{"id":6032,"date":"2019-03-21T15:23:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T19:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:33:52","slug":"recreating-cardi-b-bruno-mars-please-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/recreating-cardi-b-bruno-mars-please-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreating Cardi B &#038; Bruno Mars&#8217; &#8220;Please Me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ever since Bruno Mars and Cardi B initially collaborated on \u201cFinesse,\u201d fans have been waiting for more projects from the two superstars.<\/h1>\n<p>\u201cPlease Me\u201d delivers on fans&#8217; expectations. The record combines throwback synth chords and melodies with a dose of modern trap drums. At the time of writing this post, the music video already has over 85 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Cardi B &amp; Bruno Mars - Please Me (Official Video)\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3y-O-4IL-PU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we&#8217;ve recreated the hit record in Ableton 10 using <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Splice Sounds,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ableton.com\/en\/packs\/wavetable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wavetable<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ableton.com\/en\/packs\/operator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Operator<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ableton.com\/en\/packs\/electric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electric<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39137242-serum-2-au-by-xfer-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serum<\/a> &#8211; follow along for a breakdown of the instrumental. \u201cPlease Me\u201d is in the key of F# minor and at 134 BPM.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How to Recreate Cardi B and Bruno Mars&#039; &quot;Please Me&quot; | Recreate With Splice\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s6IcX9asuFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The harmony<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most important aspects of &#8220;Please Me&#8221; is the smooth R&amp;B chords that give the song a more &#8216;sensual love&#8217; feeling.<\/p>\n<p>While the key signature is technically F# minor, we never hear the <strong>minor i<\/strong>, but instead a <strong>major I<\/strong>. This is a type of chord substitution, specifically where you borrow the chord quality from the parallel major.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bmin7 (iv m7) &#8211;\u00a0C# Aug5 (V Aug5) &#8211;\u00a0E maj \/ F# (VII ) &#8211;\u00a0F#7 (I)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6035 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-01.png\" alt=\"recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-01\" width=\"2000\" height=\"890\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-01.png 2000w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-01-400x178.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-01-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-01-355x158.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-01-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-01-1536x684.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/890;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This chord progression keeps the energy moving throughout the entire track, since it constantly oscillates between major and minor moods.<\/p>\n<h2>The bass<\/h2>\n<p>The bassline in &#8220;Please Me&#8221; is simply infectious, and it has a really nice walk down at the end of the phrase. One very subtle detail is that there&#8217;s an 808 at the start of every other measure (gray notes) &#8211; the actual bass instrument responds to these 808s in a call-and-response fashion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6034 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-02.png\" alt=\"recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-02\" width=\"2000\" height=\"687\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-02.png 2000w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-02-400x137.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-02-1024x352.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-02-355x122.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-02-768x264.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-02-1536x528.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/687;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The drums<\/h2>\n<p>The primary drums (kick, snare, and hats) are solid but standard &#8211; the unique element here is the congas that sit on top of the beat. I would argue that without these conga elements, the track just wouldn\u2019t have the same old school funk vibe.\u00a0One other noteworthy element is the open hat that basically acts as a crash cymbal, emphasizing the beginnings and endings of each phrase.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve put together a repack that contains all of the drum sounds that were used for this recreation, which you can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/repacks\/splice\/NOz_Wf1ReP5oBhkLl5goH1se0GI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6033 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-03.png\" alt=\"recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-03\" width=\"2000\" height=\"984\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-03.png 2000w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-03-400x197.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-03-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-03-355x175.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-03-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/recreating-bruno-mars-cardi-b-please-me-in-post-03-1536x756.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/984;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are there any elements of &#8220;Please Me&#8221; that stood out to you? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog post, we&#8217;ve recreated the instrumental of Bruno Mars and Cardi B&#8217;s massive hit, &#8220;Please Me.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":6038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1886,1890,1696,1704,1659],"tags":[18,1684,1254,1140],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Recreating Cardi B &amp; Bruno Mars&#039; &quot;Please Me&quot; - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this blog post, we&#039;ve recreated Bruno Mars and Cardi B&#039;s massive hit, &quot;Please Me&quot; 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