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You Really Got Me

Van Halen
Tab
4.6(29)

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

Song

Tuning: EbAbDbGbBbeb

e|------------------5--5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5---------------|
B|-------------5----5--5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5---------------|
G|-------------7b9---------7b9------------7b9-----------7b9-----7b9p5--7b9~--|
D|-x\------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x\------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10p5h8h10p5h8h10p5h8h10p5h8h10p5\4h10p7p4h10p7p4h10p6p3h10p6p3h10p2--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------4b5r4b5|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RH

e|---------------------17----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------20b24--(24)r(22)-(22)b(24)-(24)r(22)-(22)b(24)-----|
G|-----10p4b5r4---2/18-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------17------------------------------17-----------------------------|
B|-(24)r(22)------20b24--(24)r(22)-(22)b(24)------20p17----17----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------19----19b21r-17------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------17b20r17b20r17b20b22p14---------------------------------|
G|-19b~---\-------14--------------------------17b19r-14------14~-------------|
D|-------------16------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------16-16----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM PM

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------x\------------|
G|-9b11 hold this note and flick pick-up switch ---------------x\-pick slide-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------x\------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| ~ Vibrato

| h Hammer-on

| \ Slide down

| r Release

| / Slide up

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