CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Please Forgive Me, chord by chord.

Chords of: Please Forgive Me by: Bryan Adams. (B, E, A, D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Please Forgive Me”

“Please Forgive Me” by Bryan Adams is in D Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E, A, D.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 5:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → E → F#m7 → Dmaj7 → A → E → F#m → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:2324%
A1:2123%
D0:4714%
F#m0:288%
B0:196%
F#m70:154%
F#0:123%
C#70:072%

Chord progression, in order

A – D – D6 – E7 – A – E – F#m – Bm – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A/E – E – D/E – A – D/A – A – E – A/E – E – F#m – D/F# – F#m7 – C#m – D – A – E6 – E – A – D/A – A – C# – F#m – Abm – F#m – C#7 – A – D/A – A – E – A – F#m7 – A – D – E – A – F#m – A – D – …