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About Do You Want to Know a Secret chords
Guitar chords, tabs and chord shapes for The Beatles — Do You Want to Know a Secret are on this page. The track is in B, 124 BPM, 1:57 long, released on the album Please Please Me (1963).
Chords used: E, G, B, F#m, A, C#m, Gm
The song's original key is B. If it does not suit your voice, move the chords a semitone up or down with the transpose buttons and take them from B to any key you like; the shapes are redrawn for the new key.
The song uses 7 different chords and counts as advanced on guitar; 4 of them need a barre (B, F#m, C#m, Gm).
Do You Want to Know a Secret ukulele chords
Ukulele shapes (G-C-E-A, fret string): E 1402 · G 0232 · B 4322 · F#m 2120 · A 2100 · C#m 110x · Gm 0231. Hard shape: B. Use the tuning selector on the page to switch the fretboard to ukulele. Easy songs to play on ukulele.
Repeated patterns: E (7 bars), F#m – B E (2 bars). Most frequent changes: F#m → B (10×), B → E (9×), E → G (5×), B → C#m (5×), E → F#m (4×).
The track runs 1:57. Entries: davul 0:15.
Tablarda ne var: Gitar: frets 1–4, 112 notes per minute; Bas Gitar: frets 1–15, 51 notes per minute; Davul: 355 hits per minute (hi-hat 414, bas davul 142, trampet 125).
Lyric mode: Practise Do You Want to Know a Secret in lyric mode with the original recording: the lyrics move word by word in sync with the chords above them; concert mode fills the screen so it can be read from a distance. If the key does not fit your voice, transpose it and loop any section.
The Beatles chords · Please Please Me album
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Chord map of Do You Want to Know a Secret
Where each progression sits in the recording. Times are from the track; use them to jump to a part and loop it.
| Time | Chords | Length |
|---|---|---|
| E · G · B · F#m | 14 bars | |
| E · F#m · B · A · C#m · Gm · G | 46 bars |
How to play Do You Want to Know a Secret by The Beatles
Start with the chords. Do You Want to Know a Secret uses 7 different chords; E is held longest — about 29% of the song — so it is the one to make comfortable first. 4 of them need a barre (B, F#m, C#m, Gm). If barres are new to you, read the barre guide.
Then the changes. The change that repeats most is F#m → B (10 times), followed by B → E (9 times). Drill that pair on its own before the song: the chords change roughly every 1.6 seconds (36 changes per minute), so each change needs to be ready in about a beat. See faster chord changes.
Strumming. At 124 BPM this is a fast song; a good starting pattern is D U D U D U D U (eighths, or the classic pop pattern in half time). Play along with the song and land your downstrokes on the kick drum. More in strumming patterns.
Practise with the page. Turn on lyric mode and loop the chorus; play the loop at a slower tempo until it is clean, then at full speed. The song is in B; if it sits wrong for your voice, use the transpose buttons — see transposing.
How to play the chords in Do You Want to Know a Secret
Finger numbers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Strings are named from the thickest (low E) to the thinnest (high E).
- E: middle finger on the 2nd fret of the A string; ring finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; index finger on the 1st fret of the G string; let the low E, B, high E strings ring open; strum all six strings.
- G: middle finger on the 3rd fret of the low E string; index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string; ring finger on the 3rd fret of the high E string; let the D, G, B strings ring open; strum all six strings.
- B: index finger flat across the A string through the high E string at the 2nd fret; middle finger on the 4th fret of the D string; ring finger on the 4th fret of the G string; pinky on the 4th fret of the B string; strum from the A string down.
- F#m: index finger flat across all six strings at the 2nd fret; middle finger on the 4th fret of the A string; ring finger on the 4th fret of the D string; strum all six strings.
- A: index finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the G string; ring finger on the 2nd fret of the B string; let the A, high E strings ring open; strum from the A string down.
- C#m: index finger flat across the A string through the high E string at the 4th fret; ring finger on the 6th fret of the D string; pinky on the 6th fret of the G string; middle finger on the 5th fret of the B string; strum from the A string down.
- Gm: index finger flat across all six strings at the 3rd fret; middle finger on the 5th fret of the A string; ring finger on the 5th fret of the D string; strum all six strings.
Easier substitutes
- Instead of B, try B7: an open shape that sits naturally in songs in E and A.
- Instead of F#m, try F#m7: keeps the same bass note with fewer fingers.
- Instead of C#m, try C#m7: a lighter grip that keeps the minor colour.
- Instead of Gm, try Gm7: fewer fingers, same bass note.
Swap one chord at a time and play along; if it still sounds right with the band, keep it.
Where this page's content comes from
Source: the audio on this page is played through the YouTube player from youtube.com/watch?v=uRQ7ecvU56k. Chords, tabs, drum notation and the timing of the lyrics were derived from that recording by automated analysis and reviewed by hand. The recording and the video belong to their publisher and rights holders; nothing is hosted or downloadable here. Lyrics are shown for learning and sing-along only. Rights holders can request removal from the contact page.