Chords of: Best Friends (Audio) by: The Weeknd. (Am, D, E7, G6) 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.
“Best Friends (Audio)” by The Weeknd is in D Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, D, E7, G6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → D → D6 → C → D → Eb7 → Em → E7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:32 | 20% |
| E7 | 0:20 | 12% |
| G6 | 0:15 | 9% |
| Em | 0:13 | 8% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| C | 0:09 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:07 | 5% |
E7 – D – D6 – C – Gmaj7 – C7 – D7 – C – D – Eb7 – B7 – Em – E7 – D – Em7 – D6 – C – Am6 – Cmaj7 – D – Bm – B/D# – Ebmaj7 – Emaj7 – D – Em – Em7 – Gmaj7 – E – D – G6 – D – Cmaj7 – D – Bm – Ebm – Gm6 – E – Bm7 – E7 – D6 – C6 – C – G6 – D – Ebmaj7 – Bm7 – E7 – …
