Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play Before You Go on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go on ukulele requires 4 chords and 6 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.
Before You Go uses these transitions most often: Bm → G (12), G → A (11), and A → D (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 D - Bm chord transition.
1. D → Bm chord transition
Switching from D to Bm:
- While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.
2. Bm → G chord transition
Switching from Bm to G:
- Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.
3. G → A chord transition
To move from G to A:
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.
4. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.
5. A → Bm chord transition
Switching from A to Bm:
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.
6. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
Before You Go chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Before You Go.
- Before You Go includes 52 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Before You Go contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Before You Go connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → Bm: 8%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → A: 17%
- D → Bm: 5%