Please Be Happy guitar chords
Auto-generated chord chart from YouTube analysis
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Tutti is a free tool that analyzes a YouTube link or audio/video file to detect the key, tempo (BPM), time signature and chord progression, then builds guitar chord charts and TAB. Results are shown with a playback cursor so you can play along.
A chord progression lists the chords in the order they change. At each chord name (e.g. G, Em, C), fret that chord and strum in time.
Guitar chord chart for Please Be Happy. Tutti analyzed the YouTube audio to extract key C Major, 67 BPM. a progression of 23 chords. Check the progression, each chord's notes and practice tips, then play along with the cursor in the Tutti app.
Song notes
“Please Be Happy” runs at 67 BPM in 4/4, in C Major. The chart spans 74 bars and uses 23 distinct chords, changing roughly every 2.2 seconds.
Part A, the most repeated section, loops C → C → G → Am → Em → F → C → Dm — I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–ii in scale degrees.
12 of the chords need a barre (A#m, A#m7, C#, D#m, F#, F#maj7, Fm, Fm7, G#, G#7, G#sus4, Gsus4), so this sits at a upper-int. level.
With a capo on fret 1 you can play it with Am · Am7 · G#m · G#m7 · B · C … shapes instead — 12 of 23 become open chords.
Start around 47 BPM with a metronome and work up to 67.
Tempo drifts by about ±9.1 BPM — steady enough to practise to a click.
Dynamic range is 19 dB — a moderate swing between soft and loud passages.
The first chord lands at 1s, so there is a short intro before you come in.
Balance of the mix: Vocals 36%, Bass 18%, Drums 18%.
The vocal sits between C3 and D5 (centred on C4), which helps if you are picking a key to sing in.
Song structure
| Part | Starts | Bars | Plays | Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A ★ | 0:01 | 1–8 | 4 | C → C → G → Am → Em → F → C → Dm |
| Part B | 0:28 | 9–16 | 1 | F → C → G → Am → Em7 → F → Fmaj7 → C |
| Part C | 0:57 | 17–24 | 2 | F → G → C → G → Am → Em7 → F → G |
| Part A ★ | 1:26 | 25–40 | 4 | F → Em → Dm7 → G → C → G → Am → Em |
| Part C | 2:25 | 41–48 | 2 | F → G → C → G → Am → Em7 → F → G |
| Part A ★ | 2:54 | 49–56 | 4 | F → C → Dm7 → G7 → C → G → Am → Em7 |
| Part D | 3:23 | 57–64 | 1 | Dm7 → F → Gsus4 → G#sus4 → G#sus4 → G# → C# → G# |
| Part E | 3:52 | 65–72 | 1 | A#m → Fm7 → F# → G#7 → C# → A#m7 → F# → G#sus4 |
★ most repeated — likely the chorus
Practice tips
- At about 67 BPM it's on the slower side — great for first practice.
- 23 chords are used. Loop the sections where chords change quickly.
- This song is in C Major; practicing other songs in the same key builds your chord sense.
Chords used & their notes (fingering reference)
The Roman numeral on each chord shows its function relative to the key, revealing the harmonic flow.
Chord progression
