• Song:

    You Really Got Me

  • Artist:

    Kinks

  • Album:

    Well Respected Kinks

You Really Got Me
The Kinks

Guitar Intro

This is the main riff
G --------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------    x10
A---------------------------------------
E -----3--5--5--3--5--------------------

Do this pre - chrous...
G --------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------
A -----3--5--5--3--5--------------------   x4
E --------------------------------------

Then this..use this part for the "you really got me" lyrics
G --------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------
A -----7--9--9--7--9--------------------   x6
E -------------------------------------- 

Just after the chorus...this is quite hard to hear but not that important anyway!
G --------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------
A ---------5--5--5----------------------
E --------------------------------------

When the verse starts again slide in like so...
G --------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------    now go back to the main riff play 
A --------------------------------------    it 9 times instead of 10.
E ---7/3--5--5--3--5--------------------

For the solo slide in on the main riff and play bout 8 times.
Then go back to main riff and play through.

Then end with...
G --------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------
A -----5--5--5--5-----------------------
E --------------------------------------
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