Chords of: Dancing In The Flames by: The Weeknd. (C#6, C#, Bbm7, Ab) 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.
“Dancing In The Flames” by The Weeknd is in Ab Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, C#, Bbm7, Ab.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#6 → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → C# → Bbm → C# → Bbm → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:16 | 31% |
| Bbm7 | 0:41 | 17% |
| Ab | 0:32 | 13% |
| Bbm | 0:23 | 9% |
| F# | 0:19 | 8% |
| F#maj7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| C#/G# | 0:07 | 3% |
| F#6 | 0:07 | 3% |
F#6 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – C# – Eb7/G – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm – Bbm7 – Ab – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – C# – Bbm – Eb/Bb – Bbm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – F# – C# – Bbm7 – C# – Fm – Bb – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C#/G# – F#maj7 – C#/G# – Abmaj7 – C# – Bb – Ab/Bb – Ab – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – C# – Bbm – Bbm7 – C# – Bbm – Bbm7 – Ab – C#/G# – …
