Please Do Not Lean
Learn how to play Please Do Not Lean by Daniel Caesar with a complete chord chart, highlighted chords and a layout optimized for mobile.
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Afinação: E A D GTecla: FmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Please Do Not Lean by Daniel Caesar and BADBADNOTGOOD
Tabbed by James Leong
4/4
64bpm
[Verse 1]
8 bar rest
[Chorus 1]
. .
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-1---3---2-2/14\-|---------4-------|-1---3---2-------|------4-3-2------|
B|-----------------|-3---------2-----|-------------4-3-|-2---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q S S E H Q Q Q. S S Q. S S H
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------6---------|-----------------|-------x-6-5-4---|
A|-----------------|-/5-------4------|-------------6-5-|-4---------------|
E|-1---3---2-------|-----------------|-1---3---2-------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q E Q. Q. E H Q Q Q. S S Q S S S S H
[Verse 2]
8 bar rest
[Chorus 2]
. .
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-1---3---2-2/14\-|---------4-------|-1---3---2-------|------4-3-2------|
B|-----------------|-3---------2-----|-------------4-3-|-2---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q S S E H Q Q Q. S S Q. S S H
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------6---------|-----------------|-------x-6-5-4---|
A|-----------------|-/5-------4------|-------------6-5-|-4---------------|
E|-1---3---2-------|-----------------|-1---3---2-------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q E Q. Q. E H Q Q Q. S S Q S S S S H
[Interlude]
4 bar rest
[Verse 3]
4 bar rest
. . . . .
G|----------3-------3---|-----------------------|---------------------|------------3--x-3-------|
D|--------3---3---3---3-|-----------------------|---------------------|----------3--------3-----|
A|-1-1----------1-------|-------------------6-5-|-3-3-------------3-x-|-1-1----1------------1---|
E|----------------------|-4-4----3h4-4--4-4-----|-------0-1-2-3-3-----|-----------------------1-|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
E E. S S S S Q S S S E E. S S S E. E S S S E Q S E S S E S S S E E. S S S E. S S S S S
[Outro]
. .
G|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------------|------------6--6---6-----|-------------------3-|-4-4---4---------|
A|-1-1------1-4-1-1-4-1-|----------6------6---6---|-3-3------3-3--4-6---|---------4-------|
E|--------1-------------|-4-4----4--------------4-|--------3------------|-----------2-----|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E E. S S S S Q S S S E E. S S S E. S S S S S E E. S S S E. E E S E Q S S H
. . . . . .
G|----------3-------3---|----------------------|---------------------|------------3----3-------|
D|--------3---3---3---3-|----------------------|---------------------|----------3---3----3-----|
A|-1-1----------1-------|------------------6-5-|-3-3-------------3-x-|-1-1----1------------1---|
E|----------------------|-4-4----3h4-4---------|-------0-1-2-3-3-----|-----------------------1-|
B|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
E E. S S S S Q S S S E E. S S S E. E. S S E Q S E S S E S S S E E. S S S S E. S S S S S
.
G|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------------|------------6--6---6-----|-------------------3-|-4-4---4---------|
A|-1-1------1-4-1-1-4-1-|----------6------6---6---|-3-3------3-3--4-6---|---------4-------|
E|--------1-------------|-4-4----4--------------4-|--------3------------|-----------2-----|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E E. S S S S Q S S S E E. S S S E. S S S S S E E. S S S E. E E S E Q S S H
. . . . . . .
G|----------3-------3---|-----------------------|---------------------|------------3----3-------|
D|--------3---3---3---3-|-----------------------|---------------------|----------3---3----3-----|
A|-1-1----------1-------|-------------------6-5-|-3-3-------------3-x-|-1-1----1------------1---|
E|----------------------|-4-4----3h4-4--4-4-----|-------0-1-2-3-3-----|-----------------------1-|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
E E. S S S S Q S S S E E. S S S E. E S S S E Q S E S S E S S S E E. S S S S E. S S S S
.
G|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------------|------------6--6---6-----|-------------------3-|-4-4---4---------|
A|-1-1------1-4-1-1-4-1-|----------6------6---6---|-3-3------3-3--4-6---|---------4-------|
E|--------1-------------|-4-4----4--------------4-|--------3------------|-----------2-----|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E E. S S S S Q S S S E E. S S S E. S S S S S E E. S S S E. E E S E Q S S H
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H - half note/minim
Q. - 3/8 note/dotted crotchet
Q - quarter note/crotchet
E. - 3/16 note/dotted quaver
E - eighth note/quaver
S - sixteenth note/semi-quaver
. - staccato
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
x - ghost note
h - hammer-on
Timings without a note above indicate a rest.
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How to play Please Do Not Lean
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.