The Beatles - Please Please Me

The chord chart for The Beatles - Please Please Me (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO) is in E, at 136 BPM, with 8 distinct chords over 1:55: Am7, Amaj7, B, B7, Bmaj7, C#m7, E, Emaj7. The track below follows the video — the highlighted chord is the one sounding now, and the next one appears before the change so you can get your hand ready.

KeyE

Tempo 136 BPM

Chord changes20

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This is the harmony as the analysis found it, sevenths and all. If you are just starting to play along, the simplified version uses triads only: 4 chords instead of 8.

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Emaj7

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Diatonic chords of E

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
E	F#m	G#m	A	B	C#m	D#°

Chord track

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
Am7	A C E G	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
Amaj7	A C# E G#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
B7	B D# F# A	root, major third, fifth, minor seventh
Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
C#m7	C# E G# B	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Emaj7	E G# B D#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:00	Emaj7	21.5s
2	0:21	Amaj7	5.6s
3	0:27	Emaj7	22.2s
4	0:49	Amaj7	7.0s
5	0:56	Emaj7	6.5s
6	1:03	Amaj7	2.2s
7	1:05	Bmaj7	3.5s
8	1:08	C#m7	1.3s
9	1:10	Amaj7	2.2s
10	1:12	B7	1.8s
11	1:14	Emaj7	1.3s
12	1:15	B7	2.2s
13	1:17	Emaj7	17.5s
14	1:35	Amaj7	6.1s
15	1:41	Emaj7	3.5s
16	1:44	B	0.9s
17	1:45	Emaj7	5.2s
18	1:50	B7	1.3s
19	1:52	Am7	3.2s
20	1:55	E	—