How to Play Dark Times on Guitar?

The Weeknd - Dark Times can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, Em, F, C, D chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Dark Times with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Weeknd - Dark Times Chords

Chord reference Am, G, Em, F, C, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]Waking up, [G]half past five, [Em]blood on pillow [F]and one bruised eye [Am]Drunk too much, you [G]know what I’m like, [Em]but you should’ve seen the [F]other guy

[F]This ain’t the right time for you to [Am]fall in love with me [C]Baby I’m just being [G]honest, [F]and I know my lies could not [Am]make you believe We’re [C]running in circles that’s [D]why[D] [D] [E]

In my [Am]dark times I’ll be going [G]back to these streets [Em] Promising everything I [F]do not mean, in my [Am]dark times, baby [G]this is all I could be [Em] And only my mother could [F]love me for me, in my [Am]dark [G]times, in my [Em]dark [F]times

[Am]Light one up, let me [G]bum a smoke, [Em]still coming down, [F]dripping throat [Am]I got another man’s [G]blood on my clothes, [Em]but it ain’t his fault, it’s [F]the life I chose

[F]This ain’t the right time for you to [Am]fall in love with me My [C]baby I’m just being [G]honest, [F]and I know my lies could not [Am]make you believe We’re [C]running in circles that’s [D]why[D] [D] [E]

In my [F]dark times I’ve still got some [Am]problems I know [C]Driving too fast but just [G]moving too slow And [F]I’ve got something I’ve been [Am]trying to let go Pull[C]ing me back every [D]time [D] [D] [E] In my [Am]dark times taking it [G]back to the street [Em]Making those promises that [F]I [G]could not keep In my [Am]dark times, baby this [G]is all I could be [Em]Only my mother could [F]love [G]me for me) In my [Am]dark times taking it [G]back to the street [Em]Making those promises that [F]I [G]would never keep In my [Am]dark times, this is all I [G]could be [Em]Only my mother could’ve [F] [G]loved me for me)

Artist The Weeknd

Album Beauty Behind the Madness

Genres R&B, Soul

Year 2015

Key Am

The Weeknd - Dark Times can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, Em, F, C, D chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Dark Times with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.