The Weeknd – Best Friends Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Weeknd – Best Friends Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEmBmCDB/D#

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[Intro]
Em
 Yeah, yeah, yeah
                   Bm
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
   Bm
Oh, oh, oh
C
 Hey
                 D
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
                 B/D#    Bm
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
   Em
Oh, what we got
                        Bm
Baby, what we got is secure
        Bm
Been a part of toxic love
             C
It tore us apart
                C
Things you want, 
I'm not lookin' for
           D
You're my best friend now
           B/D#           Bm
You're my best friend now
Em
Oh, I don't want to be responsible
          Bm
For your heart if we fall
'Cause I'll get clumsy
              C
and tear it apart
              C
I love you so,
but we can't get close
           D
You're my best friend now
           B/D#            Bm
You're my best friend now

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[Verse]
Em
Oh, I love it when we climax
(Climax)
Em
 And I would never burn you
Em
 I could never hurt you
Bm
 If we do it like that
Bm
 Don't try to take it further
Bm
 Focus on the friendship
C
 Get a little sidetracked
C
 Catchin' little feelings
C
 Thought we had arrangements
D
 Thought you weren't like that
     B/D#
Yeah, I thought you weren't
like that (Uh-uh)

[Pre-Chorus]
Em
Oh, friends no more
Em
 Sex as friends no more
                      Bm
You don't wanna have sex
as friends no more
Bm
 Friends no more
 C
Ooh, friends no more, uh
C
 Sex as friends no more
           D
You don't wanna have sex
as friends no more
B/D#    Bm
 Oh

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[Chorus]
   Em
Oh, what we got (Oh yeah)
                        Bm
Baby, what we got is secure
        Bm
Been a part of toxic love
             C
It tore us apart (Oh yeah)
                C
Things you want, I'm not
lookin' for (I'm not searchin')
           D
You're my best friend now
(Oh baby)
           B/D#           Bm
You're my best friend now
Em
Oh, I don't want to be responsible
          Bm
For your heart if we fall
(Oh no)
'Cause I'll get clumsy
              C
and tear it apart
              C
I love you so, but we
can't get close (Oh yeah)
           D
You're my best friend now
(Best friend now)
           B/D#
You're my best friend now
(Best friend now)

How to play Best Friends: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Best Friends by The Weeknd on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Best Friends by The Weeknd sits in E minor (one sharp: F♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: Em, Bm, C, D and B/D#.

Listen for Em – Bm – C – D (i – v – VI – VII in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dm, Am, Bb, C, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Best Friends chords: questions

What key is Best Friends in?

Best Friends by The Weeknd is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Best Friends?

Best Friends uses 5 chords: Em, Bm, C, D, B/D#.

What is the chord progression of Best Friends?

The main progression is Em – Bm – C – D (i – v – VI – VII).

Is Best Friends easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Dm, Am, Bb, C, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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