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Louie Louie

The Kingsmen
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

The basic chord progression is A - D - Em - D throughout:

v v v v v v v v

e|----|-5-----5-5-----5-5---8b--5-----5-|---------------------------------|
B|5---|-----8-------8-------------------|-8---5-------5-------------------|
G|----|---------------------------------|---------7b------7---5-----------|
D|----|---------------------------------|-------------------------7---5---|
A|----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

v v v v v v v v

e|-------------5-------------------|-----------------------------5---|
B|-------------5-------------------|-----------5---------5-----------|
G|-----5---7b------7b--7-5-7-5-----|-----5-7b----7---7b------7-------|
D|-7---------------------------7-5-|-7-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

v v v v v v v v

e|-8b--5---------5-----5-----------|---------------------------------|
B|---------8-5---5-----5-----------|-------------5-------------------|
G|-------------7b--7b------7---5---|-----5---7b------7b--7-5-7-5-----|
D|---------------------------------|-7---------------------------7-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

v v v v v v v v

e|-----------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------5---|---------------------5-------5---|
G|-------------5---7---5-------7b--|---------7---5---7---------------|
D|-7-----7-7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

v v v v v v v v

e|-5-----5-5---5-----------5-----5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5---5---5---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

v v v v v v v v

e|-8b--5---------5-----5-----------|---------------------------------|
B|---------8-5---5-----5-----------|-------------5-------------------|
G|-------------7b--7b------7---5---|-----5---7b------7b--7-5-7-5-----|
D|---------------------------------|-7---------------------------7-5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

v v v v v v v v

e|-----------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
G|-------------5---7---5-------7b--|---------7---5---7---5-----------|
D|-7-----7-7-----------------------|-------------------------7---5---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

v v v v v v v v

e|---------------------------------|-0---0---0-----------2---2-------|
B|---------------------7---7-------|-0---0---0-----------3---3-------|
G|---------------------7---7-------|-0---0---0-----------2---2-------|
D|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-2---2---2-----------0---0-------|
A|---------------------------------|-2---2---2-----------0---0-------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|

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| b Bend

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