The chords for "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths are typically played with a capo on the 2nd fret and use standard tuning (EADGBE). The main chords used throughout the song include:
- Cmaj7
- G
- Em
- Fmaj7
- Gsus4
- Am
- C9
- C/B (C over B bass note)
A common chord progression for the verse is:
Cmaj7 - G - C - G
Em
Fmaj7 - G - Gsus4 - G
Fmaj7 - G - C - G - Fmaj7
And the chorus includes:
Fmaj7 - G
Let me, let me, let me
G - Am - Fmaj7 - G
Let me get what I want this time
The song features a gentle fingerpicking or soft strumming pattern, often described as down, down, up, down, up per bar. The Fmaj7 chord sometimes involves a partial finger press on the lower strings, but no barre chords are required
. For a detailed tutorial with chord diagrams and strumming patterns, there are helpful videos and tabs available online that show the finger positions and playthroughs of the song
. This combination of chords and capo placement captures the melancholic yet hopeful tone of the song effectively.
