Chords of: Heartless by: The Weeknd. (Ab7, Ebm, F#6, C#m7b5) 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.
“Heartless” by The Weeknd is in Eb Minor and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7, Ebm, F#6, C#m7b5.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7b5 → Ebm → B6 → Ebm → B6 → Ebm → Bmaj7 → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 1:07 | 31% |
| F#6 | 0:57 | 26% |
| Fm7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| B6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| C#m7b5 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ebm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Ab/Eb | 0:07 | 3% |
C#m7b5 – Ebm – B6 – Ebm – B6 – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – B/F# – F#6 – Bbm7 – Bbm – F#6 – Bbm – Ebm7 – Ebm – F# – C#6 – Ebm – F# – Fm – Ebm7 – Ab/Eb – F#6 – Fm7 – Ebm – B6 – Fm7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – Abm – F#6 – Ebm – F#6 – Fm7 – Ebm – Ab/Eb – F#6 – C#/E# – Ebm – B6 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – Abm – Ab/Eb – B/F# – C#7/E# – …
