Chords of: False Alarm by: The Weeknd. (Eaug, E6, C#m7, Abm) 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.
“False Alarm” by The Weeknd is in Ab Minor and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eaug, E6, C#m7, Abm.
E6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Cdim → Emaj7 → E6 → C#m → E6 → Abm → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E6 | 0:43 | 20% |
| Abm | 0:36 | 17% |
| Ab | 0:25 | 12% |
| F# | 0:17 | 8% |
| C#m | 0:13 | 6% |
| E | 0:12 | 6% |
| Eb | 0:08 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Abmaj7 – Cdim – Gdim – Emaj7 – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – Emaj7 – F# – Abm – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – E – F# – Abm7 – C#/G# – F#6 – C#m – Eb – Abm – F#6 – B/F# – C#m – Eb – Abm – F# – C#m – Eb – Abm – F# – C#m – Ab – E6 – Ab – E6 – F# – Ab – E6 – Ab – …
