Before You Go Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays444

Before You Go by Sarah Jaffe is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E 
     My heart pretends 
        A 
not to know how it ends 
          E 
yes, hello self-esteem 
         A 
we shall finally be free 

B         A  E 
Before you go 
B         A  E 
Before you go 
B         A  E 
Before you go 

 E 
It pains me to see 
         A 
let the weight anchor me 
       E 
let me hang in suspense 
       A 
let me cry on your fence 

B         A  E 
Before you go 
B         A  E 
Before you go 
B         A  E 
Before you go  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante