The Beatles – Goodbye (Guitar Intro)
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Song: Goodbye (Home demo)
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Paul McCartney
Album: Abbey Road (Super Deluxe Edition)
Tabbed by DJ 12th Jan 2026
Hear Paul's demo here...
For Mary Hopkin's version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRhBnotMkyA
CAPO: 4th fret
(Song will then sound in the recorded key of E)
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
C = x32013 Am = x02210 G7 = 320001
C/G = 3x2013 Am/E = xx2210 G/B = x20003
Fm6 = xx3131 F = 133211 G7/F = xx3003
Em = 022000 Dm = xx0231 G/D = xx0003
Em/B = x22000 G = 320003 G/A = x00003
Am7/G = 302010
N.C. = No chords
Emphasise the bass note of each chord
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro] e|--5--3\-1-------------------| B|--7--5\-3--5---3\-1--0--0---| G|-----------5---4\-2--0--0---| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| C C/G C C/G | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
C C/G C C/G Em/B Em Please, ...don't wake me up too late, Am Am/E Am F Dm G C/G G To - mor - row comes and I will not be late, C C/G C C/G Em Am Late ...to - day when it be - comes to - morrow, F G C G7 I ...will leave and go a - way
[Chorus]
G G/B G7/F G/D Good - bye! (Good - bye!) G G/B G7/F G/D G G/B Good - bye! (Good - bye!) Good - bye! G7/F G/D G7/F G/D G7/F G/D G G/A G/B Good - bye, my love, good - bye!
[Verse 2]
C C/G C C/G Em/B Em Songs ...that lingered on my lips, Am Am/E Am F Dm G C/G G Ex - cite me now and linger on my mind, C C/G C C/G Em Leave ...your flowers at my door, Am Am/E Am F G C G7 I need them for ...the one who waits be - hind
[Chorus]
G G/B G7/F G/D Good - bye! (Good - bye!) G G/B G7/F G/D G G/B Good - bye! (Good - bye!) Good - bye! G7/F G/D G7/F G/D G7/F G/D G G/A G/B Good - bye, my love, good - bye!
[Verse 3 - Scat]
C C/G C C/G Em/B Em Bah, ...pah- ta, dah, da - da, dah! Am Am/E Am F Ba- bah, pa - pah, bah, bam -bam! Dm G C/G G Bam - bam, bam! C C/G C C/G Em/B Em Bah, ...pah - ta, dah, da - da, dah! Am Am/E Am Ba - bah, bam - pah! F G C G7 Bam - bam, bam - bam, bam!
[Chorus]
G G/B G7/F G/D Good - bye! (Good - bye!) G G/B G7/F G/D G G/B Good - bye! (Good - bye!) Good - bye! G7/F G/D G7/F G/D G7/F G/D G G/A G/B Good - bye, my love, good - bye!
[Verse 4]
C C/G C C/G Em/B Em Far------ a - way my lover sings... Am Am/E Am F Dm G C/G G A lone - ly song and calls me to his side, C C/G C C/G Em/B Em When---- a song of lonely drums... Am F G C G7 In - vites me on, I must be by his side
[Chorus]
G G/B G7/F G/D Good - bye! (Good - bye!) G G/B G7/F G/D G G/B Good - bye! (Good - bye!) Good - bye! G7/F G/D G7/F G/D G7/F G/D G G/A G/B Good - bye, my love, good - bye!
[Coda]
C Em Am Am7/G F Fm6 N.C. C Good----------bye, eye-hi-a-hi-----! Bye, bye!
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For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below five of the diagrams
C C/G Fm6 Am/E G7/F
<2 of 17> <12 of 18> <3 of 20> <5 of 23> <6 of 30>
The remaining chord boxes can be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting.
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