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The Weekend

Allen Stone

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro Emaj7 |  C#m7 | F#  | F# | Abm 
      Emaj7 |  C#m7 | F# | F#  | Abm 
 
 
verse 1 
 
 
 Emaj7 C#m7   
Haaa lle    lujah       its Friday 
 
                F#      Abm 
Cause  I've  been   working all week 
 
 Emaj7 C#m7   
I've  got  a feelin inside me 
 
                F#      Abm 
A      feeling like movin my feet  (Hey well) 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 
 
  B         B  C#m                            C#m 
One big step to the front 
 
  F#            F#  Abm 
Two little strides to the right 
 
  B         B  C#m                            B 
Three big do what - ever makes you  
 
  D#m               D#m F#  
wanna keep dancin' tonight 
 
                  Abm      F# B                             
Everybody move (move!) groove (groove!) 
 
 Cdim C#m                       C#m D#m 
Get  holes in dancing shoes 
 
          D#m   Abm                         F#    B 
If ya wanna grind (grind!) that's fine (fine!) 
 
Cdim            C#m        C#m  D#m     F# 
 The weekend's a wonderful time 
 
verse 2 
 
 Emaj7 C#m7   
Can  you   feel that thunder? 
 
 F#        Abm 
Thunder underneath (a) your feet? 
 
 Emaj7   C#m7   
The rhythm   of that drummer 
 
                     F#  Abm 
brings the dancer   out of me (ha! well) 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 
 
  B         B  C#m                            C#m 
One big step to the front 
 
  F#            F#  Abm 
Two little strides to the right 
 
  B         B  C#m                            B 
Three big do what - ever makes you  
 
  D#m               D#m F#  
wanna keep dancin' tonight 
 
                  Abm      F# B                             
Everybody move (move!) groove (groove!) 
 
 Cdim C#m                       C#m D#m 
Get  holes in dancing shoes 
 
          D#m   Abm                         F#    B 
If ya wanna grind (grind!) that's fine (fine!) 
 
Cdim            C#m        C#m  D#m     F# 
 The weekend's a wonderful time 
 
     Abm      F# B       
The weekend!  The weekend!  
 
 Cdim C#m                    C#m D#m 
  The weekend's a wonderful time 
 
     Abm      F# B       
The weekend!  The weekend!  
 
 Cdim C#m                        C#m D#m       F# 
  The weekend's a wonderful time 
 
Bridge 
 
Gmaj7        Em9 
  Now find a partner 
 
B 
  and pull them tiiight 
 
Gmaj9            Em9 
your heart beats harder 
 
B 
there's no need to fight. 
 
Gmaj7        Em9 
  Emotions hiding 
 
B 
so fear can fade. 
 
Gmaj9            Em9 
Don't you be frightened 
 
Abm                  F#  B        Cdim  C#m     C#m D#m 
  It's gonna be greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee- 
 
Abm                  F#  B        Cdim  C#m     C#m D#m 
 -eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat! 
 
F#                Abm      F# B                             
 Everybody move (move!) groove (groove!) 
 
 Cdim C#m                       C#m D#m 
Get  holes in dancing shoes 
 
          D#m   Abm                         F#    B 
If ya wanna grind (grind!) that's fine (fine!) 
 
Cdim            C#m        C#m  D#m     F# 
 The weekend's a wonderful time 
 
     Abm      F# B       
The weekend!  The weekend!  
 
 Cdim C#m                    C#m D#m 
  The weekend's a wonderful time 
 
     Abm      F# B       
The weekend!  The weekend!  
 
 Cdim C#m                        C#m D#m       F# 
  The weekend's a wonderful time 
 
Outro   
 
Emaj7 |  C#m7 | F# |       | F# | Abm 
Emaj7 |  C#m7 | F# |       | F# | Abm

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Chord set

Emaj7 · C#m7 · F# · Abm · B · C#m · D#m · Cdim · Gmaj7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.