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Please Me Like You Want To by Ben Harper
Please Me Like You Want To
Tuning: Standard
Intro and Chorus
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---6h7p6-------4h5p4-----------------6h7p6--|
A|---7-----7\5-5-5----5--4-4-4h5/6/7---7----7-|
E|-0--------------------5------------0--------|
Verses
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---6h7p6------------------------------------|
A|---7----7\5---0---4h5p4---4---4h5p4---4-----|
E|-0----------2---5-------5---5~------5-------|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-2/4-5-4/7\5-4---4-5/7\5---4-5/7\5----|
E|---------------------5---------5---------5--|
Slide to 7th fret 1st string at the end of the second repetition
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Structure
Intro 2x
Verse 8x
Chorus 5x
Solo 2x
Verse 10x
Chorus 7x
Lyrics:
Don't do me any favors
matter of fact why don't you
do yourself a few
your presence ain't nobody's blessing
I've got plenty of other things
I could do
oh no, not another excuse
your tired silly games
for me are just no use
and now it's plain for me to see
you're with somebody
that you don't wanna be
so won't you
please please me like you want to
not like you have to
or won't you just go on and leave me
leaving me is the least that you could do
you could have spared me
so much misery
and told me you just wanted
a friend
believe me there is a difference
when you mean it
and when you pretend
or was I just your habit
cause I know a habit
is a hard thing to break
but won't you spare me
a little mercy
there's only so much
so much that I can take
so won't you
please please me like you want to
not like you have to
or won't you just go on and leave me
leaving me is the least that you could do
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version 2
Tuning: D,a,d,g,b,e
Please rate it, its my first tab
By Joe W. Age 15:
Intro: (0 - 13s)
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|(x2)
g----------------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4-------2h3p2-------------------4h5p4------|
a-----5-----5\3-3-3-----3p0---222h3h4/5---5-----5----|
D--0------------------------5-----------0---------0--|
Verses:(14 - 1m10s)
e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------| (x8)
g--------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4----------------------------------|
a-----5-----5\3-----------3p2-----2h3p2------|
E--0-------------0h2-5-5-5----5-5-------5----|
Chorus: (1m10s - 1m45s)
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|(x5)
g----------------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4-------2h3p2-------------------4h5p4------|
a-----5-----5\3-3-3-----3p0---222h3h4/5---5-----5----|
D--0------------------------5-----------0---------0--|
Solo Bit: (1m45s - 2m)
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|(x2)
g----------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------|
a--3/5-5-3p2-3p2-3/5-3p2---2h3/5-3p2---2h3/5-3p2-----|
D------------------------5-----------5-----------5---|
Verses: (1m45s - 2m48s) - Played Under Solo
e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------| (x8)
g--------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4----------------------------------|
a-----5-----5\3------------3p2-----2h3p2-----|
E--0-------------0h2-5-5--5----5-5-------5---|
On The 9th Time You Play The Verse Rhythm It Goes Like This:
(2m48s - 2m56s)
e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------| (x1)
g--------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4----------------------------------|
a-----5-----5\3------------2h3p2--2--2h3p2---|
E--0-------------0h2-5-5--5------5-5-------5-|
Verse: (2m56s - 3m09s)
e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------| (x2)
g--------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4----------------------------------|
a-----5-----5\3------------3p2-----2h3p2-----|
E--0-------------0h2-5-5--5----5-5-------5---|
Chorus: (3m09s - 4m53s)- Played Under 2nd Solo
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|(x6)
g----------------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4-------2h3p2-------------------4h5p4------|
a-----5-----5\3-3-3-----3p0---222h3h4/5---5-----5----|
D--0------------------------5-----------0---------0--|
Solo Part 2: (3m51s - 4m35s) - There Are Long Pauses Between Each Part
e--------------x-x-x-~~~-----------------------x-x-x-~~~------|
b--------------3-3-3-~~~-----------------------3-3-3-~~~------|
g--------------2-2-2-~~~-----------------------2-2-2-~~~------|
d--------------0-0-0-~~~--5bup3-5/7-5/3-3~~~---0-0-0-~~~------|
a--3h5-5~~~----x-x-x-~~~-----------------------x-x-x-~~~------|
D--------------x-x-x-~~~-----------------------x-x-x-~~~------|
Final Outro: (4m47s - 4m53s)
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------|
a----------3-5----0-3-5-3-5~~~-----------------------|
D--0-3-5-3-------------------------------------------|
Symbols Used In This Tab:
h = Hammer
p = Pull Off
/ = Slide Up
\ = Slide Down
Bup = Pull Off Whilst Bent Up
~~~ = Vibrate The Note
Lyrics:
Don't do me any favors
matter of fact why don't you
do yourself a few
your presence ain't nobody's blessing
I've got plenty of other things
I could do
oh no, not another excuse
your tired silly games
for me are just no use
and now it's plain for me to see
you're with somebody
that you don't want to be
so won't you
please please me like you want to
not like you have to
or won't you just go on and leave me
leaving me is the least that you could do
you could have spared me
so much misery
and told me you just wanted
a friend
believe me there is a difference
when you mean it
and when you pretend
or was I just your habit
cause I know a habit
is a hard thing to break
but won't you spare me
a little mercy
there's only so much
so much that I can take
so won't you
please please me like you want to
not like you have to
or won't you just go on and leave me
leaving me is the least that you could do
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version 3
Drop D tuning.
