Written By
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Verse
E A E
e-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--
B-5-4-2-0-2-0--2--
G------------1---1 GG AA BB (Bar Chords or it won't sound right)
E A E
e-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--
B-5-4-2-0-2-0--2--
G------------1---1
D-----2-2--
A---------2
E-0-0------
Chorus
A F#m C#m A E A B E
e-----------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5---4-4-2-0-0-2----
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5---------------4-5
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------
Verse
Chorus
SOLO Before Middle
e-0-0-0-0
B-5-4-2-0
Middle
Bar Maj Bar Maj
A B E A E A B E A B
Verse
Chorus
Please Please Me oh yeah like I please you x3
E G C B E
From: hertzberg@netcad.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg
Please Please Me
(Lennon/McCartney)
Intro:
E
-|----------12--11--9--7--9--7--4----12--11--9--7--9--7--4--0------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------0------------
-|-----------9---8--6--4--6--4--1-----9---8--6--4--6--4--1--1------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------2------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------2------------
-|---/7--0---(bass only)------------------------------------0------------
Verse:
E A E G A B
-|--0----0-----0--0----0----0-----0--0--0-----3--5--7--------------------
-|--5----4-----2--0----2----0--------2--0-----3--5--7--------------------
-|--------------------------------1--2--1-----4--6--8--------------------
-|--------------------------------------------5--7--9--------------------
-|--------------------------------------------5--7--9--------------------
-|--------------------------------------------3--5--7--------------------
Last night I said these words to my girl
E A E
-|--0--0----0---0----0--0----0---0---0-----------------------------------
-|--5--4----2---0----2--0--------2---0-----------------------------------
-|---------------------------1---2---1-----------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------2--2----------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------2-------------
-|---------------------------------------------0--0----------------------
I know you ne - ver e - ven try girl
Chorus:
A F#m C#m A
Come on Come on Come on Come on
Come on Come on Come on Come on
E A B E (repeat intro riff)
Please please me oh yeah like I please you.
Verse 2:
You don't need me to show the way girl
Why do I always have to say girl
Repeat chorus
Middle:
A
I don't want to sound complaining
B E
But you know there's always rain in my heart
A
I do all the pleasing with you
B E
It's so hard to reason with you
A B E (repeat intro riff)
Oh yeah, why do you make me blue?
Third verse same as the first,
Repeat chorus, but second line of chorus is repeated three times, then :
Ending chords are:
E G C B E
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Tab Special Notations:
----0---- play the open string ('fret zero')
----5---- play fret five
----5~--- play fret five with vibrato
---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven
---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five
--8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach
the pitch of fret nine
--b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine,
unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight
----h7--- hammer-on to fret seven
----p5--- pull-off to fret five
---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret
three
---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five
How to play Written By
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.