Chords of: After Hours by: The Weeknd. (Cm, Cm7, Gm7, Gm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“After Hours” by The Weeknd is in C Minor and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 163 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Cm7, Gm7, Gm.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 5:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → Gm → Cm → Gm → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → F/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 2:22 | 40% |
| Cm7 | 0:28 | 8% |
| Fm7 | 0:21 | 6% |
| Eb | 0:19 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:17 | 5% |
| Gm7 | 0:16 | 4% |
| C | 0:13 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:13 | 4% |
C – Cm – Gm – Eb – Gm – Cm – Gm – Abmaj7 – C – Fm – Cm7 – F/G – C – Cm – F/G – Gm7 – C – Cm – F/G – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Cm – F/G – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Cm – F – C/G – Gm – Cm – G7 – Cm – Cm7 – Cm – Dm7 – Cm – F – Cm – F7 – Cm – Gm – Fm – Cm – Gm – Fm – Cm – Eb6 – Fm7 – …
