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You Really Got Me

The Kinks
Tab
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Tab6

Bass3

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

Intro

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

Verse

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
A|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
E|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
A|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
E|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|

C (Let chord ring)

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--9-------------------|
D|--10------------------|
A|--10------------------|
E|--8-------------------|

Verse

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
A|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
E|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
A|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
E|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|

C (Let chord ring)

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--9-------------------|
D|--10------------------|
A|--10------------------|
E|--8-------------------|

Solo

(Guitar 1)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b---5b6-6r5p3p0--3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5b6-6r5p3p0--3-0-3-0-3-5b6-6r5p3p0-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-6p3------------------------------------------6p3---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3--------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5b6-6r5p3p0--3-0-3-0-3-5b6-5b6-6r5p3p0-------5b6-6r5p3p0--3-0-3-0-3--5b6-5b6-5b6-5b6-5b6--5b6--5b6-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2)

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

Riff

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

Verse

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
A|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|
E|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|-1-3-3-1-3-----|

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|
A|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|-5-7-7-5-7-----|
E|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|-3-5-5-3-5-----|

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
A|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
E|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
A|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|-10-12-12-10-12-----|
E|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|-8--10-10-8--10-----|

Ending

D (Let chord ring)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--11----11---11----11----------------|
D|--12----12---12----12----------------|
A|--12----12---12----12----------------|
E|--10----10---10----10----------------|

************************************

| b Bend

| r Release

| p Pull-off

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