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Billie Eilish - Listen Before You Go Ukulele Chords

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

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

[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.

[section 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
DifficultyIntermediate

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

Billie Eilish - Listen Before You Go on ukulele 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

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram

To move from F to E7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 2.
F to E7

2. E7 → Am7 chord transition

Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram

To move from E7 to Am7;

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.
E7 to Am7

3. Am7 → C7 chord transition

Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

To move from Am7 to C7;

  1. Place index finger on A string fret 1.
Am7 to C7

4. C7 → F chord transition

Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

To move from C7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
C7 to F

5. Am7 → F chord transition

To move from Am7 to F;

  1. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

6. Am7 → Dm chord transition

To move from Am7 to Dm;

  1. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

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 C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

8. G → G7 chord transition

To move from G to G7;

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

9. G7 → C7 chord transition

To move from G7 to C7;

  1. While playing G7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.

10. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

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 Ukulelearn.
  • Listen Before You Go contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Listen Before You Go connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Dm: 5%
    • F → E7: 1%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → Am7: 2%
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