Mar202020

The Weeknd – Hardest To Love Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Hardest To Love by The Weeknd on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G D/F#
Em
C D
G D/F#
Em D
No, yeah
C
Oh, yeah
D Bm
Oh, yeah
Yeah, uh

[Verse 1]
D/F# Em
You try with me so many times, yeah
D C
You’re cryin’ out behind the smiles
D
And I can see right through the lies
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D/F# Em
And what we had is dead inside, yeah
D C
You’re actin’ like it’s still alive, ayy
D
And you still wanna make it right, yeah
Bm
I know

[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
But I’ve been the hardest to love
D C
You’re tryna let me go, yeah
D
And I can see it, I can see it
G D/F# Em
I’ve been the hardest to love
G C
It’s hard to let me go, yeah
D Bm G
And I can feel it, I can feel it (Oh, yeah)

[Verse 2]
G D/F# Em
I don’t feel it anymore (Yeah)
D C
The house I bought is not a home (No)
D
Together we are so alone
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Oh)
D/F# Em
Don’t regret the day we met (We met)
D C
Don’t forget that time we spent (We spent)
D
Forget that we’re in different beds
Bm
I know

[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
‘Cause I’ve been the hardest to love
D C
You’re tryna let me go, yeah
D
And I can see it, I can see it
G D/F# Em
I’ve been the hardest to love
G C
It’s hard to let me go, yeah
D Bm
And I can feel it, I can feel it

[Bridge]
G D/F# Em
I can’t, can’t believe you want me
D C D
After all the heart breaks, after all I’ve done, oh-oh-oh (Oh, oh, oh)
G D/F# Em
No, I can’t, can’t believe you trust me (Trust me)
D C D Bm
After all the rough days, you still call me up (Me up, oh-oh-oh)

[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
‘Cause I’ve been the hardest to love
D C
You’re tryna let me go, (Tryna let me go) yeah
D
And I can see it, I can see it (I can see it)
G D/F# Em
I’ve been the hardest to love (Love, baby)
G C
It’s hard to let me go, yeah
D Bm
And I can feel it, I can feel it

[Instrumental Outro]
G D/F#
Em D
C D

How to play Hardest To Love: key, chords and progression

Hardest To Love by The Weeknd is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: G, D/F#, Em, C, D and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D/F# – Em – D – C (V – vi – V – IV in G major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.