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Maroon 5 - Beautiful Goodbye Chords

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ChordsG, D, Em, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

GDEmC
GIcounttheDwaysIletyouEmdownC
GAllmyfingersandDtoesbutI’mEmrunningoutC
GCleverDwordscan’thelpmeEmnowC
GIgripyouDtightbutyou’reEmslippingoutC
AndIGrememberyourDeyesweresoEmbrightC
WhenIfirstGmetyou,soinDlovethatEmnightC
AndnowI’mGkissingyourDtearsEmgoodnightC
AndIcan’tGtakeit,you’reevenDperfectwhenyouEmcryC
BeautifulGgoodbye,EmC
It’sdrippingfromyourGeyes,DEmC
YourbeautifulGgoodbye,EmC
It’sdrippingfromyourGeyesDEmC
GWhendidDtherainbecomeaEmstorm?C
GWhendidtheDcloudsbegintoform?EmC
GYeahDwegotknockedoutofEmcourseCbyanaturalforce
GAndwell,Dwe’llbeswimmingwhenEmit’sgoneC
AndIGrememberyourDeyesweresoEmbrightC
WhenIfirstGmetyou,soinDlovethatEmnightC
AndnowI’mGkissingyourDtearsEmgoodnightC
AndIcan’tGtakeit,you’reevenDperfectwhenyouEmcryC
Beautiful Ggoodbye, Embye,Cbye
It’sdrippingfromyourGeyes,DEmC
YourbeautifulGgoodbye,EmC
It’sdrippingfromyourGeyes,DohEmyeah
DAllthepainyoutrytoEmhide
ShowsthroughCyourmascaraGlines,
AstheyDstreamdownfromyourEmeyesC
DAndletthemgo,letthemEmfly
HoldingCbackwon’tturnbackGtime
DBelieveme,I’veEmtriedC
YourGeyesweresoDbrightEmC
AndIrememberGyoureyesDweresobrightEmC
AndIGrememberyoureyesDweresoEmbrightC
WhenIfirstGmetyou,howinloveDwerewethatnightEmC
AndnowI’mGkissingDyourEmtearsCgoodnight
AndIcan’ttakeit,you’reGevenDperfectEmwhenCyoucry
BeautifulGgoodbye,Dbye,EmbyeC
It’sdrippingfromyourGeyes,DEmC
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ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumOverexposed
GenresPop, R&B
Year2012
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play Beautiful Goodbye on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - Beautiful Goodbye on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.

Beautiful Goodbye uses these transitions most often: D → Em (37), Em → C (37), and G → D (35). 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 G - D chord transition.

1. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 35 times.

G to D

2. D → Em chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 37 times.

D to Em

3. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 37 times.

Em to C

4. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 34 times.

C to G

5. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Beautiful Goodbye chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Beautiful Goodbye.

  • Beautiful Goodbye includes 145 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Beautiful Goodbye contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Beautiful Goodbye connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
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