Intro:
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|(x2)
g--------------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4-------2h3p2----------------4h5p4-------|
a-----5-----5--3--3-----3---222-33-5---5-----5-----|
D--0----------------------5----------0-------------|
Verses:
e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4----------------------------------|
a-----5-----5--3---------3p2-----2-3p2-------|
E--0-------------0h2-5-5-----5-5-------5-----|
Chorus:
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------|
d-----4h5p4-------2h3p2----------------4h5p4-------|
a-----5-----5--3--3-----3---222-33-5---5-----5-----|
D--0----------------------5----------0-------------|
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version 4
h = hammer on
p = pick off
/ = slide
Intro:
E D A (D) (D#) E
d:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
F:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
C:|---------6-h7-p6-------------4-h5-p4---------------------------------6-h7-p6----:||(x2)
G:|-----------------7----5--------------5-------4-4-4-h5---/6----7--------------7---||
D:|--0---------------------------------------5------------------------0-------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 1 & 2:
E D A (D) (A) (D) (A)
d:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
F:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
C:|---------6-h7-p6----------------------------------------------------------------:||(x8)
G:|-----------------7----5--------------0----0-------5-p4-------------4-h5-p4-------||
D:|--0------------------------0---h2------------------------5----5--------------5---||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1a) Don't do me a----ny fa---vors
1b)Mat'rfact why don't u do yourself a few
1c) Your presence it ain't nobody's blessing I've got
1d) plenty of other things that I could do
2a) Ohhhh no, not another excuse Your
2b) tired, silly games for me are just no use
2c) And now it's plain for me to see That
2d) you're with somebody that you don't want to be. (So won’t you...)
Chorus 1: (as per intro)
E D A (D) (D#) E
d:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
F:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
C:|---------6-h7-p6-------------4-h5-p4---------------------------------6-h7-p6----:||(x5)
G:|-----------------7----5--------------5-------4-4-4-h5---/6----7--------------7---||
D:|--0---------------------------------------5------------------------0-------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1) Please, please me like you w----a----n----t to.
2) Not, not like you have to.
3) Orrrrr just go on and leave me. You know...
4) Leaving me is the least that you could do. You know...
5) Leaving me is the least that you could do.
Solo: (general interprataion)
d:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
F:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
C:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------:||(x2)
G:|--5---/7----7-------4-h5p4-h5p4-h5p4-0--------4-h5p4-5p4-0---------4-h5p4-h5-5---||
D:|-(0)-----------------------------------—-----------------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bridge: (Play verse riff - no vocals)
E D A (D) (A) (D) (A)
d:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
F:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
C:|---------6-h7-p6----------------------------------------------------------------:||(x2)
G:|-----------------7----5--------------0----0-------5-p4-------------4-h5-p4-------||
D:|--0------------------------0---h2------------------------5----5--------------5---||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 3 & 4:
E D A (D) (A) (D) (A)
d:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
F:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
C:|---------6-h7-p6----------------------------------------------------------------:||(x8)
G:|-----------------7----5--------------0----0-------5-p4-------------4-h5-p4-------||
D:|--0------------------------0---h2------------------------5----5--------------5---||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
3a) You could've spared me so much mis-ery And
3b) told me you just want-ed a friend Cause
3c) believe me there is a difference From when
3d) you mean it and when yo---u pre--tend
4a) Orrrrrr, was I just your ha---bit? Cause I
4b) know a habit it’s a hard thing to break
4c) But won't you spare me a little mercy? There's only
4d) so much that I can take. (So won't you...)
Chorus 2: (as per intro w/extra pass)
E D A (D) (D#) E
d:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
F:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
C:|---------6-h7-p6-------------4-h5-p4---------------------------------6-h7-p6----:||(x6)
G:|-----------------7----5--------------5-------4-4-4-h5---/6----7--------------7---||
D:|--0---------------------------------------5------------------------0-------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1) Please, please me like you w----a----n----t to.
2) Not, not like you have to.
3) Orrrrr won't you just go and l---e---a--v--e me. You know...
4) Leaving me is the least that you could do.
5) Leaving me is the least that you could do. (I) said...
6) Leaving me is the l--e--a--s--t that you can do.
Outro: (same as chorus/intro)
E D A (D) (D#) E
d:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
F:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
C:|---------6-h7-p6-------------4-h5-p4---------------------------------6-h7-p6----:||(x?)
G:|-----------------7----5--------------5-------4-4-4-h5---/6----7--------------7---||
D:|--0---------------------------------------5------------------------0-------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(Just play this to fade - Ben adlibs/freestyles over 1st measure every now and then)
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