CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Goodbye's (The Saddest Word), chord by chord.

Chords of: Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) by: Celine Dion. (Ab/Bb, B, E, A) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)”

“Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)” by Celine Dion is in E Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab/Bb, B, E, A.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Abm → C#m7 → A → E → B → C#m7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B0:4316%
E0:3915%
A0:3714%
C#m70:176%
C#0:145%
Eb0:104%
F#0:104%
F#m70:094%

Chord progression, in order

Gm6 – E – Abm – C#m7 – A – A6 – E – B – C#m7 – A – F#m – Ebdim – C#m7 – A – B/F# – A – Bm7 – E – B – F#m7 – A – E – B – E – A/E – E – C#m – Bm – F#/C# – B – B6 – Emaj7 – A – E – B/D# – C#m – D – A – B – A6 – E – B6 – C#m7 – A – F#m – B – C#m7 – F#/C# – …