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Billie Eilish - Listen Before You Go Chords

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ChordsF, E7, Am7, C7, Dm, G, G7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[F]Take me to the rooftop,
I [E7]wanna see the world when I stop [Am7]breathing.
Turning [C7]blue, [F]tell me love is endless.
[E7]Don’t be so pretentious, [Am7]leave me like you [C7]do.

[chorus]
If you [F]need me, you wanna [E7]see me.
You better [Am7]hurry, ’cause I’m leaving[C7] soon.

[chorus]
[F]Sorry can’t save me [E7]now, [Am7]sorry I don’t know [C7]how.
[F]Sorry there’s no way [E7]out. But [Am7]down.

[verse 2]
[F]Taste me.
These salty tears on [E7]my cheeks.
That’s what a year long [Am7]headache.
Does to [C7]you, I’m [F]not okay I feel so scattered.
[E7]Don’t say I’m all that matters, [Am7]leave me, deja [C7]vu.

[chorus]
If you [F]need me, you wanna [E7]see me.
You better [Am7]hurry, ’cause I’m leaving[C7] soon.

[chorus]
[F]Sorry can’t save me [E7]now, [Am7]sorry I don’t know [C7]how.
[F]Sorry there’s no way [E7]out. But [Am7]down.

[Closing]
[Dm]Call my friends and tell them that I [G]love them[G7]
And I’ll [C7]miss them, but I’m not [F]sorry
[Dm]Call my friends and tell them that I [G]love them[G7]
And I’ll [C7]miss them. [F]Sorry…

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ArtistBillie Eilish
AlbumWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
GenresAlternative, Indie, Pop
Year2019
KeyF
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Listen Before You Go on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Billie Eilish - Listen Before You 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 You Go uses these transitions most often: C7 → F (10), E7 → Am7 (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

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from F to E7;

  1. While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
F to E7

2. E7 → Am7 chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram

To move from E7 to Am7;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
E7 to Am7

3. Am7 → C7 chord transition

Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

To move from Am7 to C7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.
Am7 to C7

4. C7 → F chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
C7 to F

5. Am7 → F chord transition

To move from Am7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

6. Am7 → Dm chord transition

To move from Am7 to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

7. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  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;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  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;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

10. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

Listen Before You Go chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Listen Before You Go.

  • Listen Before You Go includes 47 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Listen Before You Go contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Listen Before You 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 E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → Am7: 2%
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