LOVE ME DO
(THE BEATLES)
BEGINNER GUITAR LESSON
Original Tempo: 148bpm | Video Tempo: 60bpm
Learn how to play “Love Me Do” by The Beatles with this cheerful, beginner-friendly guitar lesson. It’s one of the easiest Beatles songs to start with—built from just a few open chords and a steady folk-style rhythm. In this lesson, you’ll get clear chord diagrams, an easy strumming pattern, and a chord guide with timestamps that matches the YouTube video tutorial. It’s perfect for practising smooth chord changes and keeping a relaxed down-up motion as you play along.
CHORDS
STRUMMING PATTERNS
STRUMMING PATTERN THROUGHOUT SONG
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CHORD GUIDE
INTRO 1 (0:00)
|G |C | (x3)
|G |G |
VERSE 1 (0:13)
G C
Love, love me do.
G C
You know I love you.
G C
I'll always be true, so...
CHORUS 1 (0:22)
C G
Please, love me do.
INTRO 2 (0:28)
|G |C | (X2)
Whoa, love me do
VERSE 2 (0:35)
G C
Love, love me do.
G C
You know I love you.
G C
I'll always be true, so...
CHORUS 2 (0:44)
C G
Please, love me do.
INTRO 3 (0:49)
|G |C |
Whoa,
|G |G |
Love me do
BRIDGE 1 (0:55)
D
Someone to love,
C G
somebody new.
D
Someone to love,
C G
Someone like you.
VERSE 3 (1:08)
G C
Love, love me do.
G C
You know I love you.
G C
I'll always be true, so...
CHORUS 3 (1:19)
C G
Please, love me do.
INTRO 4 (1:23)
|G |C |
Whoa,
|G |G |
Love me do
BRIDGE 2 - HARM. SOLO (1:30)
|D | % |C |G | (x2)
|G | % | % | % |
VERSE 4 (1:48)
G C
Love, love me do.
G C
You know I love you.
G C
I'll always be true, so...
CHORUS 4 (1:58)
C G
Please, love me do.
INTRO 5 (2:03)
|G |C |
Whoa,
|G |G |
Love me do
REPEAT G to C UNTIL FADE...
Copyright Disclaimer
This file is the authors work and represents my interpretation of the song. It is intended solely for private study, scholarship, or research. The chord charts and lesson sheets provided are simplified resources to support online learning. For official sheet music, I highly recommend purchasing from licensed publishers such as Hal Leonard or Musicnotes.