How to practice Before You Go with play-along tracks?

Use the play-along backing track above to practice Before You Go in the key of B. Listen to the audio with bass, piano, and drums, start by playing the melody, then practice improvisation and soloing over the chord changes.

What scales to use for soloing over Before You Go?

For soloing over Before You Go, recommended scales include: bebop, bebop major. Use arpeggio patterns over each chord to create melodic lines that follow the harmony of this jazz tune.

Who composed Before You Go?

Before You Go was composed by George benson in 1979. It is a swing standard in 4/4 time. The original key is C; this page shows it transposed to B.

What key is Before You Go in?

The original key of Before You Go is C. The form is AB with 19 bars. This page shows the chart transposed to B.

What scales work for improvising over Before You Go?

Recommended scales for Before You Go in B: bebop, bebop major. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays, with context-aware analysis (e.g., Phrygian Dominant over secondary dominants).

How does the interactive backing track work?

The backing track plays with realistic walking bass, drum patterns, and voice-led chord voicings. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays. You can limit the fretboard zone for close-proximity voicings, toggle a reference melody, loop any section, and choose between multiple sound presets. Works for guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, and 7 more instruments.

Can I edit the chord chart?

Yes. You can modify the structure, chords, and arrangement of any standard to match your preferred version or create your own reharmonization.

Before You Go in B

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BPM: 120

Chord Diagrams — Before You Go in B (Guitar)

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Before You Go in B

Key of B

B major mixes barre and open elements. The B chord itself is a barre at fret 2, but E and A are comfortable open chords forming the IV and V. The open B string rings as the root, allowing creative drone-based arrangements. B is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open B string rings as the root and the open E strings provide the 4th — useful for sus4 voicings and drone effects. This key mixes open and barre shapes, making it a good intermediate challenge that builds fretboard fluency.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to G# (descending minor third), G# to B (ascending minor third), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to D# (ascending tritone), D# to D (descending half step), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to G# (ascending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from G# to C# by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

B major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, B Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 19 bars · Form: AB

Chords: C♯m7, F♯7, B, G♯m7, B7, Em7, A7, D♯m7, Dm7, G7, G♯7.

Scales for Improvisation B bebop, B bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of B