Billie Eilish - Listen Before I Go Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[F]Take me to the rooftop, I [E7]wanna see the world,
When I stop [Am]breathing, turning [C7]blue.
[F]Tell me love is endless, [E7]don’t be so pretentious.
[Am]Leave me like [C7]you do.
[chorus]
If you [F]need me, you wanna [E7]see me.
You better [Am]hurry, ’cause I’m [C7]leaving soon.
[chorus]
[F]Sorry can’t save me [E7]now.
[Am]Sorry I don’t know [C7]how.
[F]Sorry there’s no way [E7]out.
But [Am]down.
[verse 2]
[F]Taste me, these salty tears on [E7]my cheeks.
That’s what a year long [Am]headache, does to [C7]you.
I’m [F]not okay I feel so scattered.
[E7]Don’t say I’m all that matters.
[Am]Leave me, [C7]deja vu.
[chorus]
If you [F]need me, you wanna [E7]see me.
You better [Am]hurry, ’cause I’m [C7]leaving soon.
[chorus]
[F]Sorry can’t save me [E7]now.
[Am]Sorry I don’t know [C7]how.
[F]Sorry there’s no way [E7]out.
But [Am]down, [C7]down.
[Closing]
[Dm]Call my friends and tell them that I [G]love [G7]them.
And I’ll [C7]miss them, but I’m not [F]sorry.
[Dm]Call my friends and tell them that I [G]love [G7]them.
And I’ll [C7]miss them, [F]sorry…
How to play Listen Before I Go on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Billie Eilish - Listen Before I Go on guitar requires 7 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Listen Before I Go uses these transitions most often: C7 → F (10), E7 → Am (10), and F → E7 (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - E7 chord transition.
1. F → E7 chord transition
To move from F to E7;
- While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
2. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
3. Am → C7 chord transition
To move from Am to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
4. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
5. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
6. C7 → Dm chord transition
To move from C7 to Dm;
- While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
7. Dm → G chord transition
To move from Dm to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
8. G → G7 chord transition
To move from G to G7;
- Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.
9. G7 → C7 chord transition
To move from G7 to C7;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
10. F → Dm chord transition
To move from F to Dm;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
Listen Before I Go chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Listen Before I Go.
- Listen Before I Go includes 48 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Listen Before I Go contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Listen Before I Go connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → Dm: 5%
- F → E7: 1%
After C7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).- C7 → F: 62%
- C7 → Dm: 2%