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Olivia Newton-John - Please Mr. Please Chords

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ChordsD, D7, A7, G, A, Em7, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

DD7A7D7GAD
IntheDcorneroftheD7bartherestandsaDjukeboxD7
WiththeDbestofcountryD7music,oldandEm7new
A7YoucanEm7hearyourfive A7selectionsforaEm7quarterA7
And Gsomebodyelse’ssongswhenyoursareA7through
IgotDgoodKentuckyD7whiskeyontheDcounterD7
AndmyDfriendsaroundtoD7helpmeeasetheGpain
Tillsomebuttonpushin’cowboyplaysthatDlovesong
AndEm7hereIamjustA7missingyou Dagain
PleaseMr.DPlease,don’tplayEm7B A7Seventeen
ItwasEm7oursong,itwasA7hissong,butit’sGover
PleaseMr.Please,ifyouEm7knowwhatIA7mean
Idon’tEm7everwannaA7hearthatsong Dagain
D7DmGA7D
IfIDhadadimeforD7everytimeIDheldyouD7
Thoughyou’reDfaraway,you’veD7beensoclosetoEm7me
A7IcouldEm7swearI’dbetheA7richestgirlinEm7Nashville
A7Maybe Em7eveninthestateof A7Tennessee
ButIDguessI’dbetterD7getmyself DtogetherD7
‘CausewhenyouDleft,youdidn’tD7leavetoomuch Gbehind
Justanotethatsaid“I’msorry”,byyourDpicture
AndaEm7songthat’sweighingA7heavyonmyDmind
PleaseMr.DPlease,don’tplayEm7B A7Seventeen
ItwasEm7oursong,itwasA7hissong,butit’sGover
PleaseMr.Please,ifyouEm7knowwhatIA7mean
Idon’tEm7everwannaA7hearthatsong DagainEm7ADD7
DmGAD
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ArtistOlivia Newton-John
AlbumHave You Never Been Mellow
GenresCountry, Pop
Year1975
KeyD
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Please Mr. Please on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Olivia Newton-John - Please Mr. Please on guitar requires 7 chords and 14 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 Mr. Please uses these transitions most often: Em7 → A7 (17), D → D7 (15), and A7 → Em7 (9). 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 D - D7 chord transition.

1. D → D7 chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

To move from D to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

D to D7

2. D7 → A7 chord transition

Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

To move from D7 to A7:

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

D7 to A7

3. D7 → G chord transition

Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from D7 to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

D7 to G

4. G → A chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from G to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

G to A

5. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. D7 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to Em7:

  1. While playing D7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

7. Em7 → A7 chord transition

Switching from Em7 to A7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.

8. A7 → G chord transition

To move from A7 to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

9. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

10. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

11. D → Em7 chord transition

Switching from D to Em7:

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

12. D7 → Dm chord transition

To move from D7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

14. Em7 → A chord transition

Switching from Em7 to A:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Please Mr. Please chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Please Mr. Please.

  • Please Mr. Please includes 89 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Please Mr. Please contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Please Mr. Please connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → D7: 1%
    • D → Em7: 0%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).
    • A7 → D: 41%
    • A7 → D7: 18%
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