Maroon 5 - Goodnight Goodnight Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
[Opening]
[Bm]You left me hanging from a thread, we once were from together
[G]I lick my wounds but I can never see them getting better
[D]Something’s gotta change, [A]things cannot stay the same
[verse 2]
[Bm]Her hair was pressed against her face, her eyes were ran with anger
[G]Enraged by things unsaid and empty beds and bad behaviour
[D]Something gotta change, it [A]must be rearranged, oh
[chorus]
I’m [D]sorry, I did not mean, to [Em]hurt my little girl
Let’s be [F#m]honest, I cannot carry, the [Em]weight of a heavy world
So good[G]night, good[F#m]night, good[Em]night, good[D]night
Good[G]night, good[F#m]night, good[Em]night, good[D]night
[A]Goodnight, hope that things work out all [Bm]right, yeh
Whoa, oh [G]
[verse 3]
[Bm]The room was silent as we all tried so hard to remember
[G]The way it feels to be alive, the day that he first met her
[D]Something’s gotta change, [A]things cannot stay the same
[verse 4]
[Bm]You make me think of someone wonderful but I can’t place her
[G]I wake up every morning wishing one more time to face her
[D]Something’s gotta change, it [A]must be rearranged, oh
[verse 5]
I’m [D]sorry, I did not mean, yo [Em]hurt my little girl
Let’s [F#m]be honest, I cannot carry, yhe [Em]weight of a heavy world
So good[G]night, good[F#m]night, good[Em]night, good[D]night
Good[G]night, good[F#m]night, good[Em]night, good[D]night
[A]Goodnight, hope that things work out all [F#m]right
[Closing]
So much to love, so much to learn, but I [D]won’t be there to teach you, oh
[F#m]I know I can be closed, but I [Bm]try my best to reach you
[chorus]
I’m [D]sorry, I did not mean, to [Em]hurt my little girl
Let’s be [F#m]honest, I cannot carry, the [Em]weight of a heavy world
So good[G]night, good[F#m]night, good[Em]night, good[D]night
Good[G]night, good[F#m]night, good[Em]night, good[D]night
Good[G]night, good[F#m]night, good[Em]night, good[D]night
[A]Goodnight, hope that things work out all [D]right, yeh
Whoa, oh…
How to play Goodnight Goodnight on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Maroon 5 - Goodnight Goodnight on guitar requires 6 chords and 12 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.
Goodnight Goodnight uses these transitions most often: F#m → Em (10), D → A (7), and Em → D (7). 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 Bm - G chord transition.
1. Bm → G chord transition
To move from Bm to G;
- While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
3. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
4. A → Bm chord transition
To move from A to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
5. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
6. Em → F#m chord transition
To move from Em to F#m;
- While playing Em, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Place index finger on E string fret 2.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
7. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
8. G → F#m chord transition
To move from G to F#m;
- While playing G, lift your middle finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
9. A → F#m chord transition
To move from A to F#m;
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
10. F#m → D chord transition
To move from F#m to D;
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to B string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
11. F#m → Bm chord transition
To move from F#m to Bm;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Slide your pinky from D string fret 4 to G string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on B string fret 3.
12. Bm → D chord transition
To move from Bm to D;
- While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 3.
Goodnight Goodnight chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Goodnight Goodnight.
- Goodnight Goodnight includes 65 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Goodnight Goodnight contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Goodnight Goodnight 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 → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%
After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).- Em → G: 18%
- Em → D: 17%