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Did You Know? Love Me Do was the Beatles first single and was written before they even existed as a band. Paul wrote most of it while skipping school age 16 with John adding the middle 8. The original recording features Pete Best the football player on drums.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Belt
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Belt (White Belt when played with 'The Bouncer' Rhythm
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Belt (White Belt when played with Django chords only)
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White Pick Level
The Beatles, Love Me Do Chords
Chords:
Django G Chord
Django D Chord
Django C Chord
Key: G
Tempo: 147 bpm
Strumming:
"The Bouncer":
|D D U D D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
"3 Strum":
|D D D |
See Yellow Belt Version For 'The Everyman' Rhythm
Intro -
|G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
Verse -
||G - - - |C - - - || x3
|C - - - |C - - - |C (stop)|
(G)Love, love me (C)do
You (G)know I love (C)you
I'll (G)always be (Cx4)true
So pleeeeeease...
Chorus -
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
Love me (G)do
(C) oh, (G)love me do (C)
Verse
Chorus
Middle 8 -
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - (stop)|
(Dx2)Someone to love
(C)Somebody (G)new
(Dx2)Someone to love
(C)Someone like (G)you
Verse
Chorus
Harmonica Solo -
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G (stop)|
Verse
Chorus (fade out)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Yellow Pick Level
The Beatles, Love Me Do Chords
Chords:
Open G Chord
Open D Chord
Django C Chord (dC)
Key: G
Tempo: 147 bpm
Strumming:
"The Bouncer":
|D D U D D U |
"The Everyman":
|D D U U D U |
(Alternate above 2 rhythms)
"1 Strum":
|D |
"3 Strum":
|D D D |
Intro -
|G - - - |dC - - - |G - - - |dC - - - |
|G - - - |dC - - - |dC - - - |dC - - - |
(Bouncer/Everyman)x4
Verse -
||G - - - |dC - - - || x3
|dC - - - |dC - - - |dC (stop)|
(Bouncer/Everyman)x4 (1 Strum)
(G)Love, love me (dC)do
You (G)know I love (dC)you
I'll (G)always be (dCx4)true
So pleeeeeease...
Chorus -
||G - - - |dC - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Everyman) x2
Love me (G)do
(dC) oh, (G)love me do (dC)
Verse
Chorus
Middle 8 -
|D - - - |D - - - |dC - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |dC - - - |G - - (stop)|
(Bouncer/Everyman) x3 (Bouncer/3 Strum)
(Dx2)Someone to love
(dC)Somebody (G)new
(Dx2)Someone to love
(dC)Someone like (G)you
Verse
Chorus
Harmonica Solo -
|D - - - |D - - - |dC - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |dC - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G (stop) |
(Bouncer/Everyman)x5 (Bouncer/1 Stop)
Verse
Chorus (fade out)
Final Chord Strum: G
Orange Pick Level
The Beatles, Love Me Do Chords
Chords:
Open G Chord
Open D Chord
Open C Chord
Key: G
Tempo: 147 bpm
Strumming:
"The Bouncer":
|D D U D D U |
"The Everyman":
|D D U U D U |
(Alternate above 2 rhythms)
"1 Strum":
|D |
"3 Strum":
|D D D |
Intro -
|G - - - |C - - - |G - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
(Bouncer/Everyman)x4
Verse -
||G - - - |C - - - || x3
|dC - - - |C - - - |C (stop)|
(Bouncer/Everyman)x4 (1 Strum)
(G)Love, love me (C)do
You (G)know I love (C)you
I'll (G)always be (Cx4)true
So pleeeeeease...
Chorus -
||G - - - |C - - - || x2
(Bouncer/Everyman) x2
Love me (G)do
(C) oh, (G)love me do (C)
Verse
Chorus
Middle 8 -
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - (stop)|
(Bouncer/Everyman) x3 (Bouncer/3 Strum)
(Dx2)Someone to love
(C)Somebody
(G)new
(Dx2)Someone to love
(C)Someone like
(G)you
Verse
Chorus
Harmonica Solo -
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |C - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G (stop) |
(Bouncer/Everyman)x5 (Bouncer/1 Stop)
Verse
Chorus (fade out)
Final Chord Strum: G
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