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Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love Chords

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ChordsA, D, E7, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

ADAD
DBye,bye,Alove,Dbyebye,Ahappiness
DHello,Aloneliness,IthinkI’mE7gonnaAcry
DBye,bye,Alove,Dbyebye,Asweetcaress
DHello,Aemptiness,IfeellikeE7IcouldAdie
Byebye,myE7love, Agoodbye
TheregoesmyE7babywithsomeoneAnew
ShesurelooksE7happy,IsureamAblue
ShewasmyDbaby,tillhesteppedE7in
GoodbyetoE7romancethatmighthaveAbeenA7
DBye,bye,Alove,Dbyebye,Ahappiness
DHello,Aloneliness,IthinkI’mE7gonnaAcry
DBye,bye,Alove,Dbyebye,Asweetcaress
DHello,Aemptiness,IfeellikeE7IcouldAdie
Byebye,myE7love, Agoodbye
AI’mthroughwithE7romance,I’mthroughwithAlove
I’mthroughwithE7countingthestars Aabove
Andhere’stheDreasonthatI’msoE7free
MylovingE7babyisthroughwithAmeA7
DBye,bye,Alove,Dbyebye,Ahappiness
DHello,Aloneliness,IthinkI’mE7gonnaAcry
DBye,bye,Alove,Dbyebye,Asweetcaress
DHello,Aemptiness,IfeellikeE7IcouldAdie
Byebye,myE7love, Agoodbye
ADADADADAA
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ArtistEverly Brothers
AlbumThe Everly Brothers
GenresCountry, Country Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock, Soul
Year1958
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

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

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

Switching from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the intro, played 23 times.

A to D

2. A → E7 chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to E7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 13 times.

A to E7

3. D → E7 chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

D to E7

4. A → A7 chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

Switching from A to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

A to A7

5. A7 → D chord transition

Switching from A7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

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%
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