Chords of: Take My Breath (Official Lyric Video) by: The Weeknd. (C7, Cm7, Abmaj7, Ab6) 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.
“Take My Breath (Official Lyric Video)” by The Weeknd is in C Minor and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, Cm7, Abmaj7, Ab6.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → Abmaj7 → C7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 0:54 | 25% |
| C7 | 0:52 | 24% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| Ab6 | 0:20 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:18 | 8% |
| C | 0:11 | 5% |
| Cm | 0:07 | 3% |
| G | 0:05 | 2% |
C7 – Ab – Bb – C7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – C7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Ab/C – Cm7 – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – G – C7 – Bb – Ab6 – C7 – Bb – Ab6 – Eb – Dm – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Cm – Bb – C – Bb – G – Cm7 – Bb – Ab6 – C7 – Bb – …
