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The Weeknd - Save Your Tears Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Em, G, Dm, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

COoh,nana,yeah
CIsawyouAmdancinginacrowdedEmroom,youlooksoGhappywhenI’mnotwithyou
CButthenyouAmsawme,caughtyoubyEmsurprise,asingleGteardropfallingfromyoureyes
CIdon’tknowAmwhyIrunEmawayGI’llCmakeyouAmcrywhenIrunEmawayG
CYoucould’veaskedAmmewhyIbrokeyourEmheart,youcould’veGtoldmethatyoufellapart
CButyouwalkedAmpastmelikeIwasn’tEmthere,andjustGpretendedlikeyoudidn’tcare
CIdon’tknowAmwhyIrunEmawayGI’llCmakeyouAmcrywhenIrunEmawayG
DmTakemebackAm’causeIwannastay,FsaveyourGtearsforanother
CSaveyourAmtearsforanotherEmday,GsaveCyourAmtearsforanotherEmdayG
CSo,ImadeyouAmthinkthatIwouldalwaysstay,EmIsaidsomethingsGthatIshouldneversay
CYeah,IbrokeyourAmheartlikesomeonedidtomine,Emandnowyouwon’tGlovemeforasecondtime
CIdon’tknowAmwhyIEmrunaway,GI’llCmakeyouAmcrywhenIEmrunGaway
DmGirl,takemeAmback’causeIwannastay,FsaveyourGtearsforanother
DmIAmrealizethatI’mmuchtoolate,FandyouGdeservesomeonebetter
CSaveyourAmtearsforanotherEmdayG(Ooh,yeah)
CSaveyourAmtearsforanotherEmdayG(Yeah)
CIdon’tknowAmwhyIEmrunGaway,CI’llmakeyouAmcrywhenIEmrunGaway
CSaveyour Amtearsforanotherday,EmoohgirlG(Ah)
CIsaidsaveyourAmtearsforanotherEmdayG(Ah)
CSaveyourAmtearsforanotherEmdayG(Ah)
CSaveyour Amtearsforanother Emday G(Ah)
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ArtistThe Weeknd
AlbumAfter Hours
GenresR&B, Soul
Year2020
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play Save Your Tears on Guitar (Step-by-step)

The Weeknd - Save Your Tears on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Save Your Tears uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (22), C → Am (22), and Em → G (22). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Am chord transition.

1. C → Am chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Switching from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

C to Am

2. Am → Em chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to Em:

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

Am to Em

3. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

Em to G

4. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

G to C

5. G → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. Dm → Am chord transition

Switching from Dm to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. Am → F chord transition

Switching from Am to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

8. F → G chord transition

Switching from F to G:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Save Your Tears chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Save Your Tears.

  • Save Your Tears includes 99 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Save Your Tears contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Save Your Tears connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → Em: 10%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Dm: 2%
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