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The Weeknd - Sidewalks Tabs

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Sidewalks Tabs

(ver. 1)
The Weeknd
 [Rythm guitar]

 The rythm guitar part consists of 3 chords and is played in the same progression
 througout the song:

       F#m           C#m               Bm        C#m
e|-----9-----9-------9-----9--|     |--7---------9---------------------------|
B|-----10----10------9-----9--|     |--7---------9---------------------------|
G|-----11----11------9-----9--| 3X  |--8---------9---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|     |--9---------11--------------------------|
A|---9-----9------------------|     |--9---------11--------------------------|
E|-----------------9-----9----|     |--7---------9---------------------------|

 

 [Intro]

 2X

e|-----5-7-/9---9/7p5-7--9--5h7p5-4-2h4p2-4/5--------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----5-7--5h7/9-AP9/AP12/14/-----------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                  
 

 [Verse 1]

 Part 1 2X (until "...said he knew me")

 I ran out of tears when I was 18
 So nobody made me but the main streets
e|----------------------------9/7p5-7--9--5h7p5-4-2h4p2-4/5------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 'Cause too many people think they made me
 Well, if they really made me then replace me
e|----------------------------------5-7--5h7/9-AP9/AP12/14/------------------|
B|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Part 2 2X (until "...grinding on them sidewalks")

 Grew up with no father so nobody ever "son" me
 My flow too sick, Kevin Costner couldn't touch me
e|-----5-7-/9---9/7p5-7--9--5h7p5-4-2h4p2-4/5--------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 I know you wish that nobody ever love me
 I feel useless when I'm never making money
e|----------------------------------5-7--5h7/9-AP9/AP12/14/------------------|
B|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
 

[Chorus 1]
 
 Part 1 2X (The Weeknd)
 
 Sidewalks saved my life
 They don't ever lie
e|-----5-7-/9---9/7p5-7--9--5h7p5-4-2h4p2-4/5--------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----5-7--5h7/9-AP9/AP12/14/-----------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Part 2 2X (Daniel Wilson)
 *This part IS played in the lower octave (from 7 on the B-string)
  where part 1 is actually an octave higher in the song, just like the other
  parts.

 They don't let me down
 But they lead me on
e|-----5-7-/9---9/7p5-7--9--5h7p5-4-2h4p2-4/5--------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-----5-7--5h7/9-AP9/AP12/14/-----------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



 [Verse 2 (Kendrick Lamar)]
 *This verse starts with only the rythm guitar playing the chord progression heard
  troughout the song. Later on the lead guitar comes in playing the riff like the
  intro.
 
 Part 1
 *Mind the break in this first part.

 Say, say, say...                                           ...strapped with AK
     F#m           C#m                                      C#m                      
e|-----9-----9-------9-----9--|     |-------------------------9---------------|
B|-----10----10------9-----9--|     |-------------------------9---------------|
G|-----11----11------9-----9--| 3X  |-------------------------9---------------|
D|----------------------------|     |-----------------------------------------|
A|---9-----9------------------|     |-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------9-----9----|     |-----------------------9-----------------|

 Part 2

 Say, say say...
       F#m           C#m               Bm        C#m
e|-----9-----9-------9-----9--|     |--7---------9---------------------------|
B|-----10----10------9-----9--|     |--7---------9---------------------------|
G|-----11----11------9-----9--| 2X  |--8---------9---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|     |--9---------11--------------------------|
A|---9-----9------------------|     |--9---------11--------------------------|
E|-----------------9-----9----|     |--7---------9---------------------------|

 ...good game
e|-----5-7--5h7/9-AP9/AP12/14/-----------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Part 3 2x
 
 She wanna hang...               ...there's nine of us
e|-----5-7-/9---9/7p5-7--9--5h7p5-4-2h4p2-4/5--------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 I tallied up...     ...more head
e|-----5-7--5h7/9-AP9/AP12/14/-----------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



 [Chorus 2]
 *The song ends with this chorus. The lead guitar stops and the rythm guitar finishes
  the last bars.
  
 Part 1 2X (The Weeknd)
 *Mind the two breaks at the first bar of this part.

 Sidewalks saved my life
 They don't ever lie
e|-----5-7-/9---9/7p5-7--9--5h7p5-4-2h4p2-4/5--------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----5-7--5h7/9-AP9/AP12/14/-----------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Part 2 2X (Daniel Wilson)

 They don't let me down
 But they lead me on
       F#m           C#m               Bm        
e|-----9-----9-------9-----9--|     |--7-------------------------------------|
B|-----10----10------9-----9--|     |--7-------------------------------------|
G|-----11----11------9-----9--| 3X  |--8-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|     |--9-------------------------------------|
A|---9-----9------------------|     |--9-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------9-----9----|     |--7-------------------------------------|
                                        
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