Weeknd (The)-Blinding Lights - BPM - 171
[Intro - No drums - imply riff][No drums]
[Em] play Em riff bit only
[Drums]
B S B S B S BBS
[Em] [Bm] [D] [A]
[New version of riff to reall bring notes out]
[Keyboard Riff - play 99 for E with 2 and 3rd fingers]
Em
e|-0---0--------------7-------------7-------
B|-0---0--------------7-------------7------
G|-9---9--79-11-------9--------7-9--11-9------
D|-9---9--99-9-9-12---7-------------x--9-12---
A|-x---x-------x-x----9-------------9--9-12
E|-0---0-------0-0----7-------------7------
D D sus2 D5 A G G/F#
e|-5--2--x---x-----0-----3-3---|
B|-3--3--5---3-----2-----3-3---|
G|-2--2--2---2-x2--2-----0-0---|
D|-0--0--0---0-----2-----0-0---|
A|-x---------------0-----x-x---|
E|-x---------------------3-2---|
[Verse 1]
[G]I've been [G/F#] tryna [Em] call
I've been on my [Bm] own for long enough
Maybe you can [D] show me how to love, may [A] be
I'm going through with [Em] drawals
You don't even [Bm] have to do too much
You can turn me [D] on with just a touch, ba [A] by
[Pre-Chorus 1 - Chords are more stabs on 1]
I [G]look a [G/F#]round and,
[Em] Sin City's cold and empty ( [Bm] oh)
No one's around to judge me ( [D] oh)
I can't see clearly when you're
(Just bass drum) [A] go [Asus2]oh [A5]on
[Chorus 1]
I said, (drums in)
[Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] blinded by the lights
[D+riff] I can't sleep until I feel your [A] touch [A]
[G] I [G/F#] said, [Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] drowning in the night
Oh, [D+riff] when I'm like this, you're the one
I [A] trust (hey, [A] hey [G] , [G/F#] hey)
[Interlude - Intro riff - sing along with into harmoniser]
[Em] [Bm] [D] [A]
[Verse 2]
I'm [G]running [G/F#]out of [Em] time
'Cause I can see the [Bm] sun light up the sky
So I hit the [D] road in overdrive, ba [A] by,
oh-oh oh-oh oh [Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A5 run]
[Pre-Chorus 2 - Chords are more stabs on 1]
[Em] The city's cold and empty ( [Bm] oh)
No one's around to judge me ( [D] oh)
I can't see clearly when you're
(Just bass drum) [A] go [Asus2]oh [A5]on
[Chorus 2]
I said, [Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] blinded by the lights
No, [D+riff] I can't sleep until I feel your [A] touch [A]
[G] I [G/F#] said, [Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] drowning in the night
Oh, [D+riff] when I'm like this, you're the one I [A] trust
[Bridge]
[G]I'm just [G/F#] walking [Em] by to let you know (by to let you know)
I can never [Bm] say it on the phone (say it on the phone)
Will [D] never let you go this [A] time ( [A] ooh)
[Chorus 3]
[G] I [G/F#] said, [Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] blinded by the lights
No, [D] I can't sleep until I feel your
[A] touch, hey, hey, hey
[Interlude]
[Em] [Bm] [D] [A] hey, hey, hey
[Em] [Bm] [D] [A]
[Outro - Drums stop]
[G] I [G/F#] said, (drums stop - play keyboard riff in background)
[Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] blinded by the lights
No, [D] I can't sleep until I feel your [A] touch
[End]
[Notes]
Alternative way to play riff with higher Em voicing
Em m7 sus2 sus2 ? B7sus4 Bm
e|-7-7-----7-----7----7---7--7-------7-7-|
B|-8-8-----7-----7----7---7--7-------7-7-|
G|-9-9-7-9-9-----9----7---9--9--7--9-7-7-|
D|-9-9-----9-----9----9---7--7-------9-9-|
A|-7-7-----7-----7----7---9--9-------9-9-|
E|-0-0--------------------7--7-------7-7-|
[New version of riff to reall bring notes out]
[Keyboard Riff - play 99 for E with 2 and 3rd fingers]
Em
e|-0---0--------------7-------------7-------
B|-0---0--------------7-------------7------
G|-9---9--79-11-------9--------7-9--11-9------
D|-9---9--99-9-9-12---7-------------x--9-12---
A|-x---x-------x-x----9-------------9--9-12
E|-0---0-------0-0----7-------------7------
D D sus2 D5 A G G/F#
e|-5--2--x---x-----0-----3-3---|
B|-3--3--5---3-----2-----3-3---|
G|-2--2--2---2-x2--2-----0-0---|
D|-0--0--0---0-----2-----0-0---|
A|-x---------------0-----x-x---|
E|-x---------------------3-2---|
[Keyboard Riff - Old version]
Em m7 sus2 Em Em7 B7sus4 Bm
e|-0-0---0-2----0-----------7--7-------7-7--|
B|-0-0-3--------0---3-------7--7-------7-7--|
G|-0-0----------0-----------9--9--7--9-7-7--|
D|-2-2----------2-----------7--7-------9-9--|
A|-2-2----------2-----------9--9-------9-9--|
E|-0-0----------0-----------7--7-------7-7--|
D D sus2 D5 A G G/F#
e|-5--2--0---x-----0-----3-3---|
B|-3--3--3---3-----2-----3-3---|
G|-2--2--2---2-x2--2-----0-0---|
D|-0--0--0---0-----2-----0-0---|
A|-x---------------0-----x-x---|
E|-x---------------------3-2---|