Love Me Do

Coach tips

• ✦Love Me Do's main groove is G to C — practice switching between open G and open C smoothly, as this change happens on almost every lyric line throughout the song.
• ✦The bridge introduces a D chord before moving to C then G — the D-to-C switch is the trickiest transition in this song, so give it extra attention before playing through the full bridge.
• ✦For the 'So pleeeease...' line, hold the C chord for the long held syllable and then land cleanly on G for 'do' — the timing of that resolution is what gives Love Me Do its signature feel.
• ✦The strumming pattern for Love Me Do is a steady, driving down strum on beats 1 and 2, then a down-up on beat 3 — keep it consistent and rhythmic to capture the original shuffle-like feel of the song.