Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 22:34:38 -0800 (PST)
From: "R. McPherson" 


Title: My Sharona
Artist: The Knack
Transcribed By: rjmcpher@uci.edu



[riff]

    G octaves         C   Bb   C   Bb
E +-------------------x---x----------------+
B |-------------------5---3----------------|
G |-------------------5---3----------------|
D |--55-5-5--5---55-5-5---3----------------|
A |-------------------3---x----------------|
E +33--3-3-33--33--3--x---x----------------+

                      My Shar  o   na


G octaves
Ooo my little pretty one, pretty one
                             C   Bb C Bb 
when you gonna give me some time Sharona
Will you make my motor run, motor run,
honey coming off of the line Sharona

G
Never gonna stop give it up such a dirty mind
Bb                  C             Eb
Always get it up from the touch of the younger kind
My My My Sharona (4x)


Come a little closer huh be a hon
Close enough to look in my eyes Sharona
Keep a little mystery get to me
Running down the length of my thigh Sharona

Never gonna stop give it up such a dirty mind
Always get it up from the touch of the younger kind
My My My Sharona (2x)

[small lead] C Eb ---  Eb F  Eb F (D) (4x)

[riff]

When you gonna give to me give to me
Is it just a mater of time Sharona
Here's a trip to destiny to destiny
Or is it just a game in my mind Sharona

Never gonna stop give it up such a dirty mind
Always get it up from the touch of the younger kind
My My My Sharona (2x)

[progression for solo]  

C   GG  FF   FF G 

(repeat till end of solo, end on D, return to riff) 

Title: My Sharona (solo) 

E +--------|-----------------------|---------|-------------+
B |--------|-----------------------|---------|------8------|
G |0-2/5-44|57--b7-7h9p7-5\4-5/7-9-|---------|--7-b7--7----|
D |--------|----------------------5|5-5h7p5-5|75-----------|
A |--------|-----------------------|-------8-|-------------|
E +--------|-----------------------|---------|-------------+


E +------------------|----------|------8-------8------8----+
B |------------------|----------|---888-----888----888-----|
G |75-75--b7-7p5-75--|---5h7p5-5|-b7------b7-----b7--------|
D |------8------7--77|5h7-----7-|--------------------------|
A |------------------|----------|--------------------------|
E +------------------|----------|--------------------------+


E +--------------|------------------8-10p8-------8-10p8----+
B |--------------|----8-10p8--8-8h10------10-8h10------10--|
G |77-b7--7p5-57-|-7/9------9------------------------------|
D |--------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |--------------|-----------------------------------------|
E +--------------|-----------------------------------------+


E +8-12p8--8-10p8--8-12p8--8-10p8--8-12p8-12p8--8-10p8-10p8+
B |------10------10------10------10-----------10-----------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E +--------------------------------------------------------+


E +--8-12p8--8-13p8--8-12p8--8-10p8--8-12p8--8-------------+
B |10------10------10------10------10------10--------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E +--------------------------------------------------------+

    -----repeat 3x-----------
E +|12p8-12p8-10p8-10p8-10p8--|-13p8-12p8-10p8-12p8--------+
B ||---------8---------8----8-|-----8----8----8----8-------|
G ||--------------------------|----------------------------|
D ||--------------------------|----------------------------|
A ||--------------------------|----------------------------|
E +|--------------------------|----------------------------+


E +-----------------12-------17|---------------------------+
B |-----13h15p13-b15--b15-b15--|b15-b15-b15p13--13---------|
G |12/14-----------------------|--------------14-----------|
D |----------------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------------------------|---------------------------|
E +----------------------------|---------------------------+

   -repeat 10x---
E +|----15-15-15-|-----------|------15-17p15--15-|---------+
B ||-b15---------|-b15-15-13-|-15/17--------17---|---------|
G ||-------------|-----------|-------------------|---------|
D ||-------------|-----------|-------------------|---------|
A ||-------------|-----------|-------------------|---------|
E +|-------------|-----------|-------------------|---------+

    ----2x------ ---3x---- -16x- 
E +17p15-17p15--|17p15--15|-b18-|--------------------------+
B |-----------17|-----17--|-----|b15-13-----13-15p13--13---|
G |-------------|---------|-----|------12\14--------14-----|
D |-------------|---------|-----|--------------------------|
A |-------------|---------|-----|--------------------------|
E +-------------|---------|-----|--------------------------+


E +b15-15-12-----------------------------------------------+
B |---------15-17-17-17-17-15\13h15-13\12h13-12\10h12------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E +--------------------------------------------------------+


E +------------------------------------5-------------------+
B |10\8h10-8\6h8-6\5h6p5-5p4-4p3-3p2-----8-5h6p5-5---------|
G |---------------------------------b7----------7-b7-b7p5--|
D |------------------------------------------------------7-|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E +--------------------------------------------------------+

          -8x- -2x-     -2x- -2x- 8x
E +------|--5|--5-5|--5|--5-5|--5|--|-8-5-5----------------+
B |------|--5|--5-5|--5|--5-5|--5|55|5---8-8-5-6-5-5-------|
G |5-5-5-|b7-|b7---|b7-|b7---|b7-|b7|-------------7-7-5----|
D |---7--|---|-----|---|-----|---|--|----------------------|
A |------|---|-----|---|-----|---|--|----------------------|
E +------|---|-----|---|-----|---|--|----------------------+


E +--------------------------------------------------------+
B |55-55-33-33-88--88--55-55-33-55-55-33-33-88--88--55-55--|
G |b7-b7-b5-b5-b10-b10-b7-b7-b5-b7-b7-b5-b5-b10-b10-b7-b7--|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E +--------------------------------------------------------+

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