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|| TITLE  // Outside                                                     |||||
|| ARTIST // The Weeknd                                                  |||||
|| ALBUM  // Echoes of Silence                                           |||||
|| PROD.  // Illangelo                                                   |||||
|| YEAR   // 2011                                                        |||||
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|| KEY    // C minor                     -------------------------------------
|| TUNING // Standard                    ||`                              ` ||
|| CAPO   // None                        || TheWeeknd                       ||
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                                         || [][][][][][]EchoesOfSilence     ||
Track three from the third mixtape       || ------------------------------- ||
released for free online by The Weeknd.  || |*****************************| ||
The Weeknd is Abel Tesfaye. Production   || |*****************************| ||
handled by Illangelo.                    || |*****************************| ||
If you haven't already, pick this        || |*****************************| ||
mixtape up from The Weeknd's website:    || |*****************************| ||
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|| http://the-weeknd.com/                || |*****************************| ||
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This song doesn't have any real chords   || |*****************************| ||
playing through it, so I've been         || ------------------------------- ||   
somewhat creative, followed the bass     =====================================  
where I could, and tried to make it a    
little interesting.

I find it easier to play this using barre chords, but use the open variations 
if they suit you better.


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INTRO DRONE:  | C5                |
(00:00)
          {e| |-------------------|
          {B| |-------------------|
          {G| |-------------------|
          {D| |-10----------------|
          {A| |-10----------------|
          {E| |-8-----------------|

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INTRO:        | Cm      | Gm      | Fm      | Ab  Bb  |
(00:06)       
          {e| |-8-------|-3-------|-1-------|-4---6---|\  
          {B| |-8-------|-3-------|-1-------|-4---6---| \
          {G| |-8-------|-3-------|-1-------|-5---7---|  \ x2
          {D| |-10------|-5-------|-3-------|-6---8---|  /
          {A| |-10------|-5-------|-3-------|-6---8---| /
          {E| |-8-------|-3-------|-1-------|-4---6---|/

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VERSE:        -----------------------------------------
(00:33)       |              PROGRESSION              |         
              |---------------------------------------|
              | Cm      | Bb      | Ab      | Fm  Gm  |
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     Cm                                 Bb
I'll let you show me his moves/ Let you do what he taught you
        Ab                        Fm           Gm       
Let you reminisce how you used to do/ Girl I'm open to anything that'll 
Cm                               Bb
Get you into that zone/ And understand that we're all alone 
           Ab                                 Fm                      Gm
So you can slowly take off your clothes/ Baby girl you know what's in store


           Cm                           Bb
Baby I'mma stay up all night/ I've been goin' hard since last night
          Ab                                Fm                 Gm       
And I'mma go harder tonight/ Wish you could see you through my eyes 
       Cm                                     Bb
Oh I'm telling you this ain't the same/ And I know he's still in your brain
             Ab                                   Fm       Gm
I'm 'bout to burn that shit into flames/ Once I'm in you baby

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CHORUS:       -----------------------------------------
(01:28)       |              PROGRESSION              |        
              |---------------------------------------| 
              | Cm      | Bb      | Fm      | Ab  Bb  |
              =========================================


   Cm                 Bb
Forget what you know/ Make yourself at home
    Fm                              Ab              Bb
Cuz baby when I'm finished with ya/ You won't wanna go outsi-i-...
  Cm              Bb              Fm              Ab      Bb
..iiide


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VERSE 2:      -----------------------------------------
(01:55)       |              PROGRESSION              | [ Same as verse 1 ]        
              |---------------------------------------|
              | Cm      | Bb      | Ab      | Fm  Gm  |
              =========================================


And I'mma work you like a pro baby, why
And you gon' take it like one, yeah you gon' take it like one
And I'mma give it like you asked for it, why
Cuz you been talkin' 'bout it, I know you're talkin' 'bout it

Woah baby when I'm done with you, why
You ain't saying nothing, yeah you ain't saying nothing
Woah baby when I'm done with you, why
You ain't saying nothing, yeah you ain't saying nothing

You gon' make me show off
All the pain that you feel you can tell that we ain't making no love
But I'll pretend Oh girl, I'll pretend
If you pretend then girl I'll pretend
Let's make it seem like we're all we need in the end

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CHORUS 2:     -----------------------------------------
(02:49)       |              PROGRESSION              | [ Same as chorus 1 ]        
              |---------------------------------------|
              | Cm      | Bb      | Fm      | Ab  Bb  |
              =========================================

Forget what you know
Make yourself at home
Cuz baby when I'm finished with ya 
You won't wanna go outside

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OUTRO:        -----------------------------------------
(03:16)       |              PROGRESSION              | [ Same as choruses ]        
              |---------------------------------------|
              | Cm      | Bb      | Fm      | Ab  Bb  |
              =========================================


Let's break it down...

La la la la
La la la la la la la lo lo noo
Go outsiiideeee

Let's break it down...

La la la la
La la la la la la la yeaahayeyeyeyeeee
Go outsiiideeee

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LEAD INTO     [ On final playthrough of the chorus/outro progression, you can
XO / THE        emulate the synth chords that lead into "XO / The Host" or
HOST:           just let the first Cm of the progression ring out as normal ]
(03:59)

              | Cm      | Bb      | Fm      | Eb5 D5 C5, G5  |
              
                                        {e| |----------------|\  
                                        {B| |------------8---| \
                                        {G| |-8---7--5---7---|  \ Let final
                                        {D| |-8---7--5---5---|  / chord ring
                                        {A| |-6---5--3-------| /
                                        {E| |----------------|/

XO
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