CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Please Be Happy, chord by chord.

Chords of: Please Be Happy by: Lim Young Woong. (C, F, G, Am) 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 Be Happy”

“Please Be Happy” by Lim Young Woong is in C Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, G, Am.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G/B → Am → Em → F → C/E → Dm7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:4416%
F0:3312%
G0:3011%
Am0:249%
Em0:207%
G#0:197%
Em70:166%
C#0:166%

Chord progression, in order

C – G/B – Am – Em – F – C/E – Dm7 – G – C – Em – F – C – G/B – Am – Em – F – G – C – Em – F – G – C – G/B – Am – Em7 – F – G – C – G/B – Am – Em – F – C/E – Dm7 – G – C – G/B – Am – Em – F – G – C – G/B – Am – Em – F – C/E – Dm7 – …