfaithful, and it kills him inside
Ebsus Ab Bb Ab(add9) N.C.
To know that I am happy with some other guy; I can see him dying.
Chorus
Cm Ab Fm Bb Cm
I don't wanna do this anymore, I don't wanna be the reason why;
Ab Bb Fm Cm
Everytime I walk out the door I see him die a little more inside.
Ab Fm Bb Ab
I don't wanna hurt him anymore, I don't wanna take away his life:
Bb
I don't wanna be a murderer.
Bridge
Ab Bb Cm Bb Eb
Our love, his trust, I might as well just take a gun and
Ab Bb Ab
Put it too his head; get it over with. I don't wanna do this
Interlude
Cm Dш7/C Cm Dш7/C Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 G7sus
Anymore, oh, anymore.
Chorus
Cm Ab Fm Bb Cm
I don't wanna do this anymore, I don't wanna be the reason why;
Ab Bb Fm Cm
Everytime I walk out the door I see him die a little more inside.
Ab Fm Bb Ab
I don't wanna hurt him anymore, I don't wanna take away his life:
Bb
I don't wanna be a murderer.
Outro
Cm Dш7/C Cm Dш7/C Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 G7sus Cm
A murderer.
The following chord shapes are standard shapes that can be used to play these chords
without the tab (chords makred * are barre chords or partial barre chords):
Capol 3 Open
G C F Bb D G E A D G B E
Am: - 0 2 2 1 0 *Cm: - 3 5 5 4 3
Am(add9): - 0 2 2 0 0 *Cm(add9): - 3 5 5 3 3
Bш7/A: - 0 0 2 0 1 *Dш7/C: - 3 X 1 3 1
C: - 3 2 0 1 0 *Eb: - 6 5 3 4 3
Csus: - 3 2 0 3 1 Ebsus: - - 1 3 4 4
Dm: - - 0 2 3 1 *Fm: 1 3 3 1 1 1
E7: 0 2 2 1 3 0 G7: 3 2 0 0 0 1
E7sus: 0 2 2 2 1 0 *G7sus: 3 X 0 2 1 1
*F: 1 3 3 2 1 1 *Ab: 4 6 6 5 4 4
*F6: 1 3 X 2 3 1 *Ab6: 4 6 X 5 6 4
Fmaj7: - - 3 2 1 0 Abmaj7: - - 6 5 4 3
F(add9): - - 3 2 1 3 Ab(add9): - - 6 5 4 6
G: 3 2 0 0 0 3 *Bb: 6 8 8 7 6
https://primoaccordo.net/rihanna/unfaithful-tabs.htm