Chords of: False Alarm by: The Weeknd. (Eaug, Abm, A7, E6) 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 Db Minor and runs at about 167 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eaug, Abm, A7, E6.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 5:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Cdim → C#m7 → E6 → Abm7 → Eb → C#m → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 1:31 | 29% |
| A7 | 0:51 | 16% |
| E6 | 0:39 | 12% |
| Ab | 0:23 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| F# | 0:15 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:14 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:10 | 3% |
Abmaj7 – Cdim – Gdim – Abm – E6 – B – C#m7 – Abm – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – Emaj7 – F# – Abm – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm – E – F# – Abm7 – C#m – Eb – Abm – F#6 – B/F# – C#m – Eb – Abm – F# – C#m – Eb – Abm – F# – C#m – Ab – E6 – Ab – F#7 – Ab – Em6 – Ab – E6 – …
