The Weeknd – I Was Never There Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

The Weeknd – I Was Never There Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsAmFDmEmFmEbDbBbmCmBm

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This is the chord progression of I Was Never There by The Weeknd on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am F Dm Em
Am F Dm Em
Am F Dm Em
Am F Dm Em

[Verse 1]
Am                     F                                         Dm                     Em
What makes a grown man wanna cry? (Cry, cry, cry, cry)
Am                     F                     Dm                     Em
What makes him wanna take his life? (Yeah)
Am                     F                     Dm                     Em
His happiness is never real (real, real, real, real)
Am                     F                     Dm                     Em
And mindless sex is how he feels, ooh, he feels

[Chorus]
Am                                                             F
When it’s time, when it’s time, when it’s time
Dm
It won’t matter (it don’t matter)
Em
It won’t matter (matter)
Am                                                                                 F
When it’s time, when it’s time, when it’s time (time, it’s time)
Dm
It won’t matter (it won’t matter)

Check out all chord progressions from The Weeknd’s Album.
Em
It won’t matter (ya)
Am                                                             F
It was like I was never there (It was like I was never there)
Dm                                         Em
It was like it was more than thin air, oh
Am                                                             F
When it’s time, when it’s time, when it’s time, oh baby
Dm                                                             Em
It won’t matter, it won’t matter, baby
Am                                                             F
When it’s time, when it’s time, when it’s time
Dm                                         Em
It won’t matter, it won’t matter
Am                                                             F
When it’s time, when it’s time, when it’s time
Dm                                         Em
It won’t matter, it won’t matter

Check out all chord progressions from The Weeknd’s Album.
Am                                         F
It was like I was never there
Dm                                                           Em
It was like it was more than thin air
Am                                                             F
When it’s time, when it’s time, when it’s time
Dm                                         Em
It won’t matter, it won’t matter

[Interlude]
Fm                     Eb                                         Db
When it’s time, when it’s time, when it’s time
Bbm                                         Cm
It’ won’t matter, it won’t matter
Fm                     Eb                                         Db
When it’s time, when it’s time, when it’s time
Bbm                                         Cm
It won’t matter, it won’t matter

[Bridge]
Fm         Eb             Db                     Bbm
Ooh, when no one know what love is
Cm                                         Fm
And I know you for sure
Eb                     Db                     Bbm
You’d rather something toxic
Cm                     Fm                     Eb
So I poison myself again, again
Db                     Bbm
‘Til I feel nothing

Check out all chord progressions from The Weeknd’s Album.
Cm
In my soul (in my soul)
Fm                     Eb                     Db
I’m on the edge of something breaking
Bbm                     Cm
I feel my mind is slowly fading
Fm                     Eb                     Db
If I keep going, I won’t make it
Bbm                                         Cm
If I keep going, I won’t make it

[Outro]
Fm                     Eb         Db
And it’s all because of you
Bbm                         Cm
It’s all because of you
Fm                     Eb       Db
It’s all because of you
Bbm                     Cm
It’s all because of you
Fm Eb Db
Woah, woah
Bbm                     Cm
Don’t you, baby, hey
Fm        Eb                     Db
It won’t matter, baby
Bm
Don’t you know?
Cm
Don’t you know?
Fm Eb Db Bbm Cm Fm Eb Db
Ooh, no.

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How to play I Was Never There: key, chords and progression

I Was Never There by The Weeknd keeps coming home to E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). You need 10 chords: Am, F, Dm, Em, Fm, Eb, Db, Bbm, Cm and Bm.

Listen for Am – F – Dm – Em (♯iv – II – vii – ♭ii in E♭ major): 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 1st fret and play the shapes Abm, E, C#m, Ebm, Em, D, C, Am, Bm, Bbm (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

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I Was Never There chords: questions

What key is I Was Never There in?

I Was Never There by The Weeknd is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in I Was Never There?

I Was Never There uses 10 chords: Am, F, Dm, Em, Fm, Eb, Db, Bbm, Cm, Bm.

What is the chord progression of I Was Never There?

The main progression is Am – F – Dm – Em (♯iv – II – vii – ♭ii).

Is I Was Never There easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Abm, E, C#m, Ebm, Em, D, C, Am, Bm, Bbm (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo).

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