Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram
[intro]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[chorus]
[D]Bye, bye, [A]love, [D]bye bye, [A]happiness
[D]Hello, [A]loneliness, I think I’m [E7]gonna [A]cry
[D]Bye, bye, [A]love, [D]bye bye, [A]sweet caress
[D]Hello, [A]emptiness, I feel like [E7]I could [A]die
Bye bye, my [E7]love, good[A]bye
[Opening]
There goes my [E7]baby with someone [A]new
She sure looks [E7]happy, I sure am [A]blue
She was my [D]baby, till he stepped [E7]in
Goodbye to [E7]romance that might have [A]been [A7]
[chorus]
[D]Bye, bye, [A]love, [D]bye bye, [A]happiness
[D]Hello, [A]loneliness, I think I’m [E7]gonna [A]cry
[D]Bye, bye, [A]love, [D]bye bye, [A]sweet caress
[D]Hello, [A]emptiness, I feel like [E7]I could [A]die
Bye bye, my [E7]love, good[A]bye
[Closing]
[A]I’m through with [E7]romance, I’m through with [A]love
I’m through with [E7]counting the stars a[A]bove
And here’s the [D]reason that I’m so [E7]free
My loving [E7]baby is through with [A]me [A7]
[chorus]
[D]Bye, bye, [A]love, [D]bye bye, [A]happiness
[D]Hello, [A]loneliness, I think I’m [E7]gonna [A]cry
[D]Bye, bye, [A]love, [D]bye bye, [A]sweet caress
[D]Hello, [A]emptiness, I feel like [E7]I could [A]die
Bye bye, my [E7]love, good[A]bye
[outro]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A]
How to play Bye Bye Love on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love 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.
Bye Bye Love uses these transitions most often: A → D (23), D → A (23), and E7 → A (15). 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 A - D chord transition.
1. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
2. A → E7 chord transition
To move from A to E7;
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
3. D → E7 chord transition
To move from D to E7;
- While playing D, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
4. A → A7 chord transition
To move from A to A7;
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
5. A7 → D chord transition
To move from A7 to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
Bye Bye Love chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Bye Bye Love.
- Bye Bye Love includes 80 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Bye Bye Love contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Bye Bye Love connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → E7: 4%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → A: 17%
- D → E7: 1%