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Love Me Do - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio



SONG AUDIO

Song Form

SONG FORM:

   # of   Part
   meas.  Name

	(8)   INTRO (Guitar & Piano)
	(12)  VERSE 1 
	(12)  VERSE 2
	
	(8)   BRIDGE 1
	
	(12)  VERSE 1 
	(12)  VERSE SOLO (GUIT / KEYS)
	
	(8)   BRIDGE 2
	
	(12)  VERSE 1 

Song Lyrics and Chords

	LOVE ME DO
	Lennon/McCarney
	British Release - Oct. 5, 1962
	U.S. Release - April 27, 1964

	--------------
	Simpler set up
	--------------
	
	INTRO (Harmonica)
	| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / |
	| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
	
	VERSE 1
	| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / |
	| G / / / | C / / / | C / / / | C / / / | C - - - |
	
	CHORUS 1
	| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / |
	
	VERSE 2 (same as V1)
	CHORUS 2 (same as C1)
	
	BRIDGE 1
	| D / / / | D / / / | C / / / | G / / / |
	| D / / / | D / / / | C / / / | G / / / |
	
	VERSE 3
	CHORUS 3
	
	BRIDGE 2
	| D / / / | D / / / | C / / / | G / / / |
	| D / / / | D / / / | C / / / | G / / / |
	| G / / / | G / / / | G / / / | G - - - |
	
	VERSE 4
	
	CHORUS OUTRO
	| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / |
	| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / | G - - - |
	
	
	
	
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	More detailed set up including bass notes
	-----------------------------------------
	
	(8) INTRO (Harmonica)
	| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / |
	| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
	
	
	(9) VERSE 1
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	 Love,   love  me  do                  You
	 
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	 know      I  love you                 I'll
	 
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	  al  -   ways be true                  So
	  
	| C   /   C/G   /     |   C   /   C/G   / 
	plea  -    ee   ee        ee  -    -    -   |
	
	| C   N.C.  -    -    |
	ease..     Love  me        
	
	
	(4) CHORUS 1
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	  do  -   -                  oh - oh    -
	  
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	 Love me  do    - 
	 
	
	(9) VERSE 2
	(4) CHORUS 2
	
	(8) BRIDGE 1 (Vocal)
	| D   /   D/A   /     | D   /   D/A   /     |
	 Some -   one  to      love,
	
	| C   /   C/G   /     | G   /   G/D   /     |
	 some -   bo -  dy     new
	 
	| D   /   D/A   /     | D   /   D/A   /     |
	 Some -   one  to      love,
	
	| C   /   C/G   /     | G   D    G    -     |
	 some -   one like     you.
	
	
	(9) VERSE 3
	(4) CHORUS 3
	
	(9.5) BRIDGE 2 (Harmonica)
	| D   /   D/A   /     | D   /   D/A   /     |
	
	| C   /   C/G   /     | G   /   G/D   /     |
	 
	| D   /   D/A   /     | D   /   D/A   /     |
	
	| C   /   C/G   /     | G   D    |
	
	| G  G/D   G    /     | G  G/D   G  -  D    |


	(9) VERSE 4
	
	(9) CHORUS 4 & OUTRO
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	  do  -   -                  oh - oh    -
	  
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	 Love me  do    -           yeah         Love
	 
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	     me   do    -            oh - oh    -
	  
	| G   /   G/D   /     |   C   /   C/G   /   |
	 Love me  do    - 
	 
	| G   -    -    -     ||



Keyboards

INTRO Melody...could use in place of the Harmonica Intro

|: F / E / | D G G G :| (x3)
 
 (...then finish with)
|  G G G / | G G C B  |

Bass

Bass Tab
none for now

Guitar

GUITAR Tab
e|-5-------5---3---|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4
   
e|-3-------1---0---|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   

e|-5-------5---3---|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4
   
e|-3-------1---0---|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   

e|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---8---7---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4
   
e|-3---3---3---3---|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4 





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