Recreating "Please Me"

Ever since Bruno Mars and Cardi B initially collaborated on “Finesse,” fans have been waiting for more projects from the two superstars.

“Please Me” delivers on fans’ 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.

In this blog post, we’ve recreated the hit record in Ableton 10 using Splice Sounds,Wavetable, Operator, Electric, and Serum – follow along for a breakdown of the instrumental and a free project file. “Please Me” is in the key of F# minor and at 134 BPM.