Guy Sebastian – Before I Go Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Guy Sebastian – Before I Go Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsBmF#F#mEmB7GAG#mEF#7D

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This is the chord progression of Before I Go by Before I Go on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Bm F# Bm

[Verse 1]
Bm                    F#m                       Bm
Just one more thing before I go
Em                    B7                    Em
Before I let you take the throne
G                                      A
You go right and I stay left
F7#                    Bm                    (A)
And if you ever get too close
G                    F#                    Bm
You’ll know my name before I go

[Verse 2]
Bm                    F#m                                      Bm
They love me then they love you now (Mmm)
Em                    B7                    Em
But don’t forget there’s one more round (Mmm)
G                                      A
Oh, the pain, I know it well
F7#                    Bm                    (A)
But it hasn’t kept me down
G#m                    (E)      F#7           F#
You think you got me figured out

[Chorus]
G                    D
You thought you had me
A                    Bm                    (A)
You thought that I was done but
G                    D                    F#
I’m stronger up against the ropes
G                    D        A        Bm (A)
I am a fighter before this fight is over
G                     F#                     Bm
You’ll know my name before I go
Bm           A                       D                   E
Ooo~Ooo~ Ooo~Oooo~ Ooo~Ooo~ Woah~
G                     F#                   Bm
You’ll know my name before I go

[Verse 3]
Bm                     F#m                     Bm
Just one more thing before I go (go)
Em                     B7                     Em
Before the final curtains close (oh)
G                               A
There’s no telling what comes next
F7#                     Bm                     (A)
But these tired hands will show
G                     F#                     Bm
You’ll know my name before I go

[Verse 4]
Bm                     F#m           Bm
Just one more thing before the end (oh)
Em                               B7                     Em
No, time has never been a friend (oh)
G                                         A
To the dreamer, to the lover
F7#                     Bm           (A)
To the one who needs to win
E
Watch out cause here it comes
F#
I say when I am done

[Chorus]
G                               D
You thought you had me
A                     Bm                     (A)
You thought that I was done but
G D F#
I’m stronger up against the ropes
G D A Bm (A)
I am a fighter before this fight is over
G F# Bm
You’ll know my name before I go
Bm A D E
Ooo~Ooo~ Ooo~Oooo~ Ooo~Ooo~ Woah~
G F# Bm
You’ll know my name before I go
Bm A D E
Ooo~Ooo~ Ooo~Oooo~ Ooo~Ooo~ Woah~
G F#
You’ll know my name…

[Bridge]
(Bm) (F#m) (Bm)
Just one more thing before I go…

[Chorus]
G D
Yeah~! You thought you had me
A Bm (A)
You thought that I was done but
G D F#
I’m stronger up against the ropes
G D A Bm (A)
I am a fighter before this fight is over
G F# Bm
You’ll know my name before I go
Bm A D E
Ooo~Ooo~ Ooo~Oooo~ Ooo~Ooo~ Woah
G F#
You’ll know my name
Bm
Before I go

How to play Before I Go: key, chords and progression

Before I Go by Guy Sebastian is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 12 chords: Bm, F#, F#m, Em, B7, G, A, F7#, G#m, E, F#7 and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – A – Bm (VI – III – VII – i in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, E, Em, Dm, A7, F, G, Eb7, F#m, D (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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Before I Go chords: questions

What key is Before I Go in?

Before I Go by Guy Sebastian is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Before I Go?

Before I Go uses 12 chords: Bm, F#, F#m, Em, B7, G, A, F7#, G#m, E, F#7, D.

What is the chord progression of Before I Go?

The main progression is G – D – A – Bm (VI – III – VII – i).

Is Before I Go easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, E, Em, Dm, A7, F, G, Eb7, F#m, D (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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