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Bass: The Weeknd – False Alarm Bass Line & Tab

This is the Bass Guitar Tabs of False Alarm by The Weeknd.

[Verse]
G|—————————————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————————————-|
A|—————————————————————————————-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0————————|

G|—————————————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————————————-|
A|—————————————————————————————-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2————————|

[Bridge]
G|—————————————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————————————-|
A|——————4——–6————————–6——–8————————|
E|-4——–2————————-4——–2——————————————|

G|—————————————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————————————-|
A|————————-4–4–4–4–6–6–6–6————————–4–4–4–4–6–|
E|-4–4–4–4–2–2–2–2————————–4–4–4–4–2–2–2–2—————–|

[Chorus]
G|—————————————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————————————-|
A|—————————————————————————————-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2————————|

[Outro]
G|—————————————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————————————-|
A|—————————————————————————————-|
E|-4——–2——–0——————————————————————–|

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How to play False Alarm: key, chords and progression

False Alarm by The Weeknd sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: G, D, A and E.

The backbone of the song is G – D – A – G (IV – I – V – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.