Chords of: Sacrifice by: The Weeknd. (Gmaj7, B, G6, Amaj7) 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.
“Sacrifice” by The Weeknd is in C Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, B, G6, Amaj7.
G6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → A7 → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → F#m7b5/E → A6 → Abm6 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G6 | 0:25 | 10% |
| B | 0:25 | 10% |
| Amaj7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| E | 0:15 | 6% |
| Emaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 5% |
Am – A7 – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – D – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – G6 – F#m7b5/E – E – A6 – D7 – Abm6 – Emaj7 – E – C#m – Bm – E – E6 – Bm – E7/G# – B – Amaj7 – Gmaj7 – B – Amaj7 – G6 – E – E6 – Bm – E – Bm – C#m7 – Bm – B – F#m – D/A – E/G# – G6 – Bm – B/A – D – E/G# – G6 – C#m7 – G6 – F#m – D – …
