Before You Go Piano Notes and Chords (Lewis Capaldi)




Piano Notes for Before You Go (Lewis Capaldi)

[Eb] Bb Eb* F* F* F*~ Eb*~~~
|   I fell by the wayside

Bb Eb* F* F* G*~~ [Cm] ~
like everyone else

(Bb Eb* F*) (F* F* F*) (F* F* F*)
I hate you, I hate you, I hate you

(F* F* F* G*)   F* Eb* Eb* Eb*~~ [Ab] ~
but I was just kidding myself


Key Information

Key Signature: Three flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
Scale: Eb Major Scale (three black keys)
Eb Major Scale Notes: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D

The relative minor of Eb major is C minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
C minor Scale Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb

The enharmonic equivalent of Eb major is D# major (same notes but written or notated differently).
D# major Scale Notes: D#, E# (F), F## (G), G#, A#, B# (C), C## (D), D#

Tempo: 168 bpm
Time Signature: 12/8
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced


Before You Go Piano Chords

Notes of the Eb (E Flat) Major Scale:
Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb

Chords of the Eb (E Flat) Major Scale:
Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb, Cm and Ddm
(i.e., Eb major, F minor, G minor, Ab major, Bb major, C minor and D diminished)

Chords used for the song Before You Go are:
Eb, Cm, Ab, and Bb


How to Play Before You Go Piano Notes

Symbols Used in the Song

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Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
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Before You Go Piano Notes and Chords

Intro

Chords: Eb~ Eb~ Eb~


Verse 1

I fell by the wayside like everyone else
I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, but I was just kidding myself
Our every moment, I start to replace
‘Cause now that they’re gone, all I hear are the words that I needed to say


[Eb] Bb Eb* F* F* F*~ Eb*~~~
|   I fell by the wayside

Bb Eb* F* F* G*~~ [Cm] ~
like everyone else


(Bb Eb* F*) (F* F* F*) (F* F* F*)
I hate you, I hate you, I hate you

(F* F* F* G*)   F* Eb* Eb* Eb*~~ [Ab] ~
but I was just kidding myself


[Ab] Eb* Bb* Ab* G* F*~ Eb*~ [Ab] ~~
|   Our every moment,

Bb Eb* F* F* G*~ F*~ [Bb] ~~
I start to replace |

(Bb Eb* F* F* F* F* F*)
‘Cause now that they’re gone all I

[Bb] (F* F* F* F* F* G*) F* Eb* Eb* Eb*~~~
| hear were the words that I needed to say


Pre-Chorus

When you hurt under the surface
Like troubled water running cold
Well, time can heal, but this won’t

[Eb] ~ Bb~~ G~~ Bb~~ C*~~ Bb~~ F~~ Eb~~~
|   When you hurt under the surface

[Cm] ~ Bb~~ G~~ Bb~~ C*~~ Bb~~
| Like troubled water

F~~ Eb~ Ab~ [Ab] ~ G F G F~~
running cold |


Eb~ Eb Eb~ F Eb~
Well, time can heal

Ab~  G F G F~~~ [Bb]
but this won’t |


Chorus (1)

So before you go
Was there something
I could’ve said to make your heart beat better?
If only I’da known you had a storm to weather

[Eb] Eb~~~
| So,

Eb~~ Ab~~ G~~  [Bb] D~~~
before you | go~~

D~~ Ab~~ G~~ [Cm] D~
Was there some | thing

Eb Eb~ Eb D~ Eb Eb~
I could’ve said to make

Eb  Eb~~ Eb~~ Eb~~ *Bb~~
your heart beat better?

[Ab] D~ Eb Eb~ Eb Eb~ Eb Eb~
Eb Eb~~ F~~ G~~ F~~
| If only I’d have known you
had a storm to weather


Chorus (2)

So before you go
Was there something I could’ve said to make it all stop hurting?
It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless
So before you go


[Eb] Eb~~~
| So,

Eb~~ Bb~~ G~ F [Bb] G~ F~~~
before        you | go~~

D~~ Ab~~ G~~ [Cm] D~
Was there some| thing

Eb Eb~ Eb D~ Eb Eb~ Eb [Cm] Eb~~ Eb~~ Eb~~ *Bb~~
I could’ve said to make it all stop hurting?

[Ab] D~ Eb Eb~ Eb Eb~ Eb Eb~ Eb [Ab] Eb~~ F~~ G~~ F~~
| It kills me how your mind could make you feel so worthless

F~~ [Bb] ~ C D~~ Eb~~ Eb~~ [Eb]
So, |    before you | go


Verse 2

Was never the right time whenever you called
Went little by little by little until there was nothing at all
Our every moment, I start to replay
But all I can think about is seeing that look on your face

[Eb] *Bb Eb F F F~ Eb~ *Bb Eb F F G~~ [Cm] ~
|   Was never the right time whenever you called

*Bb   Eb F F   F F  F  F F
Went little by little by little

F F F G F Eb Eb Eb~~~ [Ab] ~~
until there was nothing at all

Eb Bb Ab G F~ Eb~ [Ab] ~~
Our every moment,

*Bb Eb F F G~ F~ [Bb] ~~
I start to replay

Eb F F F F F F F F F F G F Eb Eb Eb~~ [Eb] ~ Bb~~ G~~ Bb~~
But all I can think about is seeing that look on your face


Pre-Chorus

[Eb] ~ Bb~~ G~~ Bb~~ C*~~ Bb~~ F~~ Eb~~~
|   When you hurt under the surface

[Cm] ~ Bb~~ G~~ Bb~~ C*~~ Bb~~
| Like troubled water

F~~ Eb~ Ab~ [Ab] ~ G F G F~~
running cold |


Eb~ Eb Eb~ F Eb~
Well, time can heal

Ab~  G F G F~~~ [Bb]
but this won’t |


Chorus (1)

[Eb] Eb~~~
| So,

Eb~~ Ab~~ G~~  [Bb] D~~~
before you | go~~

D~~ Ab~~ G~~ [Cm] D~
Was there some | thing

Eb Eb~ Eb D~ Eb Eb~
I could’ve said to make

Eb  Eb~~ Eb~~ Eb~~ *Bb~~
your heart beat better?

[Ab] D~ Eb Eb~ Eb Eb~ Eb Eb~
Eb Eb~~ F~~ G~~ F~~
| If only I’d have known you
had a storm to weather


Chorus (2)

[Eb] Eb~~~
| So,

Eb~~ Bb~~ G~ F [Bb] G~ F~~~
before        you | go~~

D~~ Ab~~ G~~ [Cm] D~
Was there some| thing

Eb Eb~ Eb D~ Eb Eb~ Eb [Cm] Eb~~ Eb~~ Eb~~ *Bb~~
I could’ve said to make it all stop hurting?

[Ab] D~ Eb Eb~ Eb Eb~ Eb Eb~ Eb [Ab] Eb~~ F~~ G~~ F~~
| It kills me how your mind could make you feel so worthless

F~~ [Bb] ~ C D~~ Eb~~ Eb~~ [Eb]
So, |    before you | go


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