Chords of: How Do I Say Goodbye by: Dean Lewis. (Bb, Ab, Cm, Eb) 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.
“How Do I Say Goodbye” by Dean Lewis is in C Minor and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Ab, Cm, Eb.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Ebmaj7 → Cm → Bb → Ebmaj7 → Cm → Bb → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:39 | 24% |
| Eb | 0:26 | 16% |
| Ab | 0:20 | 12% |
| Cm | 0:19 | 11% |
| Cm7 | 0:17 | 10% |
| Eb6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Bb6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| Fm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Eb – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Ab – Cm – Ab – Cm – Bb – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Cm – Fm7 – Cm – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – C7 – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb/D – Cm7 – Ab/C – Cm – Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Eb6 – Gm7 – Ab/C – Cm – Fm7 – Cm – F – Bb – Eb/Bb – …
