CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Save Your Tears, chord by chord.

Chords of: Save Your Tears by: The Weeknd. (Em, C, F, Gm) 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.

About the chords of “Save Your Tears”

“Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd is in C Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, C, F, Gm.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Cm → Gm7 → Eb/G → Cm → F → Gm → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:3716%
Em0:2210%
Gm0:198%
F0:178%
Am70:136%
Gm70:135%
Eb60:125%
Cm0:125%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Eb/G – Gm – Cm – Gm7 – Eb/G – Cm – D7 – Cm – F – Gm – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G – C7 – Eb6 – D – Cm7 – F – C – Gm – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – F/C – Cm – F – Gm7 – Eb6 – Gm – Cm7 – Bb – Gm – Cm7 – Bb – F6 – Cm – F – Gm – Dm7 – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – …