Ella Fitzgerald - Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
[Opening]
[C]Please don’t talk a[E7]bout me when I’m [A7]gone
Oh honey, [D7]though our friendship [G7]ceases from now [C]on
And listen, if you can’t say [E7]anything real [A7]nice
It’s better [D7]not to talk at [G7]all is my [C]advice
[Closing]
We’re parting, [E7]you go your way I’ll go mine,
It’s [A7]best that we do
[D7]Here’s a kiss! I hope that this brings
[G7]lots of [C#]luck to [G7]you .
[C]Makes no difference [E7]how I carry [A7]on
Remember, [D7]Please don’t talk a[G7]bout me
When I’m [C]gone [F] [C] [G7]
[outro]
[F] [C] [G7] [C]
How to play Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Ella Fitzgerald - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone on guitar requires 7 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (5), A7 → D7 (4), and C → E7 (4). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - E7 chord transition.
1. C → E7 chord transition
To move from C to E7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
2. E7 → A7 chord transition
To move from E7 to A7;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
3. A7 → D7 chord transition
To move from A7 to D7;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
4. D7 → G7 chord transition
To move from D7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
5. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. G7 → C# chord transition
To move from G7 to C#;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 3.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
7. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
8. G7 → F chord transition
To move from G7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone.
- Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone includes 29 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → G7: 2%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → F: 5%